Science Media Centre

Analysis

Science Media Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07560997). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Science Media Centre reported income of £775k and spending of £868k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £722k to £775k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Science Media Centre sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apples and Snakes (£772k), The Mighty Creatives (£775k) and Vaughan Williams Foundation (£771k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, charitable activities 5.3% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Reserves of £771k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.