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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending


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Established: 34 years

www.aberdeensciencecentre.org

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £173,902 £118,417 £91,594 £33,024 £263,382
Donations & Legacies £496,941 £1,053,726 £5,630,653 £1,276,122
Other Income £80,000
Investment Income £1 £1 £269 £36 £411
Total income £697,550 £1,191,175 £5,730,380 £1,392,725 £1,020,217 £940,862
Charitable activities spending £908,157 £771,860 £853,151 £1,061,892 £1,666,718
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 7%
Other spending
Total spending £916,856 £778,566 £857,702 £1,072,360 £1,573,678 £1,732,999
Surplus/deficit -£219,306 £412,609 £4,872,678 £320,365 -£553,461 -£792,137
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
Robertson Trust - Aberdeen Science Centre redevelopment and the costs of the Lifetime with Science Project in the North of Scotland.
£290,000 21/11/2017
Aberdeen Science Centre redevelopment and the costs of the Lifetime with Science Project in the North of Scotland.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Directors: 46-69
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/11/1989, number: SC014922
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/10/1988, number: SC113666
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5TU

Objectives

2.1 Satrosphere aims to stimulate the advancement and public awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities in North east of Scotland.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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