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Research Charities That specialise in Science

Discover 2,145 Research charities that specialise in science. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,145
Charities
£6,700,981,361
Total Income
£2,028,756
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

21 And Co

Beneficiary group, Education, Research, Social welfare

We run groups for children starting at one year old through to junior school age.The group encourage imaginative play and social interaction.The sessions also help parents experience new ways to help advance their childs development and communication skills.Annually we to run sessions on a wide range of subjects,all based on scientific and practical experience.Free of charge to parents & carers.

Latest Income: £86,787
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Clifton Scientific Trust Limited

Education, Research

Promoting excellence and relevance in science education through innovative pupil programmes of real life scientific exploration & application, building working partnerships between school & wider community, so science is experienced as a creative, questioning human activity. Activities include our award-winning post-16 UK-Japan Young Scientists programme & "Meet A Medic" with Primary Schools.

Latest Income: £86,238
Areas of Operation: Japan
Status: Registered
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Spelthorne U3a K2

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Monthly Meetings with speaker. Running interest groups: Art Appreciation, Book Clubs, Card Games, Collectables, Creative Writing, Craft, Exploring London, Family History, French, Gardening, Military History, Science & Technology, Golf, Italian, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Latin, Literature, Local History, Dancing, Music, Outings, Painting, Photography, Scrabble, Spanish, Theatre, Walking, Yoga.

Latest Income: £85,928
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Dilston Physic Garden LTD

Charity and VCS support, Education, Environment, Facilities, Heritage, Research

Botanic Garden. Science-led centre for education and wellbeing. 2 acres of natural habitat featuring 700 medicinal plants signposted with medicinal use, science, history and folklore. For general public, community, groups, schools, colleges and universities. Educational courses and workshops. Garden for wellbeing programme. Volunteering. Scientific research into plant medicine for the mind/brain.

Latest Income: £84,933
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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The Harrogate Choral Society (hcs)

Arts, Research

The society's activities are to educate the public in the art and science of choral music in the presentation of concerts and other activities and in furtherance thereof to encourage and support other musical activities in the local area.

Latest Income: £84,807
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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West Midland Bird Club

Charitable activities, Research

To advance the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of wild birds and wild bird study and to promote the conservation of, and raise public and scientific awareness of, wild birds and their habitats:

Latest Income: £84,401
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mathematics Recovery Council UK And Ireland

Beneficiary group, Research

The MR Council promotes the mathematical education of people including children and adults who teach or support them. The main activities of the charity are training professionals in implementing the Maths Recovery Programme in their settings and local authorities, promoting research into children's mathematical thinking through conferences and professional development.

Latest Income: £84,258
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Nottingham Festival Of Science And Curiosity Limited

Arts, Research

The charity's objects are to advance public understanding of science technology engineering and maths by providing activities as an annual festival of science and curiosity.Opportunities are targeted for the people of Nottingham and the East Midlands region and are designed to stimulate and nurture curiosity, creativity and innovation and to facilitate dialogue between researchers and public.

Latest Income: £83,999
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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London Firebird Orchestra

Arts, Research

The advancement of art and science of music through the management of an orchestra featuring musicians of the younger generation and the presentation of public concerts.

Latest Income: £83,904
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cancer Active

Health, Research

CANCERactive is a charity that exists to provide information from all published scientific sources around the world so that people wanting to beat cancer can make more informed choices.

Latest Income: £83,010
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Christian Science Society, Scarborough

Education, Research

Compassion bases our community outreach.All are most welcome to our Sunday service, our Sunday School (up to age 20) and Testimony Meetings.Our Reading Room is open to anyone wishing to learn more about Christian Science and is known as a place of sanctuary. We sponsor public talks on Christian healing and daily seek to address local, national and global issues through prayer.

Latest Income: £82,877
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Take The Jump

Environment, Research

To support citizens and communities to make lifestyle shifts that the science says are needed to stop climate change, providing them with the tools and community to sustain that change, and enable a shift in wider cultures and mindset as they go. Our focus is the UK, but have international collaborations and activities too.

Latest Income: £82,531
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Mathsmakers

Beneficiary group, Education, Research

The objectives of MathsMakers are to advance and promote mathematics education for young people in England. To achieve these objectives, MathsMakers delivers online and in-person afterschool and Saturday mathematics intervention programmes for students aged 10-16.

Latest Income: £82,520
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Christian Science Committee For "focus"

Beneficiary group, Research

THE COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE RELIGION BY THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & THE PROVISION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH FOSTER AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AN AWARENESS & AN APPRECIATION OF THE VALUES & TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE & WHICH ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £82,256
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Kids In Kathmandu Nepal

Beneficiary group, Education, Research

The sponsorship of 31 children and young adults through education age from 9 to 24 years. It includes 3 in 6th form and 14 in higher education. Provision of 6 breakfast clubs in 6 schools feeding just under 900 pupils every school day. Enhancing and improving facilities in the 6 schools through purchase of computers, installing solar panels, set up science labs and also replacing school furniture.

Latest Income: £81,985
Areas of Operation: Nepal
Status: Registered
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The Polar Citizen Science Collective

Charitable activities, Research

The Polar Citizen Science Collective creates opportunities for research and public education through citizen science, leveraging the reach of polar travelers to enhance understanding and protection of the polar regions.

Latest Income: £81,950
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The British Society For Clinical Neurophysiology

Research

To promote and assist the science and practice of clinical neurophysiology.

Latest Income: £81,865
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust

Charitable activities, Research

GRANT MAKING BODY TO ORGANIZATIONS TO PUBLIC BODIES IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS

Latest Income: £81,769
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Global Skills Centre

Charitable activities, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Research

The key services we offer are:- Educational, vocational and employment training - Information Advice and Guidance (i.e. employment, welfare benefits etc)- Digital Inclusion, ICT, ESOL and Employability workshops- STEM Programme (robotics, coding, mobile phone apps design and software programming)- Supplementary and after school learning activities in Maths, English (KS2, KS3 & KS4)

Latest Income: £81,658
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Nigel Gee Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Research

The Charity's objectives are (1) the advancement of education, in particular technical & vocational training for young people (2) the advancement of health (3) the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science (4) the relief of those in need because of age or ill-health and (5) such other charitable purposes consistent with the objects stated above.

Latest Income: £81,558
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Clinical Genetics Society

Research

To advance and promote the science, education and practice of clinical genetics by workers who have the common interest to understand, prevent, cure and allieviate conditions with a genetic aetiology.

Latest Income: £81,371
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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British Dietetic Association General And Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Research

The BDA GET exists to advance education and other purposes related to the science of dietetics. The Trust can make grants to individuals and to recognised associations or groups of people engaged in dietetic research and associated activities.

Latest Income: £80,741
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Lakeland Sinfonia CIO

Arts, Research

We educate the public in South Cumbria and North Lancashire in the art and science of orchestral music. We promote concerts in Kendal, and manage the Lakeland Sinfonia orchestra.

Latest Income: £80,557
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Human Resource Professionals Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Research

PROMOTING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTEDUCATION AND TRAININGAWARDING BURSARIES AND GRANTS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IN WORKPLACE CULTURE AND OTHER ASPECTS OF PEOPLE MANAGEMENT THAT IMPROVE WORKING LIVESPROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED

Latest Income: £80,343
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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International Society For Science And Religion

Research

ISSR was established in 2002 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion conducted where possible in an international and multi-faith context.

Latest Income: £80,061
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many science research charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,145 registered science research charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the science research charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of science research charities?

Science research charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for science research charities?

Across all science research charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of science research charities?

Science research charities have an average annual income of £2.0m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.