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the association for science education

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. The Association For Science Education is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, 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

Improving science education for all young people, primarily but not exclusively across the UK. This is achieved by supporting science educators, including trainees, teachers, technicians, initial teacher educators and others in the sector through conferences, journals and resources, curriculum and professional development programmes and contributions to research and policy debates.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,477,881
Latest Expenditure
£1,559,447

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 8.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £11,589
Charitable Activities £1,399,569
Other Trading £62,430
Investments £4,293
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,471,710
Raising Funds £87,737
Governance £42,905
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,477,881£1,559,447£1,471,710£258,485£159,87423 / 120
2023£1,566,275£1,574,498£1,479,220£340,051£190,84834 / 120
2022£1,822,078£1,706,361£1,601,045£348,274£215,87735 / 403
2021£1,095,153£1,003,157£920,638£286,723£260,59127 / 684
2020£1,089,650£1,185,655£1,106,942£140,561£60,83526 / 684

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers