Natural Sciences Collections Association

Analysis

Natural Sciences Collections Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in December 2019, 7 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Natural Sciences Collections Association reported income of £20k and spending of £24k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £7,927 to £20k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Natural Sciences Collections Association sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haydon Bridge Community Association (£20k), Gilbert Bayes Charitable Trust (£20k) and Derby Computer Museum (£20k).