THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION SOCIETY

Charity number: 267410
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promotes, organises and supports expeditions for the exploration of developing regions of the world for the purpose of advancing knowledge of, or research into, or for the purpose of educating individuals in the geography, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, ecology and geology of their regions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £137,154
Total expenditure: £133,966

People

7 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • Peru
  • Romania
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 April 1974: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SES (Working name)
  • THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01145214 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Felix CBE Chair 23 January 2017
None on record
JEREMY PETER FISH Trustee 22 January 2024
BENTLEY VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
David Zeitlin Trustee 10 November 2018
None on record
Briony Deborah Turner Trustee 27 June 2017
None on record
Trevor Moss Trustee 29 March 2017
None on record
Diane Allen OBE Trustee 22 July 2016
None on record
BARBARA JEFFREY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £97.16k £46.89k £95.72k £147.77k £137.15k
Total expenditure £112.48k £67.22k £123.53k £118.16k £133.97k
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 30 June 2024 16 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 16 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 07 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 07 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 09 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 09 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 26 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 26 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 04 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 04 February 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 13TH NOVEMBER 1973 AS AMENDED 19 APRIL 1998, 30 APRIL 2003 AND 27 APRIL 2005. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/03/2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ORGANISE OR SUPPORT (WHETHER FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE) EXPEDITIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE UNDER-DEVELOPED REGIONS OF THE EARTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF, OR RESEARCH INTO, OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS IN, THE GEOGRAPHY, GEODESY GEOPHYSICS, HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS TOGETHER WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND GLACIOLOGY OF THE SAID REGIONS AND ALLIED SUBJECTS RELATING THERETO AND, WHERE INCIDENTAL TO SUCH EXPEDITIONS, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF THE PEOPLE IN SUCH REGIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
Mullins Mead
Donhead St. Mary
SHAFTESBURY
SP7 9DS
Phone:
01747 853353
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.ses-explore.org Open in new window