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wonderseekers

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. Wonderseekers is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Hampshire and operates in England.


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

Winchester Science Centre is an educational charity with a mission to build science capital for all, particularly children. Through the Science Centre (home to the UK's largest standalone planetarium) and an extensive schools, industry and community outreach/volunteer programme the charity works to spark curiosity and widen access and participation in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,767,000
Latest Expenditure
£3,320,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 57.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 65.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 35.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £758,000
Charitable Activities £2,070,000
Other Trading £913,000
Investments £26,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,179,000
Raising Funds £1,141,000
Governance £36,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,767,000£3,320,000£2,179,000£3,609,000£478,000101 / 5
2023£3,521,000£3,370,000£2,398,000£3,162,000£521,00050 / 1796
2022£3,630,000£2,869,000£2,113,000£3,011,000£737,00042 / 760
2021£1,488,000£1,849,000£1,591,000£2,250,000£056 / 3060
2020£3,180,000£2,682,000£1,988,000£2,611,000£073 / 4479

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers