# SENSE ABOUT SCIENCE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1146170
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 29, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1146170


## Contact

- **Address:** Sense about Science, 41 Portland Place, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1B 1QH
- **Phone:** 02074909590
- **Email:** hello@senseaboutscience.org
- **Website:** http://www.senseaboutscience.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY BRANCH OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (INCLUDING SOCIAL SCIENCE) AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH RESEARCH.2 TO PROMOTE (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY) THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC OF, AND TO STIMULATE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN, THE CREATION, PRESENTATION AND USE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

**Activities:** Provide advice on scientific matters to the media, policymakers, the general public and others.Produce educational materials on scientific issues for the public as well as medical professionals and others.Respond to misleading or false information by providing the public with relevant scientific evidence.Promote the importance of independent scientific advice for public policy.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £795419 | £821715 | £373400 | 12 |
| April 5, 2024 | £750228 | £815566 | £399696 | 12 |
| April 5, 2023 | £754039 | £746192 | £465034 | 11 |
| April 5, 2022 | £887587 | £715359 | £457187 | 10 |
| April 5, 2021 | £626187 | £544545 | £284959 | 9 |



## Trustees

- Alessandro Allegra — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Catherine Guinard — appointed July 23, 2025
- Dr Maria Ulrika Fonjallaz Bjorksten — appointed Nov. 28, 2023
- James Wren — appointed March 15, 2018
- Michael Alan Conradi — appointed June 22, 2023
- Prof Robin Howard Lovell-Badge — appointed March 5, 2014
- Professor Lesley Yellowlees — appointed Nov. 28, 2023
- Professor Nicole Grobert — appointed July 22, 2025
- Professor Paul Garner — appointed Jan. 4, 2023
- Professor Willem van Saarloos — appointed Nov. 18, 2021
- Russ Tucker — appointed July 22, 2025
- Shaoni Bhattacharya — appointed Feb. 12, 2024
- Simon Denegri OBE — appointed July 1, 2025