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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

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.

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).

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).

Trustees

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?

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
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 18512£136k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION1£20k
THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST1£19k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)1£10k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION1£8k
Friends of the Nations' Libraries1£3k
THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST1£3k

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