SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT SOCIETY

Registered charity 326733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion and advancement of the knowledge of the history of scientific artifacts and their preservation.

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Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net unrestricted funds amounted to £29,096 as of 31 December 2024, which the trustees describe as a reserve against uncertainties. The charity is not active in fundraising and relies on membership subscriptions and small donations. The trustees confirm that risks have been identified and suitable precautions are in existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintenance of sums on deposit to provide a source for major charitable activities and a reserve against uncertainties (held: £29k)
The reserves policy may therefore be stated as the maintenance of sums on deposit to provide a source for major charitable activities and a reserve against uncertainties — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · China · Denmark · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Japan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£37k£38k
31/12/2023£48k£51k
31/12/2022£31k£32k
31/12/2021£25k£30k
31/12/2020£25k£28k

Common questions

Is SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net unrestricted funds amounted to £29,096 as of 31 December 2024, which the trustees describe as a reserve against uncertainties. The charity is not active in fundraising and relies on membership subscriptions and small donations. The trustees confirm that risks have been identified and suitable precautions are in existence. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.