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THE SCIENCE COUNCIL

Registered charity 1131661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus of £31,344 and total unrestricted reserves of £686,485. Per the trustees' report, reserves remain above the agreed upper threshold of the reserves policy, and the business model relies heavily on registration fees which are growing or stable.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £351,000 - £594,000 (held: £686k)
“For 2025 the range was set between £351,000 and £594,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£681k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2024£972k£897k
31/12/2023£911k£1.0m
31/12/2022£925k£1.0m
31/12/2021£888k£924k

Common questions

Is THE SCIENCE COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus of £31,344 and total unrestricted reserves of £686,485. Per the trustees' report, reserves remain above the agreed upper threshold of the reserves policy, and the business model relies heavily on registration fees which are growing or stable. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.