Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Positive trading contribution: +2;Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SCIENCE PROJECTS

To educate the public generally in respect of science and technology in all its branches and in particular to promote those objects by assembling and putting on interactive exhibitions of every kind.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/22		£1,091	£1,340	£-248	£2	£943	£943	8.4	37
31/12/21		£1,117	£1,351	£-233	£0	£1,191	£1,191	10.6	30
31/12/20	*	£1,658	£1,694	£-35	£8	£1,424	£1,424	10.1	44
31/12/19		£1,789	£1,756	£33	£20	£1,460	£1,460	10	46
31/12/18		£1,663	£1,738	£-75	£21	£1,426	£1,426	9.8	45
31/12/17		£1,646	£1,674	£-28	£21	£1,501	£1,501	10.8	47
31/12/16		£2,488	£1,948	£540	£23	£1,530	£1,530	9.4	47
31/12/15		£1,649	£1,702	£-53	£111	£989	£989	7	45
31/12/14		£1,328	£1,679	£-351	£113	£1,043	£1,043	7.5	49
31/12/13		£1,667	£1,589	£78	£81	£1,393	£1,393	10.5	47
31/12/12		£1,754	£1,682	£72	£61	£1,315	£1,315	9.4	48
31/12/11		£2,007	£1,729	£278	£55	£1,243	£1,243	8.6	44
31/12/10?		£1,634	£1,567	£67	£69	£965	£965	7.4	41
31/03/09		£1,718	£1,584	£135	£74	£1,106	£1,061	8	46
31/03/08		£1,658	£1,533	£124	£76	£971	£881	6.9	49
31/03/07		£1,488	£1,499	£-12	£78	£847	£711	5.7	47
31/03/06		£1,711	£1,418	£293	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£1,664	£1,633	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£1,273	£1,381	£-108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 10

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.science-projects.org

info@science-projects.org

02087412305

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

37 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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Observatory Science Centre
£47,000	09/12/2021	Restoration
National Lottery Community Fund - Access Facilities For All
£10,000	23/11/2018 12	The funding will be used to improve the changing facilities to make it suitable for everyone in the community and improve access. The building provides high quality science education for all in an ....more The funding will be used to improve the changing facilities to make it suitable for everyone in the community and improve access. The building provides high quality science education for all in an informal setting.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - Confirming Einstein's General Theory of Relativity: One hundred years on
£15,000	01/04/2018	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=ST/S001662/1

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-80

DR STEPHEN WILKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Lecturer, Other trusteeship: CURIOSITY SUSSEX,

HELEN FEATHERSTONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Public Engagement

RICHARD LEONARD ALLSOP, Occupation: Finance Director

STEPHEN PIZZEY, Occupation: Scientist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/1988, number: 298542
Registered at Companies House on 30/10/1987, number: 02186073

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; AR20: 40 days late,

Main office

UNIT 1
WARREN FARM
STEVENTON
BASINGSTOKE
RG25 3BL

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN RESPECT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND, IN PARTICULAR, (WITHOUT DIMINISHING THAT GENERALITY) TO PROMOTE THE SAME BY ASSEMBLING AND PUTTING ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS OF EVERY KIND INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONING AND PROCURING OF THE THINGS TO BE EXHIBITED THEREAT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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