01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 December 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03225820
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,224,673
- Latest expenditure
- £8,866,100
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LIFE HUB, TIMES SQUARE, SCOTSWOOD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 4EP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.life.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
(a) inspire curiosity in science through a programme of exhibitions and events, to raise standards in science education for young people and to engage everyone in contemporary science issues, such as climate change and stem cell technology.(b) provide substantial annual funding and state-of-the-art facilities on site to support world-class scientific research in medicine to benefit the public
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,224,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,866,100
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,118,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,247,795
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,901,790
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,966,411
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,635,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,840,445
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,743,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,777,732
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,224,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,866,100
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,118,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,247,795
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,392
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,901,790
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,966,411
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,635,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,840,445
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £139,105
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,743,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,777,732
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £27
- Income From Government Grants
- £863,549
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2039629
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1180411
- Income Investments
- 2911441
- Income Other
- 1093192
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7224673
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,052,515
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,671,765
- Expenditure Other
- 2141820
- Expenditure Total
- 8866100
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 17575
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49156
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1794851
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2244878
- Gain Loss Investment
- 46935
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £656,227
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34165068
- Assets Own Use
- 30825570
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3339498
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,576,921
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,860,696
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,881,293
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3853463
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7233
- Assets Cash
- £3,592,453
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11863594
- Funds Restricted
- 23017699
- Funds Total
- 34881293
- Count Employees
- 112
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2101934
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1230407
- Income Investments
- 2746320
- Income Other
- 1039361
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7118022
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,939,384
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,252,168
- Expenditure Other
- 2056243
- Expenditure Total
- 8247795
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18774
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 34449
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1743803
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2199781
- Gain Loss Investment
- 190095
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £721,508
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34098756
- Assets Own Use
- 30872353
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3226403
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,423,709
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,046,680
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,475,785
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3032213
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14467
- Assets Cash
- £4,558,701
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11695740
- Funds Restricted
- 24780045
- Funds Total
- 36475785
- Count Employees
- 104
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 39457
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2329990
- Income Charitable Activities
- 891957
- Income Investments
- 2652169
- Income Other
- 988217
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6901790
- Income Legacies
- 39457
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,958,034
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,966,980
- Expenditure Other
- 2041397
- Expenditure Total
- 7966411
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13434
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37956
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1561958
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2109175
- Gain Loss Investment
- -217125
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,987,984
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34590070
- Assets Own Use
- 32356247
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2233823
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,962,146
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,136,752
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £37,415,464
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3115052
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 21700
- Assets Cash
- £5,141,870
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10989141
- Funds Restricted
- 26426323
- Funds Total
- 37415464
- Count Employees
- 108
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2393321
- Income Charitable Activities
- 987006
- Income Investments
- 2410294
- Income Other
- 844557
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6635178
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,934,420
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,102,276
- Expenditure Other
- 1803749
- Expenditure Total
- 7840445
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14616
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 40713
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1499118
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2079032
- Gain Loss Investment
- 31157
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,737,748
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35856236
- Assets Own Use
- 33193768
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2662468
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,590,835
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,749,861
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £38,697,210
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2749861
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,611,037
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10413353
- Funds Restricted
- 28283857
- Funds Total
- 38697210
- Count Employees
- 109
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 791739
- Income Charitable Activities
- 976555
- Income Investments
- 2181830
- Income Other
- 792992
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4743116
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,428,151
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,507,503
- Expenditure Other
- 1842078
- Expenditure Total
- 6777732
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13628
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31138
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1189047
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2053236
- Gain Loss Investment
- 331455
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -30000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,214,551
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37388565
- Assets Own Use
- 34783172
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2605393
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,963,139
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,480,384
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,871,320
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2580384
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 900000
- Assets Cash
- £4,944,248
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9826230
- Funds Restricted
- 30045090
- Funds Total
- 39871320
- Count Employees
- 121
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR LIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-12-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 JULY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 23 JULY 1996, 16 AUGUST 1996, 25 NOVEMBER 1996 AND 30 MARCH 2009
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE OF GENETICS AND OF HEALTH ISSUES, AND,2. THE PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCE OF GENETICS, BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN, COMMISSIONED OR FUNDED
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 296999
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LIFE
- Charity Name Id
- 296978
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ICFL TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 296954
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CENTRE FOR LIFE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures