OXFORDSHIRE SCIENCE FESTIVAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 March 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07189165
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £143,973
Latest expenditure: £146,365
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: c/o Mercer Lewin, 6-7 Citibase, New Barclay House, 234 Botley Road, OXFORD, OX2 0HP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.if-oxford.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

IF OXFORD (OXFORDSHIRE SCIENCE FESTIVAL) AIMS TO ENGAGE AND ENTHUSE PEOPLE ABOUT SCIENCE AND CULTURE BY OFFERING ACCESSIBLE, CREATIVE AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF PEOPLE. THE PROGRAMME IS DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE, WITH OR WITHOUT A BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE, TO BUILD SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, HAVE FUN AND PERHAPS EXPLORE A TOPIC THAT IS IMPORTANT TO, OR NEW TO THEM.

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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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £143,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,365

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: 10 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £166,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,671

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: 18 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £146,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,649

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: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £191,202

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: 21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £248,470
Total Gross Expenditure: £212,083

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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: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £143,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,365
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £13,650
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: 29

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: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £166,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,671
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £4,800
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: 30

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: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £146,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,649
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £12,000
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: 30

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: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £191,202
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £11,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

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: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £248,470
Total Gross Expenditure: £212,083
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £32,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 32

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OXFORDSHIRE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-03-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/03/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/03/2013
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT SCIENCE BY OFFERING ACCESSIBLE, CREATIVE AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY: PROVIDING EVENTS THAT ENABLE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SCIENCE IS PART OF, AND IMPACTS ON, THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THE MANY OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS IN OXFORDSHIRE TO TALK TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, AND STIMULATE INTEREST IN THEIR WORK. FACILITATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND THE PUBLIC PROVIDING HANDS ON, INTERACTIVE SCIENCE EVENTS WITH BROAD AND LASTING IMPACT WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE INCREASED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACROSS OXFORDSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER SIMILAR SCIENCE ACTIVITIES TO SHARE BEST PRACTICE, IDEAS AND RESOURCES

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 529739
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OXSCIFEST OR OSF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures