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mySociety

UK-based civic technology charity
Organization charitable_organization Q10851773
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mySociety

Summary

mySociety is a charitable organization[1].

Key Facts

  • mySociety's field of work was civic technology[2].
  • mySociety was a member of Code for All[3].
  • mySociety is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • mySociety's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[5].
  • mySociety's instance of is recorded as civic tech organization[6].
  • mySociety's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • mySociety's founder is recorded as Tom Steinberg[8].
  • mySociety's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • mySociety's Commons category is recorded as MySociety[10].
  • 2003 marks the founding of mySociety[11].
  • mySociety's parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Citizens Online Democracy[12].
  • mySociety's official website is recorded as http://mysociety.org/[13].
  • mySociety's official website is recorded as https://www.societyworks.org/[14].
  • mySociety's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MySociety[15].
  • mySociety's product or material produced is recorded as TheyWorkForYou[16].
  • mySociety's product or material produced is recorded as WhatDoTheyKnow[17].
  • mySociety's product or material produced is recorded as FixMyStreet[18].
  • mySociety's product or material produced is recorded as WriteToThem[19].
  • mySociety's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+25'}[20].
  • mySociety's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+28'}[21].
  • mySociety's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+32'}[22].
  • mySociety's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[23].
  • mySociety's title is recorded as SocietyWorks[24].
  • mySociety's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25224', 'amount': '+1966195'}[25].
  • mySociety's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25224', 'amount': '+1461513'}[26].

Body

Founding

mySociety's founder is recorded as Tom Steinberg[8]. 2003 marks the founding of mySociety[11].

Operations

mySociety's headquarters location is recorded as London[9]. mySociety's parent organization or unit is recorded as UK Citizens Online Democracy[12].

Industry

mySociety's field of work was civic technology[2].

Ownership

Products include TheyWorkForYou[16], WhatDoTheyKnow[17], FixMyStreet[18], and WriteToThem[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . opencorporates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . opencorporates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . opencorporates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . societyworks.org. Retrieved . societyworks.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . societyworks.org. Retrieved . societyworks.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mysociety_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mySociety}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mysociety}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Linktree id → mySociety_org
    Official jobs url → ['https://www.mysociety.org/blog/', 'https://www.mysociety.org/about/careers/']
    Tiktok username → mysociety_org
    Bluesky handle → mysociety.org
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P12409]]: did:plc:m7afvey7wmlnleryo4ms6kap, update bsky did ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/9fc151650252|details]])"
  2. 1d ago · Back ache · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → charitable organization
    Product or material produced → TheyWorkForYou, WhatDoTheyKnow, FixMyStreet +1
    Instance of → charitable organization, civic tech organization, organization
    Field of work → civic technology
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11266]]: https://www.mysociety.org/contact/"
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