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Research Charities That specialise in Science

Discover 804 Research charities that specialise in science. Use the search below to filter within these results.

804
Charities
£3,871,727,922
Total Income
£3,346,351
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.

Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society

Economic and community development, Leisure, Research

Encouragement and General advancementof science and practice of agriculture and horticulture in the widest sense delivered through an annual show

Latest Income: £400,376
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Experimental Psychology Society

Arts, Health, Research

The Experimental Psychology Society is for the furtherance of scientific enquiry within the field of Psychology and cognate subjects. It holds periodical meetings at which papers are read and discussions are held. It disseminates information & educational material made available as a consequence of psychological reaearch, including publication of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Latest Income: £398,313
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Christian Science Committees On Publication For Great Britain And Ireland

Education, Health, Research

The charity supplies accurate information on Christian Science and its founder to the press, media in all its forms, Parliament, public sector institutions such as schools and hospitals, other religious organisations and private individuals.

Latest Income: £397,549
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Marx Memorial Library

Arts, Heritage, Research

Provision of a library of books, manuscripts and periodicals relating to the science of marxism, the history of socialism and the working class movement and the development of education provision thereof. Printing catalogues, bibliographies & other materials. Providing lectures & guided tours for the public & for students.

Latest Income: £391,603
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Ealing Junior Music School

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Research

Ealing Junior Music School is a registered Charitable Trust that offers music education on Saturdays to children aged from 3 to 18 years old. The declared Objects of the Trust are to advance education in the art and science of music by establishing a School for the teaching of music.See our website www.ejms.org.uk for fuller details of our activities.

Latest Income: £390,494
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Fenwick Charitable Trust

Heritage, Research

The preservation, protection and improvement of any listed buildings and any other property of national, historical, architectural, artistic or scientific interest; and the encourgement of access to and the study of the same.

Latest Income: £388,299
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Polonsky Foundation

Leisure, Research

The primary objectives of the Foundation are: to promote access to and dissemination of cultural heritage through support of major cultural and educational institutions; to support education and research in the humanities and social sciences; and to support excellence and innovation in the arts.

Latest Income: £380,373
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The World Of Glass (st Helens) Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

To educate the public generally in respect of science and technology with particular reference to the glass industry. To promote and advance public education by the maintenance of a museum to provide facilities for leisure-time occupation. To promote education in the sciences. To promote education in the arts and history

Latest Income: £369,027
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Chichester Medical Education Centre

Health, Research

Providing a Medical Centre for promoting and advancing by way of research lectures and discussions, the study and general knowledge of medicine and science and all matters relating to the progress and development of all branches of medicine, surgery, dentistry and veterinary medicine, for the benefit of mankind generally.

Latest Income: £358,726
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Exeter University Foundation

Education, Heritage, Research

To assist in the provision for research and instruction in the humanities and sciences; the maintaining the quality of teaching and research; and to promote the education of scholars and the public by the assistance and support of the museum(s) within the University of Exeter.

Latest Income: £352,416
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Trichologists Educational And Hospital Trust

Health, Research

The charity is involved in facilitating research and education in the science of hair and scalp.

Latest Income: £349,308
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund

Research

The purpose of the charity is to promote, assist and extend the science and study of Analytical Chemistry and of all questions relating to the analysis, nature and composition of natural and manufactured materials for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £340,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The British Friends Of Jerusalem College Of Technology

Associations, Education, Research

TO RAISE MONIES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY IN JERUSALEM , ISRAEL.

Latest Income: £333,825
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Ringing World Limited

Arts, Heritage, Research

To promote and foster the art, science and history of bells and bell ringing to bellringers and the general public, and in particular by publishing educational material and historical archives, facilitating communication, encouraging public interest and uniting the ringing community.

Latest Income: £327,169
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Geologists' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Research

To promote the study of geology, and advance earth science, by lectures, publications, field meetings, a website and a library of books, journals, maps and photos, and educating the public, including young people, about geology. Grants are made to other bodies, such as museums and field centres, and from 2009 to individuals, in support of the study of geology.

Latest Income: £326,219
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Mass Spectrometry Society

Research

The BMSS promotes the science of mass spectrometry through the running of its meetings, courses and other educational activities. It also provides financial support, both directly or via the members institution, primarily aimed at the younger members studying or in the early days of pursuing a career in mass spectrometry as well as for members new to mass spectrometry .

Latest Income: £317,679
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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First Church Of Christ, Scientist, London

Education, Research

This Kensington Church, open to everyone, provides for the community weekly Sunday Church Services, a Sunday School, Wednesday Testimony Meetings, a Christian Science Reading Room bookshop and sponsors regular free lectures. All details are on our church website www.firstlondon.org, with world-wide links to daily articles, podcasts and videos about Christian science.

Latest Income: £315,167
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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City & Guilds Art School Property Trust

Arts, Education, Research

The principal activity of the Trust, which was founded in 1879, is to support the teaching and training students in the Arts, Crafts and Sciences of the Fine Arts. The Trust maintains and develops the land and buildings occupied by the City & Guilds of London Art School, which operates as a separate independent charity since 1 April 2012 following a business transfer agreement.

Latest Income: £315,164
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Institute Of Automotive Engineer Assessors

Charitable activities, Research

To promote and develop for the public benefit the science of the design, manufacture and related technology of motor vehicles and the science of their repair; and to further public education therein.

Latest Income: £312,640
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Neuroblastoma UK

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Research

Neuroblastoma UK raises money to fund scientific research into the causes of neuroblastoma (a cancer affecting mainly young children) and improved treatments. It also provides support and advice to parents and others affected by the disease.

Latest Income: £303,350
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Pension Trust For Christian Science Nurses

Health, Professions, Research

Financial support of Christian Science Nurses by benevolence.

Latest Income: £295,076
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Blood Transfusion Society

Arts, Research

Providing a forum for discussion and communication.Promoting education.Providing a continuing professional development scheme.Producing professional guidelines.Publishing a members' newsletter and scientific journal.Encouraging research and development.Fostering links with relevant external bodies.

Latest Income: £290,166
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Suffolk Guild Of Ringers For The Diocese Of St Edmundsbury And Ipswich

Arts, Research

The purpose of the charity is to promote and encourage the practice of bellringing; to recruit, train and encourage bellringers in the practice of their art; to cultivate the art of scientific change ringing; to promote and advise on the preservation, renovation and augmentation of bells in an efficient condition.

Latest Income: £290,109
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

The SVAS exists to advance the education of the public in the science, practice and history of aviation and automotive transport by providing financial support and voluntary labour to maintain in working order the assets of the Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Rememberance Trust.

Latest Income: £289,028
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Hawthorne Trust Limited

Health, Housing, Professions, Research

Provision of Christian Science nursing/care in residence (registered office) or in private individuals' homes. Maintaining a Christian Science Nurses Training Centre at the registered office.

Latest Income: £285,184
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 804 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 £3.9bn 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 £3.3m. 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.