01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 27 March 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- RC000056
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,447,074
- Latest expenditure
- £6,447,396
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE, ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, WELLCOME WOLFSON BUILDING, 165 QUEEN'S GATE, LONDON, SW7 5HD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.britishscienceassociation.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our mission is?to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science; to reach under-served audiences, and increase the number of people who are actively engaged and involved in science. By unlocking the potential of a more diverse group of people, we increase our ability to tackle some of the world?s biggest challenges and shape our future for the better.
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
- 26 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,447,074
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,447,396
- 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
- 21 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,773,253
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,797,612
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,839,054
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,899,255
- 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
- 19 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,278,579
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,128,660
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,124,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,966,259
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
- 26 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,447,074
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,447,396
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1742559
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,528
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- 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
- 21 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,773,253
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,797,612
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 65000
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,150,598
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,839,054
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,899,255
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,784,522
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- 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
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,278,579
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,128,660
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,539,379
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- 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 Volunteers
- 27
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,124,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,966,259
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,657,611
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 38
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
- 26 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 115938
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6298460
- Income Investments
- 32676
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6447074
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £200,943
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,246,453
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6447396
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11356
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2984319
- Expenditure Governance
- 26617
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 852033
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22855
- Gain Loss Investment
- 50087
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,000,399
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1436826
- Assets Own Use
- 29284
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1407542
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,899,208
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,196,520
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,139,514
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2280118
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 916402
- Assets Cash
- £1,107,751
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2000399
- Funds Restricted
- 139115
- Funds Total
- 2139514
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only 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
- 21 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 175093
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4563484
- Income Investments
- 34676
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4773253
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,750
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,640,862
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4797612
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10466
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1225842
- Expenditure Governance
- 29774
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 878404
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15474
- Gain Loss Investment
- 83755
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,868,181
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1367718
- Assets Own Use
- 13191
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1354527
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,656,158
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,904,128
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,119,748
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1904128
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £973,942
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1868181
- Funds Restricted
- 251567
- Funds Total
- 2119748
- Count Employees
- 37
- Charity Only 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
- 4 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 188427
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6630367
- Income Investments
- 20260
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6839054
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £184,220
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,699,696
- Expenditure Other
- 15339
- Expenditure Total
- 6899255
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10310
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2770952
- Expenditure Governance
- 24037
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 913542
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13902
- Gain Loss Investment
- -52415
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,822,303
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1290458
- Assets Own Use
- 25654
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1264804
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,794,803
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,024,909
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,060,352
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2024909
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,650,368
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1822303
- Funds Restricted
- 238049
- Funds Total
- 2060352
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only 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
- 19 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 176021
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5088729
- Income Investments
- 13829
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5278579
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,280
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,955,972
- Expenditure Other
- 25408
- Expenditure Total
- 5128660
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11171
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2075182
- Expenditure Governance
- 38401
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 741965
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10658
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12188
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,833,852
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1340251
- Assets Own Use
- 25910
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1314341
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,779,397
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,946,678
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,172,970
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1946678
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,507,360
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1833852
- Funds Restricted
- 339118
- Funds Total
- 2172970
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only 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
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 244772
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2867842
- Income Investments
- 11927
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3124541
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £181,285
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,784,974
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2966259
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10430
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 381764
- Expenditure Governance
- 45012
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 678063
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15488
- Gain Loss Investment
- 158678
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,736,700
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1310706
- Assets Own Use
- 8884
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1301822
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,677,531
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £977,374
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,010,863
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 977374
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,187,156
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1736700
- Funds Restricted
- 274163
- Funds Total
- 2010863
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-03-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER DATED 21 APRIL 1928 AS VARIED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 3 AUGUST 1960 AND REVISED STATUES DATED 15 AUGUST 1960, SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 10 FEBRUARY 1997 AND AMENDED STATUTES DATED 18 MAY 2006.AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 03 APR 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO GIVE A STRONGER IMPULSE AND A MORE SYSTEMATIC DIRECTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY; TO PROMOTE THE INTERCOURSE OF THOSE WHO CULTIVATE SCIENCE; TO OBTAIN MORE GENERAL ATTENTION FOR THE OBJECTS OF SCIENCE AND THE REMOVAL OF DISADVANTAGES OF A PUBLIC KIND WHICH IMPEDE ITS PROGRESS; AND TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF SCIENCE; AND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE HISTORICAL PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL, SOCIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY.
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 88217
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRITISH SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management