UK Friends of the Science Museum Limited

Analysis

UK Friends of the Science Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05734244). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, UK Friends of the Science Museum Limited reported income of £2.3m and spending of £71k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,349 to £2.3m (+68367%), an average of +412% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 9359%. Over the whole period it spent 8.0% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, UK Friends of the Science Museum Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Unite Foundation (£2.3m), Canbury School Limited (£2.3m) and Coram Family Lives (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £45k. Reserves of £20k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.