Cambridge Science Centre

Analysis

Cambridge Science Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 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 07962584). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cambridge Science Centre reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £622k to £1.4m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cambridge Science 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CLSG Bursary and Awards Fund (£1.4m), Castle House School Trust Limited (£1.4m) and Downs View Life Skills College (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 15% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £237k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.