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SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Registered charity 206883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S C I

SCI aims to advance the science of applied chemistry sciences for the public good by: furthering the application of scientific discoveries to the products and processes of industry; providing a forum in which discussions on the opportunities and issues of industry can take place, and publishing journals and books; granting medals, scholarships and other awards; all such other charitable means.

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Latest income
£4.4m
Latest spending
£4.3m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £4,384k from £3,840k in the prior year, driven largely by growth in publications and membership. The charity reported a net income before investment gains of £123k and held free reserves of £7.707m, which the trustees confirmed was within their approved policy range of £5.0m to £8.4m.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“Between £150,000 – £160,000” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Publications (59% of income)
“publications £2,567k” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £4,762 for editorial work unrelated to trustee role. Four trustees reimbursed £3,587 for expenses.
“During the year, one trustee (2023 – none) received £4,762 in remuneration for editorial work on one of the Society’s learned journals. These services were provided in a capacity entirely unrelated to their role as a trustee and were made on normal commercial terms. No trustee received remuneration for services as a trustee.. Four trustees were reimbursed a total of £3,587 in expenses (2023 – five were reimbursed £5,713) for travel and meeting costs, with a further £6,394 (2023 – £7,469) incurred directly by the Society.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for editorial work
“During the year, one trustee (2023 – none) received £4,762 in remuneration for editorial work on one of the Society’s learned journals. These services were provided in a capacity entirely unrelated to their role as a trustee and were made on normal commercial terms. No trustee received remuneration for services as a trustee.. Four trustees were reimbursed a total of £3,587 in expenses (2023 – five were reimbursed £5,713) for travel and meeting costs, with a further £6,394 (2023 – £7,469) incurred directly by the Society. All of the trustees are members of the Society and as such, pay an annual membership subscription. The trustees do not benefit from any discounts in the subscription rates set by the Society for all other members.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SCI Business Limited
“SCI owns and controls a wholly owned subsidiary company, SCI Business Limited (Company Registration Number 02994541). It undertakes trading activities, which are ancillary to, but not part of, SCI’s core activities, and donates the annual profits to SCI in the form of a Gift Aid donation.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

SCI BUSINESS LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
  • Equity: £100
SCI BUSINESS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £113k
  • Profit before tax: £44k

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£4.3m
Cost of raising funds
£279k
Reserves (reported)
£7.7m
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~21.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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: 6.4% of total income — above 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
31/12/2024£4.4m£4.3m
31/12/2023£3.8m£3.9m
31/12/2022£2.9m£3.2m
31/12/2021£2.6m£3.0m
31/12/2020£2.9m£3.1m

Common questions

Is SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £4,384k from £3,840k in the prior year, driven largely by growth in publications and membership. The charity reported a net income before investment gains of £123k and held free reserves of £7.707m, which the trustees confirmed was within their approved policy range of £5.0m to £8.4m. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£5kFlue2Chem - Building a UK value chain in converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products.
UK government16/12/2021£76kFlue2Chem - Building a UK value chain in converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products.
UK government16/12/2021£73kFlue2Chem - Building a UK value chain in converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products.

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
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£195k
NESTA1£80k
THE SPECTRIS FOUNDATION1£65k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£17k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£16k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 18511£15k
THE HORNERS CHARITY FUND1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY£4.4m£150,001 - £160,000—within—no doubt
THE INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS FY2025£10.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY FY2024£73.4m—211below—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FY2024£335k—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE FY2025£6.2m——above—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FY2024£988k—0unclear—no doubt

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