Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Analysis

Bournemouth Natural Science Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bournemouth Natural Science Society reported income of £62k and spending of £79k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £54k to £62k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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, Bournemouth Natural Science Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Heritage Science Forum (£62k), World Heritage UK (£62k) and New Visuality (£62k).