EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE

Charity number: 1194239
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Exeter Science Centre is working to create a STEAMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Medicine) Discovery Centre for people of all ages and backgrounds. In parallel, we develop and deliver educational activities, events and information media for schools and the general public, particularly related to global issues and STEAMM research and industry in the region.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 26 April 2024

Total income: £112,919
Total expenditure: £62,994

People

5 Trustee(s)

59 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 another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Plymouth City
  • Somerset
  • Torbay

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 April 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE CIC (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROF JUSTIN SIMON DILLON Chair 27 April 2021
COUNCIL FOR LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Received: On time
Christopher John Sims Trustee 23 March 2023
None on record
Olga Petrakova Brown Trustee 27 April 2021
None on record
Dr Celia Amy Macklin Oxlade Trustee 27 April 2021
None on record
David Louis Solomides Trustee 27 April 2021
EXETER CONSORTIUM CIO
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 26/04/2022 26/04/2023 26/04/2024
Total gross income £74.47k £59.88k £112.92k
Total expenditure £48.86k £44.00k £62.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 26 April 2024 25 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 April 2024 25 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 26 April 2023 15 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 April 2023 15 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 26 April 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 April 2022 20 December 2022 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.

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.

Contact information

Address:
1 Marsh Green Road North
Marsh Barton Trading Estate
EXETER
EX2 8NY
Phone:
07821063890
Email:
info@exetersciencecentre.org
Website:

exetersciencecentre.org