01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 January 2000
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03485236
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £9,889,999
- Latest expenditure
- £10,077,103
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, LEICESTER, LE4 5NS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.spacecentre.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
OPERATION OF A VISITOR ATTRACTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RELATION TO SPACE.PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,889,999
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,077,103
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,915,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,771,687
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,682,243
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,312,909
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,214,088
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,468,877
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 26 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,289,922
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,725,908
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,889,999
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,077,103
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £768,791
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,915,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,771,687
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £943,369
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,682,243
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,312,909
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £519,796
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,214,088
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,468,877
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- 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
- £152,425
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 26 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,289,922
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,725,908
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- 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
- £14
- Income From Government Grants
- £548,175
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 23848
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4200433
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5628628
- Income Investments
- 37090
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9889999
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,759,200
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,317,903
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10077103
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3169
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 78159
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3977006
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1068955
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,517,998
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26739953
- Assets Own Use
- 26739953
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,367,366
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,988,065
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,119,254
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1321822
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 666243
- Assets Cash
- £1,619,586
- Funds Endowment
- 20527201
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6517998
- Funds Restricted
- 74055
- Funds Total
- 27119254
- Count Employees
- 152
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 990
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3293882
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5547097
- Income Investments
- 73667
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8915636
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,597,855
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,173,832
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9771687
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3733
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38097
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1338078
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1029294
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,956,964
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26466383
- Assets Own Use
- 26466383
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,572,133
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,732,166
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,306,350
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 998970
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 733196
- Assets Cash
- £1,996,415
- Funds Endowment
- 21149397
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5956963
- Funds Restricted
- 199990
- Funds Total
- 27306350
- Count Employees
- 193
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1735
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3309132
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5275499
- Income Investments
- 95877
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8682243
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,592,771
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,720,138
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9312909
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3601
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31477
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1668259
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 988221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,087,679
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27136395
- Assets Own Use
- 27136395
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,723,167
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,697,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 548438
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,162,401
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 920114
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 777047
- Assets Cash
- £1,670,778
- Funds Endowment
- 21771593
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6087679
- Funds Restricted
- 303129
- Funds Total
- 28162401
- Count Employees
- 190
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 170118
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2895632
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4115317
- Income Investments
- 33021
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7214088
- Income Legacies
- 169988
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,157,087
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,311,790
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7468877
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 396
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24988
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1378997
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 949721
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 2115000
- Reserves
- £6,053,314
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27684836
- Assets Own Use
- 27684836
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,870,715
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,762,484
- Assets Current Investment
- 532569
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,793,067
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1300435
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1462049
- Assets Cash
- £2,847,857
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6053314
- Funds Restricted
- 22739753
- Funds Total
- 28793067
- Count Employees
- 174
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 26 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1584032
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4705890
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6289922
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,239,871
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,486,037
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5725908
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22925
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1119268
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 860408
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,661,216
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25845913
- Assets Own Use
- 25845913
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,856,650
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,013,055
- Assets Current Investment
- 527318
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,689,508
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1088312
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3924743
- Assets Cash
- £2,961,854
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2661216
- Funds Restricted
- 22028292
- Funds Total
- 24689508
- Count Employees
- 148
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Norway
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-12-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 310998
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 310998
- Assoc Charity Name
- BROXBOURNE EDUCATIONAL CHARITY
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2000-01-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 DECEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 8 NOVEMBER 1999, 19 FEBRUARY 2002, 26 NOVEMBER 2002 & 26 MAY 2006 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 2 SEPTEMBER 2010
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO SPACE AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, ASTROMOMY AND TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 409954
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE CENTRE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures