The Science Council

Analysis

The Science Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Science Council reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £888k to £1.1m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Science Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gainsborough's House Society (£1.1m), Diorama Arts Centre (£1.1m) and Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith Ltd (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £681k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.