Private company

mySociety

Logo: mySociety website (it is provided as a download), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Registered charity working in the civic technology space

mySociety is a UK-based registered charity, previously named UK Citizens Online Democracy. It began as a UK-focused organisation with the aim of making online democracy tools for UK citizens.² It was founded by Tom Steinberg.¹ It employed 32 people in 2025.¹ Its revenue was £2.6 million in 2025.¹ Its products include WriteToThem, FixMyStreet, TheyWorkForYou and WhatDoTheyKnow.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded¹

HeadquartersLondon¹
Websitewww.mysociety.org
Legal formcharitable organization¹

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mySociety is a UK-based registered charity, previously named UK Citizens Online Democracy. It began as a UK-focused organisation with the aim of making online democracy tools for UK citizens.²

The story

Founded by Tom Steinberg in 2003.¹

Leadership

Who has led mySociety, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderTom Steinberg¹

Products and brands

FixMyStreet
TheyWorkForYou
WhatDoTheyKnow
WriteToThem

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

UK Citizens Online Democracy

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

mySociety employees by year¹32 in 2025+28% since 2017

202532¹
202125¹
202025¹
201928¹
201825¹
201725¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

mySociety revenue by year¹2.6M GBP in 2025+90% since 2017

20252.6M GBP¹
20243.1M GBP¹
20232.5M GBP¹
20221.9M GBP¹
20212.0M GBP¹
20201.5M GBP¹

Timeline

2003Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidatamySociety on Wikidata
2
WikipediamySociety on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsmySociety logo by mySociety website (it is provided as a download), Public domain