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UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1182239LondonEducation and training
Income£92k2025-03-30
Spending£103ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause74th pctEducation and training
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space reported income of £92k and spending of £103k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £92k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 19th Wimbledon Scout Group (£92k), 1st Warsash Sea Scout Group (£92k) and British Society of Criminology (£92k).

Income and spending

£0£26k£52k£78k£103k2020 Income: £36,0612020 Spending: £1,60820202022 Income: £49,5982022 Spending: £24,90520222023 Income: £41,9042023 Spending: £72,92120232024 Income: £82,6392024 Spending: £55,12920242025 Income: £91,8432025 Spending: £103,4982025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS) is the UK's national student and early professional space charity - part of the international SEDS movement - supporting space enthusiasts across the country by running space projects, competitions, workshops, events, conferences, and more to inspire and educate.

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