CCEW Charity Commission profile

NORTH WALES SCIENCE

Registered charity 1102959 · organisation 3998776

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 March 2004
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04657911
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£1,456,461
Latest expenditure
£1,143,011
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Plas Coch, Mold Road, WREXHAM, LL11 2AW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.xplorescience.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

North Wales Science operates a science discovery centre.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
13 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,456,461
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,143,011
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,879,564
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,238,806
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£940,815
Total Gross Expenditure
£927,362
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£927,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,756
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£824,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£825,882

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
13 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,456,461
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,143,011
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£813,209
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
15 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,879,564
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,238,806
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£178,332
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
30 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£940,815
Total Gross Expenditure
£927,362
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£319,640
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
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£927,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,756
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
£9
Income From Government Grants
£276,127
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£824,042
Total Gross Expenditure
£825,882
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
£7
Income From Government Grants
£227,304
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
13 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
101263
Income Other Trading Activities
70413
Income Charitable Activities
732174
Income Investments
0
Income Other
552611
Income Total Income And Endowments
1456461
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£104,321
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,038,690
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1143011
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
599358
Expenditure Support Costs
503701
Expenditure Depreciation
106526
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,164,939
Assets Total Fixed
3017338
Assets Own Use
3017338
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£416,686
Assets Total Liabilities
£269,085
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,164,939
Creditors One Year Total Current
269085
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£310,242
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
194535
Funds Restricted
2970404
Funds Total
3164939
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
15 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
95907
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
983971
Income Investments
0
Income Other
799686
Income Total Income And Endowments
1879564
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£98,542
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,140,264
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1238806
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14841
Expenditure Support Costs
407214
Expenditure Depreciation
99915
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2844413
Assets Own Use
2844413
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£679,852
Assets Total Liabilities
£672,776
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,851,489
Creditors One Year Total Current
672776
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£75,258
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-248878
Funds Restricted
3100367
Funds Total
2851489
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
30 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
98120
Income Other Trading Activities
67349
Income Charitable Activities
623203
Income Investments
0
Income Other
152143
Income Total Income And Endowments
940815
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£80,217
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£847,145
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
927362
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18856
Expenditure Support Costs
488499
Expenditure Depreciation
99915
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
435183
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2230617
Assets Own Use
2230617
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£303,095
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,117,877
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£415,835
Creditors One Year Total Current
413659
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1704218
Assets Cash
£145,265
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-64740
Funds Restricted
480575
Funds Total
415835
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
68540
Income Other Trading Activities
77313
Income Charitable Activities
679843
Income Investments
0
Income Other
101745
Income Total Income And Endowments
927441
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£56,339
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£847,417
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
903756
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9778
Expenditure Support Costs
456515
Expenditure Depreciation
99915
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2330532
Assets Own Use
2330532
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£374,307
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,737,640
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£32,801
Creditors One Year Total Current
942744
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1794896
Assets Cash
£274,142
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-604406
Funds Restricted
571605
Funds Total
-32801
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
66926
Income Other Trading Activities
12689
Income Charitable Activities
541923
Income Investments
0
Income Other
202504
Income Total Income And Endowments
824042
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£10,711
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£815,171
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
825882
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8679
Expenditure Support Costs
405210
Expenditure Depreciation
92168
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-3080
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2430447
Assets Own Use
2430447
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£250,300
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,737,229
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£56,482
Creditors One Year Total Current
851654
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1885575
Assets Cash
£46,296
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-56482
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-56482
Count Employees
13
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NORTH WALES SCIENCE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2004-03-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 FEBRUARY 2003. as amended on 23 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects
1. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, TO ALL THAT MAY BENEFIT, OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO DO SO BY MAINTAINING AND CARRYING ON AN EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND TO ENCOURAGE AN AWARENESS AMONGST THE PUBLIC OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, SCIENCE FESTIVALS AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE COMPANY MAY DEEM NECESSARY.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
645967
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Charity Name Id
466165
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
TECHNIQUEST@NEWI

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures