01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 27 April 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 27 April 2024 – 26 April 2025
- Latest income
- £48,720
- Latest expenditure
- £77,594
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 1 Marsh Green Road North, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, EXETER, EX2 8NY
Website recorded by the regulator: planetarylab.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Planetary Lab is the working name of Exeter Science Centre as of 2026. We are working to create a network of STEAMM discovery centres in the South West, and in parallel we develop and deliver information media plus hands-on educational exhibitions and events for the public, particularly related to global issues (STEAMM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Medicine).
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 26 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £48,720
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £77,594
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 26 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £112,919
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,994
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 26 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £59,876
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,003
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 26 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £74,475
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £48,858
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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
- 27 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 26 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £48,720
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £77,594
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1400
- 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
- 43
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 26 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £112,919
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,994
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 59
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 26 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £59,876
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,003
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 27 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 26 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 26 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £74,475
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £48,858
- 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
- No
- 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
- 41
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Plymouth City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Torbay
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-04-27T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Apr 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, MATHEMATICS AND MEDICINE (STEAMM), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: I) PROVIDING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION MEDIA; II) ESTABLISHING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A PHYSICAL STEAMM DISCOVERY CENTRE (SCIENCE CENTRE) FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT; III) DEVELOPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH STEAMM; IV) DEVELOPING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND. 2. THE CHARITY SHALL ALSO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AND WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS STATED ABOVE, AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 642025
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE CIC
- Charity Name Id
- 717477
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- The Planetary Lab
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling