THE SALTERS' INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

Registered charity 328463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SALTERS INSTITUTE, THE SALTERS' INSTITUTE

The Institute's core activities are:Curriculum DevelopmentSalters' Festivals of Chemistry - Day events held at universities throughout UK and Ireland for 11-13 year olds. Prizes for excellence in science educationSalters' Chemistry Camps - these were run annually for 15 year olds throughout UK. The Camps ceased in July 2015.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £315,131 and total reserves of £1,089,095, with free reserves of £661,327. The trustees aim to maintain reserves equal to two years of prior period expenditure (£820,000), meaning current free reserves are below this stated policy target. The charity acknowledges a risk that activity levels will reduce unless external funding is secured, as direct support from the Salters' Company has decreased.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Salters' Institute (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (62% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE SALTERS COMPANY · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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