Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

WONDERSEEKERS

Winchester Science Centre is an educational charity with a mission to build science capital for all, particularly children. Through the Science Centre (home to the UK's largest standalone planetarium) and an extensive schools, industry and community outreach/volunteer programme the charity works to spark curiosity and widen access and participation in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£3,521	£3,370	£151	£972	£3,162	£2,859	10.2	50	1,796
31/03/22		£3,630	£2,869	£761	£756	£3,011	£2,688	11.2	42	760
31/03/21		£1,488	£1,849	£-361	£258	£2,250	£1,834	11.9	56	3,060
31/03/20		£3,180	£2,682	£498	£694	£2,611	£1,912	8.6	73	4,479
31/03/19		£3,402	£2,800	£602	£832	£2,113	£1,164	5	70	3,805
31/03/18		£2,869	£2,754	£115	£751	£1,511	£1,079	4.7	69	0
31/03/17		£2,050	£2,252	£-202	£604	£1,396	£978	5.2	55	0
31/03/16	*	£1,873	£1,831	£42	£496	£1,598	£1,160	7.6	35	0
31/03/15		£1,556	£1,762	£-206	£110	£6,503	£553	3.8	20	0
31/03/14	*	£1,448	£1,638	£-190	£239	£6,709	£621	4.5	22	0
31/03/13		£1,495	£1,556	£-61	£254	£6,899	£627	4.8	28	0
31/03/12		£1,409	£1,411	£-1	£261	£6,960	£501	4.3	26	0
31/03/11		£1,305	£1,414	£-109	£255	£6,936	£432	3.7	24	0
31/03/10		£1,198	£1,412	£-214	£237	£7,045	£288	2.4	22	0
31/03/09		£1,250	£1,346	£-95	£201	£7,259	£248	2.2	21	0
31/03/08		£890	£1,104	£-215	£175	£7,355	£114	1.2	24	0
31/03/07		£1,537	£1,124	£413	£206	£7,570	£208	2.2	22	0
31/03/06		£1,170	£1,065	£105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£704	£1,026	£-322	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£1,123	£1,021	£102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 10.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 38 years

www.winchestersciencecentre.org

info@winchestersciencecentre.org

01962863791

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£30,000	28/11/2023	towards a new exhibition and activity programme Our Place on Earth
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£488,500	12/03/2021	Rebuilding Our Future

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-64

DR JANET OWEN (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Third Sector

DR RUTANG THANAWALLA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

KATHERINE LUCY MICHELLE ROBERTS Appointed: 2021

LINDA SHARON TAYLOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

MALCOLM HUGH DAVID KEMP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Actuary

PHYLLIDA MARY JAMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SARA SULLIVAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Legal

TAJINDER LEONARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing & Communications

TARIRO YVONNE ROWLAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Management

THOMAS WYMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Product Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1986, number: 294582
Registered at Companies House on 28/04/1986, number: 02014929

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 31 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EXPLORA SCIENCE on 07/05/2024

Main office

Telegraph Way
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 1HZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR THE YOUNG, IN BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF LINKS BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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