SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1170548
Charity reporting is up to date (93 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Space Science and Engineering Foundation (SSEF) runs the UK Space Design Competition (UKSDC) and the Galactic Challenge (GC) ; both are engineering industry simulations, with the UKSDC aimed at students in Years 10 -13, and the GC for those in Years 5 - 9. Students design a futuristic space settlement, and combine imagination, STEM learning and business acumen, to be an 'Engineer for the day'.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £332,093
Total expenditure: £328,595

People

7 Trustee(s)

300 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 December 2016: CIO registration
  • 06 November 2018: Funds received from 1142329 SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOUNDATION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Shayne Shaneelsingh Beegadhur Chair 11 March 2023
None on record
Louis John Lyle Trustee 11 March 2023
None on record
Dr William Jeremy Curtis Trustee 11 March 2023
None on record
Adam Braithwaite Trustee 17 March 2018
None on record
KATHERINE HELEN OLIVER Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Dr Richard Charles Ghail Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Luthman Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £123.15k £125.77k £100.11k £377.32k £332.09k
Total expenditure £111.24k £93.05k £95.93k £214.14k £328.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £6.92k £10.00k 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 August 2023 01 October 2024 93 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 01 October 2024 93 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 30 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 21 December 2022 174 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 21 December 2022 174 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 07 April 2022 281 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 07 April 2022 281 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 20 November 2020 143 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 20 November 2020 143 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

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CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Dec 2016

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF UK SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE SUBJECTS OF SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND TO PROMOTE INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
SSEF
28 Old Brompton Road
South Kensington
LONDON
SW7 3SS
Phone:
07722073624
Email:
j.lyons@ssef.org.uk
Website:

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