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scientific committee on antarctic research

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Cambridge and operates in England And Wales, Argentina, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity has two main objectives: a) advance and promote scientific knowledge, understanding and education on any aspect of; and b) initiate, facilitate, co-ordinate and encourage international scientific research activity in; i)the Antarctic region;ii)on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system; and iii)on the effect of global change on the Antarctic region.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£534,614
Latest Expenditure
£618,949

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £527,360
Other Trading £0
Investments £7,254
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £614,720
Raising Funds £4,229
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£534,614£618,949£614,720£775,900£770,8236 / 150
2023£613,890£725,578£721,406£861,718£777,7586 / 150
2022£564,682£435,165£435,165£965,069£837,9234 / 150
2021£480,806£361,2000 / 0
2020£546,877£379,467£375,061£734,034£653,8314 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers