Wikimedia UK
UK charity and chapter of the Wikimedia movement
Wikimedia UK (WMUK) is a charity that helps people who work on Wikimedia projects in the United Kingdom. It is a Wikimedia chapter owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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| Founded | November 2008 |
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| Type | Educational charity |
| Registration no. | 1144513[1] |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 0°06′00″W / 51.50510°N 0.09989°W |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Method | Public outreach |
Members | 255 (as of 1 August 2012)[2] |
Key people |
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Revenue | £593,091 (2016/7) |
Employees | 8 |
| Website | wikimedia |
Formerly called | Wiki UK Limited |
Wikimedia UK started out as Wiki Educational Resources Limited. However, because of money problems they became Wiki UK Limited. They failed to get charitable status at first. As a result, the group made changes to what it did so it could become a charity.
The group has worked with museums and others. They have organised things for volunteers in the United Kingdom to do. Some of the organisation's board members have been in controversies because of what they've done on Wikipedia. There were claims that a Wikimedia UK staff member was promoting Gibraltarpedia.
References
change- ↑ "Charity framework". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Symonds, Richard. "Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [WMUK Board] Statement regarding Ashley Van Haeften, Chair of Wikimedia UK". wikimediauk-l mailing list. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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