BBC MEDIA ACTION

active Company number 03521587

Private Limited Company by Guarantee (No Share Capital, Limited Exemption) · Incorporated on 26th Feb 1998

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SIC code: 85590
Registered office: London, W1A 1AA
Company type: Private Limited Company by Guarantee (No Share Capital, Limited Exemption)
Accounts: Next due 31st Dec 2026

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Overview

BBC MEDIA ACTION is a private limited company by guarantee (no share capital, limited exemption) company based in London. It was incorporated on 26th Feb 1998 and is currently showing its status as 'Active'. The company's stated activity is Other education n.e.c..

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85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Directors & PSCs

Name	Role	Since	Company count	Nationality	View
James Brady	Director	23rd Oct 2025	This company	American	View profile
Shirley Cameron	Director	12th Jul 2019		British	View profile
Hannah Jones	Director	12th Feb 2026	This company	British	View profile
Dushani Karunatilleka	Secretary	16th Nov 2022	This company	Not recorded	View profile
Michael Madnick	Director	3rd Jul 2026	This company	American	View profile
Lindsey North	Director	24th Jan 2022		British	View profile
Nicholas Pickles	Director	1st Oct 2017	This company	British	View profile
Julia Rank	Director	1st Jul 2018		British	View profile
Bbc	Corporate PSC	30th Jun 2016	—	—	View profile

Other companies at this address

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Company	Number	Incorporated	Status
BBC CLANN LIMITED	13719086	2nd Nov 2021	active
BBC PENSION INVESTMENT LIMITED	10113986	8th Apr 2016	active
BBC NEWS HOLDINGS LIMITED	08476181	5th Apr 2013	active
BBC MEDIA APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED	07100235	9th Dec 2009	active
DSHS LIMITED	06259782	25th May 2007	dissolved

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Company snapshot

Status: active
Incorporated: 26th Feb 1998
Company type: Private Limited Company by Guarantee (No Share Capital, Limited Exemption)
SIC code: 85590
Accounts category: Group
Next accounts due: 31st Dec 2026
Last accounts made up: 31st Mar 2025
Accounting reference date: 31st Mar

Timeline

26th Feb 1998 Company incorporated
26th Feb 1998 Andrew Hind appointed as Director
26th Feb 1998 Caroline Thomson appointed as Director
26th Feb 1998 Andrew Taussig appointed as Director
18th May 1998 Edward McMillan-Scott appointed as Director
18th May 1998 Christopher Beauman appointed as Director
1st Nov 1999 Ralph Land appointed as Director
1st Nov 1999 Melanie Lowndes appointed as Secretary
27th Jan 2000 Michael Stevenson appointed as Director
31st Dec 2000 Andrew Taussig resigned as Director
23rd Mar 2001 Michael Stevenson resigned as Director
20th Nov 2001 Edward McMillan-Scott resigned as Director
16th May 2002 Usha Prashar appointed as Director
10th Mar 2003 Melanie Lowndes resigned as Secretary
30th Sep 2004 Andrew Hind resigned as Director
11th Nov 2004 Alison Woodhams appointed as Director
19th Jan 2005 Ralph Land resigned as Director
7th Feb 2005 Usha Prashar resigned as Director
7th Sep 2005 Michael Williams appointed as Director
7th Sep 2005 Susan King appointed as Director
14th Sep 2007 Alison Woodhams resigned as Director
18th Jan 2008 Christopher Beauman resigned as Director
18th Jan 2008 Caroline Thomson resigned as Director
18th Apr 2008 Zarin Patel appointed as Director
18th Apr 2008 Richard Thomas appointed as Director
18th Apr 2008 Richard Manning appointed as Director
27th Feb 2009 Richard Sambrook appointed as Director
20th Apr 2009 Michael Williams resigned as Director
25th Jan 2010 George Alagiah appointed as Director
26th Apr 2010 Richard Sambrook resigned as Director
26th Apr 2010 Peter Horrocks appointed as Director
26th Apr 2010 Richard Manning resigned as Director
8th Feb 2011 Zarin Patel resigned as Director
8th Feb 2011 Alison Evans appointed as Director
26th Oct 2012 Alison Woodhams appointed as Director
26th Oct 2012 Ralph Rivera appointed as Director
24th Jan 2013 Martin Dinham appointed as Director
25th Apr 2013 Keith McAdam appointed as Director
11th Apr 2014 David Kogan appointed as Director
17th Oct 2014 Sanjay Nazerali appointed as Director
17th Oct 2014 Francesca Unsworth appointed as Director
28th Feb 2015 Peter Horrocks resigned as Director
19th Jun 2015 Richard Thomas resigned as Director
1st Jul 2015 Michael Wooldridge appointed as Director
1st Jul 2015 Richard Dawkins appointed as Director
24th Jul 2015 Ralph Rivera resigned as Director
29th Jan 2016 George Alagiah resigned as Director
29th Jan 2016 Alison Evans resigned as Director
30th Jun 2016 Bbc appointed as Corporate PSC
17th Oct 2016 Zeinab Badawi- Malik appointed as Director
18th Jan 2017 Shubhranshu Choudhary appointed as Director
18th Jan 2017 Sophia Swithern appointed as Director
20th Jan 2017 Susan King resigned as Director
10th Jul 2017 Sanjay Nazerali resigned as Director
10th Jul 2017 Gavin Mann appointed as Director
1st Oct 2017 Nicholas Pickles appointed as Director
23rd Oct 2017 David Kogan resigned as Director
1st Jul 2018 Julia Rank appointed as Director
15th Oct 2018 Awo Ablo appointed as Director
17th Jan 2019 Keith McAdam resigned as Director
12th Jul 2019 Martin Dinham resigned as Director
12th Jul 2019 Alison Woodhams resigned as Director
12th Jul 2019 Shirley Cameron appointed as Director
12th Jul 2019 Myles Wickstead appointed as Director
31st Jan 2020 Shubhranshu Choudhary resigned as Director
19th Nov 2021 Nicolas Raynaud appointed as Secretary
24th Jan 2022 Lindsey North appointed as Director
25th Apr 2022 Phillip Harrold appointed as Director
11th May 2022 Richard Dawkins resigned as Director
17th Oct 2022 Zeinab Badawi- Malik resigned as Director
17th Oct 2022 Reeta Chakrabarti appointed as Director
16th Nov 2022 Nicolas Raynaud resigned as Secretary
16th Nov 2022 Dushani Karunatilleka appointed as Secretary
23rd Jan 2023 Freshta Karim appointed as Director
26th Jul 2024 Michael Wooldridge resigned as Director
1st Oct 2024 Awo Ablo resigned as Director
30th Apr 2025 Francesca Unsworth resigned as Director
30th Apr 2025 Freshta Karim resigned as Director
30th Apr 2025 Rhodri Talfan Davies appointed as Director
31st Jul 2025 Reeta Chakrabarti resigned as Director
23rd Oct 2025 James Brady appointed as Director
23rd Oct 2025 Jonathan Zilkha appointed as Director
17th Jan 2026 Sophia Swithern resigned as Director
12th Feb 2026 Naomi Wass appointed as Director
12th Feb 2026 Hannah Jones appointed as Director
13th Feb 2026 Phillip Harrold resigned as Director
26th Feb 2026 Confirmation statement made up
3rd Jun 2026 Anna Sedgley appointed as Director
3rd Jul 2026 Michael Madnick appointed as Director
9th Jul 2026 Gavin Mann resigned as Director
31st Dec 2026 Next accounts due

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