Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

Improving science education for all young people, primarily but not exclusively across the UK. This is achieved by supporting science educators, including trainees, teachers, technicians, initial teacher educators and others in the sector through conferences, journals and resources, curriculum and professional development programmes and contributions to research and policy debates.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/07/23		£1,566	£1,574	£-8	£95	£340	£191	1.5	34	120
31/07/22		£1,822	£1,706	£116	£105	£348	£216	1.5	35	403
31/07/21		£1,095	£1,003	£92	£0	£287	£261	3.1	27	684
31/07/20		£1,090	£1,186	£-96	£50	£141	£61	0.6	26	684
31/07/19		£1,178	£1,195	£-18	£0	£259	£249	2.5	22	750
31/07/18	*	£1,063	£1,022	£41	£0	£277	£266	3.1	22	0
31/07/17		£1,152	£1,127	£24	£0	£235	£225	2.4	23	0
31/07/16		£1,205	£1,052	£153	£0	£211	£201	2.3	19	0
31/07/15		£1,196	£1,094	£102	£40	£58	£47	0.5	19	0
31/07/14		£1,263	£1,278	£-15	£64	£-44	£-55	-0.5	24	0
31/07/13	*	£1,533	£1,594	£-60	£89	£-29	£-41	-0.3	27	0
31/07/12		£1,695	£1,750	£-54	£107	£24	£12	0.1	21	0
31/07/11		£2,195	£2,540	£-345	£119	£82	£40	0.2	26	0
31/07/10		£2,763	£3,076	£-313	£147	£409	£175	0.7	35	0
31/07/09		£2,806	£2,944	£-138	£130	£696	£434	1.8	32	0
31/07/08		£2,571	£2,848	£-277	£127	£853	£481	2	32	0
31/07/07	*	£2,952	£2,667	£286	£116	£1,130	£518	2.3	30	0
31/07/06		£2,755	£2,788	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£2,846	£2,673	£173	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£3,030	£2,847	£183	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.ase.org.uk

info@ase.org.uk

01707283000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

China, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

34 employees
120 volunteers

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 Association for Science Education
£250,000	10/06/2021	Practical science programme offering extended support for secondary schools and sixth form colleges in disadvantaged areas of the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

CERIAN AYRES Appointed: 2021

DR ALEX SINCLAIR Appointed: 2023

DR LEIGH HOATH Appointed: 2020

DR SUSAN BURR Appointed: 2020

HELEN HARDEN CSCITEACH Appointed: 2022

MAGGIE HANNON

MANOJ CHITNAVIS Appointed: 2022

OLIVIA BRENDA BUSSEY Appointed: 2023

DR GEOFFREY WILLIAM MACKEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

DOUGLAS BRYAN BERRY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Self Employed Education/Business Consultant, Other trusteeships: IBM UNITED KINGDOM TRUST, ODIHAM AND DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB CHARITABLE FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/01/1964, number: 313123
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000805

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 191 days late, AR13: 12 days late, AR07: 3 days late, AR04: 66 days late,

Main office

ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
COLLEGE LANE
HATFIELD
AL10 9AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- (A) BY IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE; AND (B) BY PROVIDING AN AUTHORITATIVE MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH OPINIONS MAY BE EXPRESSED ON EDUCATIONAL MATTERS AND (C) BY AFFORDING MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL PERSONS AND BODIES OF PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN PARTICULAR AND WITH EDUCATION IN GENERAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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