SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1170548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To use the inspirational context of space and the environment to run challenges for young people to experience how business operates and how STEM contributes to successful businesses.This will be done by organising and running events that simulate professional or industry-style thinking, work and/or collaborative effort, across any disciplines, in any geographical region. Supported by fundraising

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £15,311 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £232,012. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No specific reserves policy target was stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Garfield Weston Foundation — “For 60 years the Trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation have supported local charities across the UK.” (source page)
• BlueSpark Foundation — “BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants …” (source page)
• The UK Space Agency — “The UK Space Agency has been a generous supporter of the UK Space Design Competition and Galactic Challenge since 2013.” (source page)
• Astrobiology Society of Britain — “The Astrobiology Society of Britain is a learned society dedicated to the understanding and advancement of astrobiology in the United Kingdo…” (source page)
• Rolls-Royce — “We partner with UKSDC because we want to inspire the next generation, the future pioneers, to pursue careers in engineering & technology thr…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shayne Shaneelsingh Beegadhurchair
• Adam Braithwaite
• Dr Elizabeth Luthman
• Dr Richard Charles Ghail
• Dr William Jeremy Curtis
• KATHERINE HELEN OLIVER
• Louis John Lyle
• William Clark Piatt Richards

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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