UK FRIENDS OF THE SCIENCE MUSEUM LIMITED

Charity number: 1113485
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The UK Friends of the Science Museum supports the Science Museum's mission in its aim to be the best place in the world for people to enjoy science. US citizens who are resident in the United Kingdom and pay UK income tax can Gift Aid their donation through UK Friends of the Science Museum. UK Friends is a pass through entity solely owned by US Friends of the Science Museum.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £41,807
Total expenditure: £2,406

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 March 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05734244 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
STEPHEN PETER MICHAEL SKREIN Chair
THE MEDIA SOCIETY
Received: On time
Diane Stewart Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record
DR ANN YVONNE COXON Trustee
AMAN FOUNDATION (UK)
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £25.87k £3.35k £26.63k £442 £41.81k
Total expenditure £1.88k £51.96k £22.28k £40.87k £2.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 19 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 19 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 17 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MARCH 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 MAY 2009

Charitable objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLICãS ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE SUBJECTS; 2. THE CARE, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE SCIENCE MUSEUM; 3. THE DISPLAY OF THOSE COLLECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC; 4. THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS TO INSPECT THOSE COLLECTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH STUDY OR RESEARCH; AND 5. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
SCIENCE MUSEUM
EXHIBITION ROAD
LONDON
SW7 2DD
Phone:
02079424049
Email:
finance@sciencemuseum.ac.uk
Website:

http://www.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/about_us/support_us/individual_supporters/us_and_uk_friends.aspx Open in new window