Sense About Science

Analysis

Sense About Science is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2012, 14 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 06771027). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sense About Science reported income of £795k and spending of £822k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £626k to £795k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sense About Science sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charitycomms (£794k), Bovington Nursery (£796k) and Lighthouse on the Marsh (£793k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £222k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.