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THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES

Registered charity 1129312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASDC

To serve and support science and discovery centres and related organisations, in the UK and beyond, fostering learning and engagement in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the public benefit.

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Latest income
£657k
Latest spending
£606k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £50,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £240,374. Per the trustees' report, reserves have been built during this financial year, enabling the charity to invest in its membership offer and advocacy campaigns.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Between £40,000 and £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Between £40,000 and £50,000” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£657k
Total spending
£606k
Reserves (reported)
£233k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£657k£606k
31/03/2024£663k£646k
31/03/2023£543k£512k
31/03/2022£448k£526k
31/03/2021£572k£647k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £50,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £240,374. Per the trustees' report, reserves have been built during this financial year, enabling the charity to invest in its membership offer and advocacy campaigns. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Between £40,000 and £50,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION1£3.0m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST1£1.4m
THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST1£231k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£225k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£100k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 18511£86k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£30k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CATALYST SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTRE AND MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY CENTRES£657kBetween £40,000 and £50,0000unclear—no doubt
CATALYST SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTRE AND MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2025£861k—0below—no doubt
MANSFIELD AND SUTTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CIO FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE FY2025£6.4m——within—no doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024£193k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS FY2025£1.7m£109,812—within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.