THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 267410 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SES, THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION SOCIETY LIMITED

Promotes, organises and supports expeditions for the exploration of developing regions of the world for the purpose of advancing knowledge of, or research into, or for the purpose of educating individuals in the geography, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, ecology and geology of their regions.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £20,117 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £285,910. The trustees confirm that assets and reserves are adequate to support ongoing activities and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees recognize that new funding is required to continue operations on an ongoing basis and remain focused on securing sponsorship to cover running costs.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Scientific Exploration Society (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolivia · Chile · Ecuador · Ethiopia · Guyana · India · Madagascar · Malaysia · Mongolia · Nepal · Peru · Romania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£185k£165k
30/06/2024£137k£134k
30/06/2023£148k£118k
30/06/2022£96k£124k
30/06/2021£47k£67k

Common questions

Is THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £20,117 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £285,910. The trustees confirm that assets and reserves are adequate to support ongoing activities and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees recognize that new funding is required to continue operations on an ongoing basis and remain focused on securing sponsorship to cover running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.