Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

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

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY

The British Interplanetary Society promotes the exploration and use of space for the benefit of humanity, by connecting people to create, educate and inspire, and advance knowledge in all aspects of astronautics.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/08/22	*	£354	£363	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/21	*	£402	£498	£-96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/20	*	£439	£461	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/19		£543	£506	£37	£3	£48	£24	0.6	3	40
31/08/18		£462	£407	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/08/17		£442	£466	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£493	£517	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£523	£476	£48	£198	£4	£-19	-0.5	4	0
31/08/14	*	£437	£393	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£343	£287	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£328	£302	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£297	£508	£-211	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£331	£317	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09?		£272	£307	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£274	£315	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£271	£292	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£276	£314	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£270	£330	£-60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£282	£298	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 57 years
(78 years as a company)

www.bis-space.com

info@bis-space.com

02077353160

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-83

ALISTAIR DRUMMOND SCOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retd

COLIN MALCOLM PHILP Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Photographer

DR STUART JAMES EVES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Engineer

FABRIZIO BERNARDINI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Engineering Consultant

GERALD MAURICE WEBB Appointed: 2009, Occupation: General Director

IAIN THOMAS SCOTT MEEK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Architect

LESLIE PATRICK SHOULDER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

PATRICK ANTHONY RENNIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Manager, Reaction Engines Ltd

RICHARD DAVID OSBORNE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Consultant

ROD WOODCOCK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

ROBIN HUGHES BRAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHEN GEORGE CHRISTOPHER SALMON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1967, number: 250556
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1945, number: 00402498

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 110 days late, AR21: 475 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR14: 23 days late, AR06: 22 days late,

Main office

BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY
27-29 SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD
LONDON
SW8 1SZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION AND PARTICULARLY TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY OF ASTRONAUTICS AND TO SUPPORT AND ENGAGE IN RESEARCH STUDIES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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