The Polar Citizen Science Collective

Analysis

The Polar Citizen Science Collective is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2020, 6 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 advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Polar Citizen Science Collective reported income of £68k and spending of £72k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £3,646 to £68k (+1753%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 1637%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, The Polar Citizen Science Collective 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ensemble Orquesta (£68k), The Orders and Medals Research Society (£68k) and New English Art Club (£68k).