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the needham research institute

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Activities & Mission

Building on the late Dr Joseph Needham's foundation, the Institute facilitates, promotes and develops academic research, publication and teaching in the fields of the history of science, medicine and technology in East Asia.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£633,273
Latest Expenditure
£729,715

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 104.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £105,250
Charitable Activities £71,641
Other Trading £0
Investments £447,580
Other Income £8,802

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £659,180
Raising Funds £70,535
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£633,273£729,715£659,180£17,652,156£09 / 0
2023£666,002£712,476£712,476£16,089,812£3,756,3219 / 3
2022£550,851£627,863£627,863£15,711,649£2,491,67210 / 0
2021£800,921£515,366£515,366£17,494,725£2,661,31511 / 0
2020£560,389£638,500£637,809£15,083,531£417,58610 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge
CB3 9AF
Registration Date
11 December 1968
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
311459
Charity Number
311459

Trustees

Dr CHRISTOPHER HUGHES
PROFESSOR MARTIN KENNETH JONES PHD
MICHAEL WOMACK
ELIZABETH ANN WRIGHT
Katie Lee
Dr Mary Augusta Brazelton
Dr Imre Galambos
Dr Charles Harpum QC Hon LLD
Professor Ying Jin
Professor Roel Sterckx

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE EAST ASIAN HISTORY OF SCIENCE TRUST
  • THE NEEDHAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE