BBC MEDIA ACTION (INDIA) LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The Board of Trustees of BBC Media Action (India) Limited have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and have concluded that the going concern basis of preparation is not appropriate for these financial statements.

1. BBC MEDIA ACTION (INDIA) LIMITED 2013-09-12 → present
2. BBC WST LIMITED 1999-11-02 → 2013-09-12
3. BBC MPM LTD 1992-09-11 → 1999-11-02

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Buzzacott Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The Board of Trustees of BBC Media Action (India) Limited have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and have concluded that the going concern basis of preparation is not appropriate for these financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Due to increased regulatory and compliance requirements, the Board of Trustees have decided to cease the operations of BBC Media Action (India) Limited, and wind down the charity during 2025/26.”
• “We launched the latest phase of our impactful #Invaluables campaign in India, with #WashtheDabba, changing attitudes and building acceptance for Bengaluru's waste-picking community by engaging influencers and the public with creative, engaging digital media.”
• “Our climate podcast, 'Cool it Down', created mass appeal for climate change communication among young Indians, with 595,010 podcast listens from 209,070 listeners across 39 countries.”
• “On 26 March 2025, BBC Media Action India hosted the flagship NEEDLE 2025 Communication Conclave in New Delhi, marking 25 years of impact in India. This year's theme focused sharply on gender equality and climate action.”
• “Following the balance sheet date, the trustees have confirmed their intention for the charity to become dormant. This decision reflects a strategic change in the charity's operations and will result in the cessation of all charitable activities.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -14%

  £970,395 → £834,167

• Cash

  -22%

  £185,538 → £144,743

• Net assets

  0%

  £20,774 → £20,774

• Employees

  -20%

  20 → 16

• Wages

  -25.4%

  £469,388 → £350,045

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers