SCIENCE PROJECTS

Registered charity 298542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public generally in respect of science and technology in all its branches and in particular to promote those objects by assembling and putting on interactive exhibitions of every kind.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £95,422 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £726,908. Despite the deficit, the trustees and auditors confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a reserves policy to support ongoing operations and provide resilience against fluctuations in contracting activity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Alpha Accountants (London) Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£456k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 1.6% 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
31/12/2025£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.4m

Common questions

Is SCIENCE PROJECTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £95,422 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £726,908. Despite the deficit, the trustees and auditors confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a reserves policy to support ongoing operations and provide resilience against fluctuations in contracting activity. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Alpha Accountants (London) Ltd.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2018£10kAccess Facilities For All
UK government01/04/2018£15kALB - UKRI - Confirming Einstein's General Theory of Relativity: One hundred years on
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/10/2000£816k"Hertsmonceux Observatory Buildings & Telescopes Conservation"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SCIENCE PROJECTS£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
CATALYST SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTRE AND MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2025£861k—0below—no doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£19.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025£9.8m——below—noted
CREATE SPACE LONDON FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt

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