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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE SCIENCE COUNCIL

The Science Council is a membership organisation of 35 learned societies and professional bodies in the UK from across science and its applications. The Science Council awards the professional qualifications of Chartered Scientist, Chartered Science Teacher, Registered Scientist and Registered Science Technician and provides a mechanism for the sector to work collectively.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£911£1,027£-116£0£592£5806.813250
31/12/22£925£1,039£-114£0£708£696813250
31/12/21£888£924£-36£0£822£81010.512250
31/12/20£847£781£66£0£859£8471310200
31/12/19£795£706£89£0£792£78013.39200
31/12/18£1,078£780£297£0£703£65810.180
31/12/17£968£955£13£0£406£3474.4110
31/12/16£932£949£-17£0£393£2933.7120
31/12/15£897£840£58£85£410£2693.8120
31/12/14£636£555£81£53£353£2735.980
31/12/13£515£511£4£42£271£2596.180
31/12/12£632£586£46£34£267£2555.270
30/12/11£583£631£-47£128£221£209470
30/12/10£504£529£-26£16£300£2886.560
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.sciencecouncil.org

enquiries@sciencecouncil.org

02034342020

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • DALJEET SANDHER Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID WELLS (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • DR JADE HALL Appointed: 2022
  • HARRIET GOULD Appointed: 2024
  • LORRAINE TURNER Appointed: 2024
  • MATTHEW JAMES DAVIES Appointed: 2023
  • NIELS PEDERSON Appointed: 2024
  • RUTH ANNE KAUFMAN OBE Appointed: 2018
  • STEPHANIE SMITH Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2009, number: 1131661
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Science Council
c/o Fora Space
71 Central Street
London
EC1V 8AB

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY CONSTITUTED IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, PURE AND APPLIED, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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