Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

CAMPAIGN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Registered charity 1147492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASE

Our mission is to raise the political profile of science and engineering. We passionately believe in the importance of scientific and technological education and development, and the vital need for the funding of this research by Government and industry. The strength of our policy advocacy is due to our political networks, independent analysis, broad membership, and responsiveness.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £100,279 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves falling to £122,064. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves represent approximately 3 months of expected core expenditure, which is at the lower end of the stated policy range of 3 to 9 months. The charity secured a new £2.76 million, 5-year grant from Wellcome in October 2024 to continue its public opinion work, providing future income security.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £122k; policy: 6 months of planned core expenditure, within a range of 3 months above or below this level)
“Free reserves as at 31 March 2025 amounted to £98,012 representing approximately 3 months of expected core expenditure. This is at the policy as determined by the Trustees, leaving CaSE in a strong financial position going into the 2024-25 financial year” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Field Sullivan Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
£3.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£98k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (5.2%) (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£3.1m£1.2m
31/03/2024£866k£744k
31/03/2023£351k£829k
31/03/2022£1.4m£396k
31/03/2021£381k£307k

Common questions

Is CAMPAIGN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £100,279 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves falling to £122,064. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves represent approximately 3 months of expected core expenditure, which is at the lower end of the stated policy range of 3 to 9 months. The charity secured a new £2.76 million, 5-year grant from Wellcome in October 2024 to continue its public opinion work, providing future income security. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Field Sullivan Limited.

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 SPECTRIS FOUNDATION1£200k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£81k
REES JEFFREYS ROAD FUND1£40k
THE NISBET TRUST1£15k
THE HSWJ TRUST1£10k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY1£5k
A G MANLY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMPAIGN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING£3.1m——below—no doubt
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FY2024£64.1m——unclear—no doubt
SCIENCE CREATES OUTREACH FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FY2024£988k—0unclear—no doubt
ENTHUSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£3.4m—0unclear—no doubt
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£1.4m——within—no doubt

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