WE THE CURIOUS LIMITED
Registered charity 1049954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AT BRISTOL LIMITED, BRISTOL 2000 LIMITED
Operation of hands-on interactive Science Centre for family and school visitors
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,570,000 for the year, largely driven by a £10,320,000 loss on the revaluation of investment property and fire-related reinstatement costs. Despite this, the trustees confirm that free reserves remained stable at £1,500,000, which aligns with their stated policy target range of £1.4m to £1.9m. The trustees expect the organization to move to a breakeven position in the following financial year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £1.4m - £1.9m (held: £1.5m)
“Based on the above risk criteria and the current situation of the Charity, the Trustees have established a free reserves target range of £1.4m - £1.9m.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid transfer from subsidiary
“The transfer under gift aid of the trading profits of We The Curious (Enterprises) Limited to the Charity of £1,423,354 (2024: £755,993).” — page 47
“We The Curious Limited has transacted with Bristol City Council to pay for rates, marketing and other services totalling £43,404 (2024: £39,940) with £4,388 (2024: £nil) outstanding as at 31 March 2025.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bristol City Council services
“The transfer under gift aid of the trading profits of We The Curious (Enterprises) Limited to the Charity of £1,423,354 (2024: £755,993).” — page 47
“We The Curious Limited has transacted with Bristol City Council to pay for rates, marketing and other services totalling £43,404 (2024: £39,940) with £4,388 (2024: £nil) outstanding as at 31 March 2025.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aardman Employee Ownership Trust services
“The transfer under gift aid of the trading profits of We The Curious (Enterprises) Limited to the Charity of £1,423,354 (2024: £755,993).” — page 47
“We The Curious Limited has transacted with Bristol City Council to pay for rates, marketing and other services totalling £43,404 (2024: £39,940) with £4,388 (2024: £nil) outstanding as at 31 March 2025.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: We The Curious (Enterprises) Limited
“The Company has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, We The Curious (Enterprises) Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — We The Curious (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£88k
Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Annabelle Juliet Foot
- Chris Sims
- Dr Amy Jane Smith
- Dr Kathreena Kurian
- Eilis Sandra Davis
- Elizabeth Rose Ann Lister
- Frances Sarah Freedman
- Geoff Gollop · trustee of 2 other charities
- Julian Herbert
- Lara Lalemi
- Patrick McAllister
- SIMON COOPER
- Sasha Pratt-Taweh · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Daniel Briskman
- Thomas Betts
- Thomas Michael Renhard
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WE THE CURIOUS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,570,000 for the year, largely driven by a £10,320,000 loss on the revaluation of investment property and fire-related reinstatement costs. Despite this, the trustees confirm that free reserves remained stable at £1,500,000, which aligns with their stated policy target range of £1.4m to £1.9m. The trustees expect the organization to move to a breakeven position in the following financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.
Who funds WE THE CURIOUS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WE THE CURIOUS LIMITED as a grant recipient include ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED, THE NISBET TRUST, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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