Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

NORTH WALES SCIENCE

North Wales Science operates a science discovery centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £604,406 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/07/22	£927	£904	£24	£56	£-33	£-604	-8	11
31/07/21	£824	£826	£-2	£11	£-56	£-56	-0.8	13
31/07/20	£791	£801	£-10	£14	£-52	£-52	-0.8	11
31/07/19	£614	£693	£-79	£17	£-37	£-37	-0.6	8
31/07/18	£662	£684	£-22	£19	£44	£44	0.8	7
31/07/17	£748	£742	£6	£20	£66	£66	1.1	8
31/07/16	£734	£731	£3	£16	£60	£60	1	8
31/07/15	£766	£778	£-12	£20	£65	£65	1	21
31/07/14	£663	£663	£0	£20	£77	£77	1.4	21
31/07/13	£528	£513	£15	£19	£77	£77	1.8	10
31/07/12	£637	£632	£5	£18	£62	£62	1.2	8
31/07/11	£494	£505	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/10	£475	£475	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/09	£455	£443	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/08	£414	£388	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/07	£403	£417	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/06	£386	£398	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05	£400	£316	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 101%
Liabilities/Income: 295%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1843%
Reserves/Spending: -8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -8 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 20 years

www.xplorescience.co.uk

info@xplorescience.co.uk

01978 293400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Black Women's Reproductive Health Project
£9,944	07/10/2022	The funding will be used to support African and Caribbean women with menstrual and reproductive health. The project aims to educate and break down barriers so women can be empowered to improve ....more The funding will be used to support African and Caribbean women with menstrual and reproductive health. The project aims to educate and break down barriers so women can be empowered to improve knowledge and confidence of female wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69

DR NEIL PICKLES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Academic

NIGEL JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Pledge Facilitator

NIGEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022

JASBIR DHESI (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Principle And Chief Executive

LEAH MALTBY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Snr Employment And Skills Strategy Officer

LIAM WYNNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: Prifysgol Wrecsam/Wrexham University,

LYNDA POWELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Operations

COUNCILLOR TERRY EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Local Authority Cllr, Other trusteeship: GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2004, number: 1102959
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2003, number: 04657911

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

Plas Coch
Mold Road
WREXHAM
LL11 2AW

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, TO ALL THAT MAY BENEFIT, OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO DO SO BY MAINTAINING AND CARRYING ON AN EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND TO ENCOURAGE AN AWARENESS AMONGST THE PUBLIC OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, SCIENCE FESTIVALS AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE COMPANY MAY DEEM NECESSARY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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