01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 July 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03277032
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £2,223,397
- Latest expenditure
- £2,368,350
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MYSOCIETY, 483 GREEN LANES, LONDON, N13 4BS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mysociety.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
mySociety helps people be active citizens with technology, research and data that individuals, journalists, and civil society can use, openly and for free. We work across three interlinked practice areas: Community, Democracy and Transparency - each underpinned by research, sector building and appropriate commercial work.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,223,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,368,350
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,627,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,528,589
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,092,990
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,557,743
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,486,847
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,250,012
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,863,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,116,158
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,223,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,368,350
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 36
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1530950
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,825
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,627,848
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,528,589
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 36
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1363340
- Income From Government Grants
- £123,960
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,092,990
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,557,743
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 35
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1144154
- Income From Government Grants
- £196,480
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,486,847
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,250,012
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 32
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1010894
- Income From Government Grants
- £210,875
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,863,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,116,158
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 24
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 771993
- Income From Government Grants
- £88,552
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 14
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 489165
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1709968
- Income Charitable Activities
- 21415
- Income Investments
- 2849
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2223397
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,415,162
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £953,188
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2368350
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20547
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 262631
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7272
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £871,035
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16895
- Assets Own Use
- 16895
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,111,378
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £967,853
- Assets Current Investment
- 20123
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,160,420
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 967853
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,781,063
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 887930
- Funds Restricted
- 272490
- Funds Total
- 1160420
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1098870
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1503417
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22850
- Income Investments
- 2711
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2627848
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,295,958
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,232,631
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2528589
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14160
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 140653
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7249
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £839,557
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33800
- Assets Own Use
- 33800
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,131,161
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £859,588
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,305,373
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 859588
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,878,762
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 873357
- Funds Restricted
- 432016
- Funds Total
- 1305373
- Count Employees
- 32
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1788156
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1302272
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2562
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3092990
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,238,057
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,319,686
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2557743
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12852
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 204319
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6670
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £583,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 65029
- Assets Own Use
- 65029
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,047,283
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £906,198
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,206,114
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 906198
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,691,360
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 648756
- Funds Restricted
- 557358
- Funds Total
- 1206114
- Count Employees
- 35
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1283946
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1202431
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 470
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2486847
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,078,880
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,171,132
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2250012
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 175201
- Expenditure Governance
- 10700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 197129
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 54030
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £422,536
- Assets Total Fixed
- 104619
- Assets Own Use
- 104619
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,230,726
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £664,478
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £670,867
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 664478
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £801,747
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 527155
- Funds Restricted
- 143712
- Funds Total
- 670867
- Count Employees
- 33
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 879648
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 954720
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29172
- Income Investments
- 70
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1863610
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,023,737
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,092,421
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2116158
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10440
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 262763
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4901
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £400,171
- Assets Total Fixed
- 128184
- Assets Own Use
- 128184
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £822,760
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £516,912
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £434,032
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 516912
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £602,469
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 400171
- Funds Restricted
- 33861
- Funds Total
- 434032
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- mySociety
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-07-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 NOV 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 APR 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 JUN 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 MAR 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 SEP 2024AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 SEP 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY, WITHOUT LIMITATION: A. USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO: I. DEVELOP THE PUBLIC’S INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN THESE SUBJECTS II. INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION FROM AND ABOUT PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, BUILDING CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE WITHIN COMMUNITIES B. CONDUCTING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND PROVIDING STRUCTURED INFORMATION ON CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES 2. CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. FACILITATING INFORMED PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC IN DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND DECISION-MAKING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES B. INNOVATION IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THESE PURPOSES
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 627775
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- mySociety
- Charity Name Id
- 310216
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- UKCOD
- Charity Name Id
- 310208
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- UK CITIZENS ONLINE DEMOCRACY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures