Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE BRITISH VACUUM COUNCIL 

To promote and advance the understanding and teaching of vacuum science, technology and its applications by:(a) co-ordinating and promoting conferences, seminars and courses(b) encouraging excellence amongst postgraduate research workers(c) recognising distinguished research(d) representing Great Britain on the International Union of Vacuum Science, Technique, and its Applications (IUVSTA)
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£1£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£13£3£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£1£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1£4£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£1£8£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£1£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

www.british.vacuum.council.org.uk

bvc@british-vacuum-council.org.uk

01244342675

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1985, number: 292999
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 10 days late,
Main office

84 OLDFIELD DRIVE
VICARS CROSS
CHESTER
CH3 5LW

Objectives

The aims and objects of the Council are to promote and advance the understanding and teaching of vacuum science, technology and its applications by:a) co-ordinating and promoting conferences, seminars, courses, and publications in these fieldsb) encouraging excellence amongst postgraduate students, post-doctoral and other early-stage research workers in these fieldsc) recognising excellence in these fields by the awarding of prizesd) representing Great Britain and Ireland on the International Union of Vacuum Science, Technique, and its Applications (IUVSTA)e) any other similar charitable purposes as the Trustees shall determine from time to time.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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