The Society for Underwater Technology Limited

Analysis

The Society for Underwater Technology Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00932590). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Society for Underwater Technology Limited reported income of £356k and spending of £345k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £319k to £356k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 239%. 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 Society for Underwater Technology Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Film and Video Ltd (£356k), The British-German Association (£356k) and Ryedale Folk Museum (£354k).