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the scientific exploration society

The charity supports the general public. The Scientific Exploration Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Shaftesbury and operates in Bolivia, Chile, and various other locations.


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

Activities & Mission

Promotes, organises and supports expeditions for the exploration of developing regions of the world for the purpose of advancing knowledge of, or research into, or for the purpose of educating individuals in the geography, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, ecology and geology of their regions.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£137,154
Latest Expenditure
£133,966

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 97.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 97.7%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£137,154£133,9660 / 14
2023£147,774£118,1570 / 13
2022£95,720£123,5300 / 10
2021£46,891£67,2220 / 9
2020£97,160£112,4830 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers