Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES

To serve and support science and discovery centres and related organisations, in the UK and beyond, fostering learning and engagement in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the public benefit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 15 years

www.sciencecentres.org.uk

info@sciencecentres.org.uk

0117 915 0181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	*	£543	£512	£31	£0	£172	£121	2.8	5
31/03/22		£448	£526	£-78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£572	£647	£-75	£0	£218	£156	2.9	5
31/03/20	*	£512	£531	£-18	£0	£294	£261	5.9	4
31/03/19		£442	£444	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£586	£630	£-44	£0	£315	£311	5.9	5
31/03/17		£798	£811	£-13	£0	£359	£322	4.8	5
31/03/16		£995	£784	£211	£0	£373	£375	5.7	4
31/03/15		£306	£273	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£237	£248	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	*	£278	£321	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£378	£336	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11	*	£90	£170	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£395	£174	£220	£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: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

5 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-57

BRIDGET MARY HOLLIGAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Education

BRYAN ALUN SNELLING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

CHARLES ST HILL BISHOP Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE,

DONNA SPEED-GRENFELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo

DR HERMIONE ANNE PHOEBE COCKBURN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Scientific Director

DR JENNIFER CHAMBERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research Funding Policy & Administration

DR STEPHEN GERARD BRESLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR SHEILA PEARSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Education, Outreach And Diversity Officer

GARETH PAUL GIORDANO MCTIFFIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Commercial Development

HASSAN JOUDI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

JOANNE QUINTON-TULLOCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Museum Director

JOHN DAVID BULL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

LAURENCE GEORGE BUTLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Museum Manager

SAVITA ANNE WILLMOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: CANYNGES SOCIETY (FRIENDS OF ST MARY REDCLIFFE),

TUDOR GWYNN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager

VICTORIA DENOON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Visitor Experience

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2009, number: 1129312
Registered at Companies House on 21/01/2009, number: 06798106

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR23: 57 days late, AR20: 22 days late, AR13: 26 days late, AR11: 1 days late,

Main office

SUITE 101
QC30
QUEEN CHARLOTTE STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 4HJ

Objectives

TO SERVE AND SUPPORT SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES AND RELATED ORGANISATIONS, IN THE UK AND BEYOND, FOSTERING LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND OVERSEAS

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