REGisfKRED COMPANY YUMBER: 06771027 (Engl8nd gnd Wales)
REGISI'ERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1146170
REPORT OF THE TRusfELS AND
1sf4AUDITKD FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED S APRIL 2025
FOR
SENSE ABOUT SCIENCE
Mccabe Ford Willian
Chartered Aecountants
Charlton House
tkTrur Street
I)OVER
Kent
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REFERETr4CE APID ADMTr41STRATIVE DETAILS
FOR TKE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2D25
TRUSTEES
Drm J Fit4)atri¢k
Prof P J Hardaker
Prof R H Lovell-Balge Fmedsci FRS
Mr J Bruun (resi8Thed 15.5.25)
Mr J Wren
Piof W Vall Saarl(MTrs
ProfessorP A Gamei
ProfessorL J Yellowle
Mr M A Conrali
Dr M U Fonjallaz Bj0￿1¢￿
Ms S Bhattatharya
Mr C J Hardic (appointed 6.7.24} (resigt*d 30.12.24)
Ms C Guin¥d (appoinied 23.7.25)
DrR Tucker (appointed 22.7.25)
ProfessorN Grobert (appK)inted 22.7.25}
Mr S Denegri {appointed 1.7.25)
Mr A A Allegra (appointed 8.11.25)
COMPAf4Y SECRETARY
Ms T Brow
REGisfERED OFFICE
41 Portland Plac¢
IA>ndon
WIB IQH
REGisfERED COMPANY
NUMBER
06771027 ￿g18Thd and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY
IYUMBER
1146170
INDEPENDENf EXAMINER
Mccth Ford WilliaTnS
Chartered Ac£ountaTrts
Charlton Ho￿e
Dour Stre
DOVER
Kent
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REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED S APRIL 21125
The tn￿teeS WIK) are also directors of the charity for the pur￿￿ of th¢ Compw)ies Act 21)06. present their report with
the financial Statements of the charity for th¢ year etbjed 5 April 2025. The trus*es have adoptsd th¢ provisions of
Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5.' Statement of R¢comm¢nded Pra¢ti¢e applicable lo eharities prep￿iDg their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Rep)rting Stsndard applicable the UK and R¢publit of Ireland (FRS 102)
{eff￿tiv¢ l January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIFS
Obje¢tives and #iThs
The charity h*L8 two main obj¢ctives:
l. Tts &dYance the ¢ducation of the Jwbli¢ in any branch of scientifi¢ research {ill¢luding S￿]81 sci¢nc¢) aDd in particular
by the dissemination of swhiesearGh and usefvl intorn￿tion about su¢h res¢ar¢h,' and
2. To promtste (for the benefit of the comnwnity) the knowledge and uDderstanding of the public of. aT¥J to stirnulate
interest of the public in, the creation, presentsti¢)n artd us¢ of s¢ientifi¢ resear¢h.
Significanl aetivities
Our clmritable activities:
- Provide advice on s¢i¢ntific matters to th¢ m¢di4 p)li¢y makers. the general public and oth¢rs.
- Produce educational llMteria15 on scientific i&sues for the public well as researther5 alld others.
- Respond to misleading or fals¢ infomhatioth by providing the public with relevani ￿l¢ntIfiC ¢vid¢n¢e.
- Promote the imtx)rtance of iDd¢pendeDt scientific advice for public pTrlicy.
Much of the fvnd get￿ation occurs through the day to day W￿rk of the staty and volunteers. Focused fundraising
activities are ¢4rried out by the development team, inchKlitL8 8rant prop￿]5, projcd and progrdtnnK partheTships and
public appeals.
Publit bentfit
The tiustee5 of the charity have had du¢ r¢gard ttTr the Charity Commission's g¢n¢ral guidance on public benefit. The
¢harity's obje¢iives and aims have been reviewed taking this guidance into consideration aDd the trustees have noted the
extensive achievements of th¢ charity and th¢ ¢onknbution it makes to public lif¢.

SENSE ABOiIT SCIENCE
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR EYDED 5 APRIL 2025
ACHIEVEMEF4TS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable and fuThdrdising activities
l. Be¢ome the public voiee on evideDce
Our missioth is to en8a8¢ a￿d nK)bilise people to pursue bigh stsndards of evidenc¢ in public life, in¢luding ¢ha]knging
organisations and politi¢[a￿ to be trdn5parenl about the eviderKe they w8e and provide a clear chain of re&soning.
Evldence trAnS￿rencY ih government
We have initiated a series of mettings with Chi¢lS¢ientifi¢ Advi50r5 (CSA) across government to reignite discussions
transparellry of 6videncc. Ive d¢liv¢red a seminar for Senior civil setVODts in collal)oration wtth th¢ Institvte for
Govertunent and plan to publish evidence playiwk io help protect analy5ts' publication of evidencc from poliGy
pressures.
As part of our 'Show Your Workings. w?paign we CO￿lUCted a 5Dap transparetw review of six r¢¢¢ndy annOU￿¢d
policy meaSU￿s. We found that only thr¢e out of th¢ six poli¢i¢s met our trILsweIKy test. We are planning to continue
publishing ¢ransparency reviews of newly atlljtsunced wlicie5.
AItTrials Campgign
The Medicines for HumaTh Use {Clini¢al Trial%) (Amendment) Regulations 2¢Y24 w&% fonnally signed illto law in 2025,
making it a statutory requirement fiorn 2026 for all rnedieinaj ¢lin1¢￿ ttiais to r¢gister and publish a summary of results
within 12 months of the end of the tri￿. This aD]￿UnC¢M¢￿ marks a turning point for clinical trial transparency in the
UK but will only b¢ ¢ff¢ctive if ¢nforced by the HRA atNI MHRA. We wiu ¢ontinue to mollitor ￿MplIanCe wh¢n the
law COM￿ into forc&
2. E$tAbli5h kvid¢nTtthKnow-HoJY ￿ a publit goal
Our goal is a research community that is willing. able and cogni72nt of its capacity to empower Othe￿ and rewgnition
and increased adoption of our approach through VOYS. public engagement partnerships and putting public
empowerment at the heart o(the international evidence movement.
Volte of Young Stience: engaging earty Career researchers in public debate
The Voice olyoung Scienc¢ (VOYS) neTh¥ork is our unique network of around 61M)O Early Career Researchers (ECRS)
who are trained aT¥J motivated at the start of their cate¢rs tts be inspired and take r￿ponSibilIty for the publi¢
conv¢tsation around ￿1¢￿¢¢ and evIde[￿e.
Over this year w¢ d¢lEY¢r￿ six Standin8 up for Sci¢nce M￿rkSIK1pS with four in-person workshop5 held in London,
Norwich. Nottingham and Edinburgh and two online workshops. At these session& ECRS heard f￿M pane]s of ￿Ore
experieThc¢d r¢searGh¢rs as well as expert journalists. acadeTnics. and policymaker5 on how lo engage in the public
diS¢t￿lOn amund s¢ien¢e and re5carch.
Over 200 ECRS participated in VOYS workshops a¢ross our prtsgramme in 2024. WE al￿ delivered a bespoke Standing
up for S¢ienee workshop for do¢tora] rescarchers from thc Trials Research Meth)dology Doctora] Tt8illiTLg Programrne
b&sed at the University of Liv¢rpool.
Bespoke policy engag¢ment training was delivered to re5earchets from the Central England NERC Trainithg Alliance
{CENTA), the South alld East Network of Social Sciences {S¢NSS) and the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training
Confiden¢e in research
We ci)ntinued our parthership with El￿Vier lo develop a series of training resources to support ECRS be able to
¢ommuni¢ate confidently about res¢arGh evidence ar￿ re5euch practice with the public, policy attd media. These
resoiirces, including videos and 51ides, eov¢r topics from explaining uncertainty to Unders￿ldIng how to communicate
the quality arkd reltability of evidence to dealing wth the rough and tumble of communicating in prnctice will be h05t¢d
EJsevi¢rfs Researcher Academy plaÈform. To laU￿h the r¢sour¢es. we will deliver three webinars featuring expert
speakers to a global audience of resea￿heYs.
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Public enygement partnershit
akin
sense of dru
for ineurable cancer
In Gollaboration with res¢ar¢h¢rs ai Kithg's College Lolldo￿ London SclK)ol of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and
Qu¢¢tJ's University, Canada we cocreatsd a briefin8 pap¢r for the publi¢ and policy makers which explain5 how cancer
drngs are evaluated and approvd, highlighting the irnwrtance of transparency and ihe need foi rich dath that rellects
patL¢nt experiences for those with advattced disease.
Gastric b a$5 siir
In partnership with researchets from the University of Bristol we ￿￿reated a briefing paper itrtended to communicate the
tvidencc of a lar8e, rarKiomised control stlldy atx)ut th¢ safety and ¢osi-effe¢tiv¢ness of g&stric byp&85 for people living
with sev¢r¢ ob¢sity. The paitners wete able io present their in8i8hts and its inwli£atiotts for NHS s¢ryice planning to
MPS and Peers at Evidence Week.
Risk Know-How
We have ¢orttinued our partn¢r5hip with Lloyd's Register Foundation to develop Und￿sta[￿ing of 'Risk Kthow-HoW
focused on supporting communiti¢s to make str￿C of risk. Our Risk Know-How platforn. framewot* and training, 15
now a unique international resource on actionable risk inf0m￿ti0Th, aehievin8 rewgnEtion in discussions from th¢ UN to
the UK paAiam¢Dt, and making an impad with diver5c audiencc from mexico￿ jOUrn￿lSts to Spanish flo¢xls. We are
beginning a ¢ampaign of approaches to major risk inforniation providers, l¢x)king forthtir adoption of the frallKwork.
The fornia] launch ofthe Risk know-l¥)w MOOC with the Instityt¢ for th¢ Publi¢ Und¢rstandiD8 of Risk Singapore on
"Understanding and Comtnuni¢ating Risk. saw an incre&5e in re8iStration by 1009/0.
The ¢urat¢d bank of over 100 resourc&s on the platforn4 coveriD8 key sedot5. topics and themes from leading
organi5ations eg World BanK UNICEF and the European Space Agenry is ￿Illg used and shared widely. We have
suppl¢mented this resource bank with bespoke resoutees, re4uested by COMM￿lties, including how to interpret and
understand average climate teTnperdtur¢ (developcd with R0than￿d). a 5erie5 on Al and misinfomjauon (developed
with Maldita, a leading Spanish misillfomiaiion oigallisaiion) and a video series on the risk of
a¢cident at work (in collaboration with SafetyKnot).
We hav¢ delivered training in the framework to Spain's Nationa] oifiee for scie1￿e Advice'5 new scientifi¢ advisers.
Europew4 Geos¢i¢nces Union's policy taskforce 8￿j UK ParliamcThtariall staff at Evidence Week. This r¢sult¢d in
Victoria Collins MP advocating for the fram¢wDrk to b¢ ib)¢lud¢d io Government's evaluation of risk con)municatIo￿ of
flooding to the Mini51er of FloodiD&
We estimat¢ that incliLdin8 expert contribution% r48our¢¢s and intern support we have leverd8ed over £295,400 of
support for the Risk Know-Htsw projcct
F.vldente Week in UK parliament
Sense about S¢ien¢e and the Parl2amentsry Office of Science and TeGhnok>gy IPOST) orgaDised Evid¢llce Week 2024
in partnership with the House of Conunons Library, the How¢ of Lords Library, the UK Statistics Authority, Ipsos, Full
Fac¢ MumsNeL Moll¢ySavingExperL Shout Out UK, Imperial College IA)ndon alld research ill5tibJtioDs acmss the UK.
FI￿ days of training Sessions for parliamenlary staff and two days of w)licy briefjngs in WestmiDster for MPS a[￿ Peers,
were opened by the first livestreamed Reverse S¢ltct Comtnilt¢¢. with committee chai[5 and national ¢xp¢rts beitJB ij) the
witness stand, responding to voters wkn came to Parliament from across the UK to Lsk for evidcnce. Hundred5 of
peopl¢ submitted questions. and hundreds more watched online. reminding polsticiarG that 74(A+ of the public think it is
important that th¢ govemment shares 011 the cwdcn£e used to rnake importan¢ poli¢y decisions. Topi¢$ ranged fron)
patemity let4ve and restorative justice to child w>verfy and transFK>rt spending.
Evidence Week 2024 welcomed more reseanhets th￿1 ev¢r befor¢ into P8rliam¢nt to deliver s1¥)rt w>licy briefings to
MPS, PeeT5 and Parliamentary staff on their new ¢viden¢e and insights on ￿erging rx)licy issue5. Topics coveTed
included briefings on school attendatKe. dealillg with Clin￿1¢ ullrertainti¢& handlillg patient Complaints in th¢ NHS, and
electrifyin8 air trav¢l. Ov¢r the two days of briefings. mor¢ than 300 new conne¢tions were made between
Pc1rlianientarians atld researchers wantin8 kn brtng their evidence into policYn￿killg. engaging with the offlces of over 80
MPS and 14 P¢¢rs.
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RespDn5ible H*ndover
Artifjcial intelligence {AI) and data science toots are emerging all arouThi w, with applicatio￿$ ranging from medi¢a] to
agri¢ulturdl, fina0¢1￿ to defrnce. At every level iu ￿CIety there is justified ¢on¢ern aboui bad dectsious resulting from
Al if organi5ations Jnisunderstand how to ￿se then4 01 don't properly asYss the strengths and weakness¢s of outputs
b¢ftsre implementing them.
Responsibl¢ Handover. lauDGhed in September 2024. is a WliV¢Tsal fraIn￿ that COVCTS the governance Wdp ITh the
adoption of AI and advaDced dats tools and texh. Well¢ome 5UPPOrted our creation of it following th¢ publication of our
data scien¢e guide atml people eonta¢ting us whistle blowin8 on the appliralions bypassing evidence gateways
2nd standards it) high-risk areas. The framework allows tool developers and athpt¢rs to ¢]￿1fy the origiffj wiability and
limitatiojjs of At too15. and apply it appmpriatrly.
We are now in exploring the possibtlity of hosting the framewo￿ on a governan¢e-builder platforni and are enga8ed in
adoption discussions with international partnen including Australi4 NZ and UK governmen￿ US fiuJd¢r nerworks and
the International Science Coun¢il.
3. Cultfiv#te frank discusslon lbollt difficuh evideDce
We aim to capture atKt commw)i¢ate our etho& insights and achievemen￿ to I￿naSt their infjuence aThl improve
supp)rt.
The John M#ddox Prize: Standing up for Seitllee
The John Maddox prize 15 a joiDt iThitiative of th¢ charity Sense abo￿ ScieDce aDd the leading international scientific
joumal Nature. The prize has been awdrded attnuaily since 2012 to it￿1vIdUaLl who stand up for sound science alld
eviden¢c, adYancin8 the public dis¢wsiou of diiflcult topics desptte chall¢nges orhostility.
In 2024 Patrick Ball was re¢ognised with the John Maddox Prtze and Kelty Cobey with the Maddox Early co￿£r
Award, for stattding up for science in the publi¢ interesi.
P2tri¢k Ball was r¢eognised for his outstanding work in identifyin& cthloguing and pnTrse£utrng war crim&s using
Tigorou5 Statisti¢al alld mathematical mod¢lling. Patrick has analyscd dats on human rights violaiions and killings from
Bosnia. Till)or-L¢ste. Guatemala. Colombi4 El Sdvador. Pen4 Syri4 K050vo, Sierra l£one, and even the USA.
Notably, he served a5 a witness in 2021 at the IDterDationai Criminal Tributtal for the fonner Yu8051aYia against
SlobodaD Milos¢viG, the fortner President of St￿1a.
Kelly Cobey is the Director of the Metar¢sear¢h and Open Science Program at the Univ¢rsity of Ottawa Heart Instibjte.
She was recognised for ber work on implementin8 opetj 5fLa]c¢ and advocxy for the n#d to r¢fomh research
a8sessment. particularly around the rising problem olpredatory joumais.
A special jlldges. commendation goes to Dr Shiba Subedi. a seistnolo815t at the Nepal Ae8demy of Technology and
S¢ien¢e. in recognition of his efforts to raise earthquake awar¢ness and preparedn¢55 in Nepal.
Leveraged r¢$ourees
Across all of the organisation's, a¢tivitie5. we eslimate that we have lev¢W a further £192.000 of support takiDg into
account fa¢ilitie5 given free of ¢harge. administsative suppor4 expert and partner input as well as UKRI-fi]nded
internships. This is in addition to the extensive resources lev¢raged by the Risk Know-How project.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FlnAncio1 position
The charity held fijnds at the year¢￿1 totalling £373,4￿> (2024- £399,696).
Reserves polley
Tlie TnL5tees actively review the poliGy Lll line with planned strdtesy and fiEtur¢ commitments. The trustees aspire to hold
six months fixed costs in r¢serve, in order fo supporl Organisatioti￿ resilienee and SiLStainability. to invest in new areas
of woi'k and maintain cashflow and continuiry of business. Ptogress is reviewed at mc¢¢iTW of the Governance and
Pl&tJniTr8 Committee and the amount s¢t &sid¢ is r¢vis¢d in a¢cordan¢e with piojttted income and ¢xpthdibJre.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Going concern
The trthqtees are confident that the Gharity has sufficienl reserves and iWA)me streatDs to cfjntinue for the foreseeable
tur¢.
srRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing do¢ument
The ¢tLarity is controlled by its 8overni118 documenL a deed of fnLsi and con5titute5 a limit¢d ¢ompany, limited by
guarantee, u defitted by th¢ Compa￿leS Art 2006.
Re¢ruitm¢nt Ind #ppoiThtmeD¢ ofDeiY trusttts
The Deed gives the power to ¢le¢t or Cr￿P1 individuals to the ¢hariry. Tn￿£￿$ serve a 4 year t¢tm followed by a
possible renewable terni of 3 year5. The Governance and Pla[￿]ng Committre maintsins an overyiew of skills and
experience needs and a succession plan is maintained in consultstion with th¢ Eoard of trus*es. Trnstee va¢an¢ie$ are
adv¢rtised and potential tr￿lee5 are a]so identified through Sejjse alK)ut scie￿es wd¢r n¢tworks.
A truske resourre is maintained aDd all tr￿stee5 participate iD induction 5essioL%. Poli¢ies relevant to tswsfee5 are
included within the stafFhatJdbook.
OrgaDis¥tion#l stnT¢knre
The charity is registered &8 & ￿MpanY limited by guarantee. The Board of Trnstee5 meets four times a year, in¢lvding a
strategy session. During the year there were an averdge of elcvtn trustees.
Th¢ ¢haTiiy specifie8 that a Chair should be elected annualty. ID the event of D) allernative nominations. th¢ currellt
Chair is automatically ele¢ted at the final tneetillg of the year.
The Gov¢rnan¢e a[￿ PiaDuing Committee i5 8 subcoD]mittee of the Botrd which provid¢s in depth review alld challenge
of policies, resources and fjnaocial platwiog, budgeting attd reporting. It re]NTrrt5 to the Board three times a year.
Remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer i5 reviewed by an ad IK)c group led by the Chou atsd th¢ Chair of the
Governance and Planning Committee.
A¢tivitie6 are C￿rdInated by a Small office team and supported by a wide network of organisations and voluthecfs from
all areas of science alld swiety.
The tn￿te¢s, policy is to ensure the Chatity is not dependen( up)n a single y)urez of fi￿dIng and r￿tiveS its
financial support from a diversity of fiLThdillg sources.. it currently reccives ￿ndIng from trusts and foundation5,
individual sciellti5ts alld ll￿Mbers of the public. learned societies. alld scholarly publish¢rs. DoDations are governed by a
fiinding policy and th¢ ¢hatity fimdroising strnte8y wms for diverse Sol￿ces of fi￿ding. No 8Tant or funding of any kind
entitles any organisation to decision4JhakiThg authortty. External fi￿ding will not divert Sense abo￿ S¢1¢￿e from its
agreed aims and values.
Key management remunerAtion
Remuneration for the staff is a￿eed by the D1re£lorlDir￿rf5 t¢anL under the oversight of the Governanct and Planning
Cojnmittee. The Dir￿t￿tr$ r¢muner&tion is agr￿d by the C*air in coLsuitation with the BoaTd of Trustees.
Risk management
Th¢ Board and. through delegated resw)Dsibility, trustees on our Goverll¥￿ce and Planning Committee, regularly review
the major iisks ihat tlle organisalion faces in tern)s of its ¢haritabl¢ Objectiv￿ fitwices, governance and leadership,
statutory complRanee atld replllation. These are updated and reviewed on an ongoing b￿lS and a risk app¢tit¢. mapping
high. mediu]n and low risks is prepared qiwterly so that tre[￿ over time Gan be Identif￿d.

SENSE ABouf SCIENCE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRFL 2025
This report has been prepared in xcordanee with the special provisiojks of Part IS of the Companies Ac12006 relating
lo small wmpanies.
2211212￿25
Approved by orderof the board of tn￿rtS on................................. ..... .... and signed on its khalf by:
Mr S DenegTi- TnLStee
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INDEPENDE￿r EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF
SENSE ABOUT SCIENCE
Independent exgmiMer'$ rep)rt to the trnsttes of Stmse About Science ethe Compxny.)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the aceowits of the Company for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Responsibi]itios and bBsis of report
As the charity's truste¢s of the CompaEJy (and a]so its directors for the PUTrKw of company law} you are re5PO]J5ible for
th¢ pr¢parationof the accounts accordance with the requir¢m¢nts of th¢ Cwies Act 2006 (Ihe 2006 Ac¢).
Ha￿ng satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company ar¢ not required to b¢ audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act
and are eligible for independent txamination, I rerA>rt in respect of my examination of your chaTity's 8¢counts as carried
oui undcr Section 145 of the ￿tieS Act 2011 (Ih¢ 2011 A¢fj- In canying out my exarnination I h&v¢ followed the
Directions given by the Charity Cornmi&sion under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL
Independent exArnRner's ststement
Since your charity's gross inwme exceeded £250.IKIO yow examiner must be a member of a listed IKMIY. I can confim)
that I am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of the I￿rtI1￿1¢ of Chartei¢d A¢countaThts i
England and Wai¢s, whi¢h is one of the listed bodies.
I hY4ve completed my examination. l ¢ottfimi that th) matkrs hav¢ ¢om¢ to my attention in connection Wtth the
examination 8Lving me cause to believe-
a¢counting records were not k¢pt in respect of the Comp8ny as r4uired by Scrtion 386 tsf the 2006 ACL 01
the a¢¢ounts do not ac¢ord with those records" ot
the accounts do not ¢omply with th¢ aecounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act oth¢r than any
requirement that the accouDts give a true and fair Y&ew which is Dot a nthmer Considered as part of an independent
examination. or
th¢ accounts have tK)t been prepared accordance with the metho05 a￿d prin¢iples of the Statement of
Recommtlld￿ Practice for accounting and reporting by Charities (applicable lo charities preparing their accounts
in accordaDce wryth the Finaneial Reporting Standard applicabk in the UK and Republic of Ir¢lond (FRS 102)).
I have no conc¢rns and have ¢ome ocmss MI other matt¢rs in conne¢tion with the examination to which attention should
be drawn thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be rea¢bed.
Mr John SheatherBSc FCA
Mccabe Ford Williams
Chartered Accountants
Charlton House
Dour Street
DOVER
Kent
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srAT£MENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIvrrIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED S APRIL 2025
5.4.25
Totsl
fimds
5.4.24
Total
nds
Unre5tric¢ed R*ictrd
fimds
fimd$
COME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations gJLd legacies
239214
239,214
308,586
Charitable activities
Projects
247,266
304.796
552,062
438,160
tnvestment income
4,143
4,143
3,482
Totsl
490.623
304.796
795.419
750,228
EXPENDITURE ON
Fundraising projects
14.481
14.481
13,340
Cbaritable 4¢1iviti¢s
Projects
516,161
291.073
807.234
802,226
Tot•1
530,642
291,073
821.715
815.566
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Tr*nsfer5 between fllllds
(40.019)
4,674
13,723
(4.674}
{26.296)
{65,3381
17
r4e¢ movemeTht In funds
(35J45)
9.049
(26,296)
(65.338)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fi]nds brought fotivard
257.544
142,152
399.696
465.034
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
222,199
151,201
373,400
399.696
The ￿t¢S forni part of these fina￿¢1￿ staiements
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BALANCE SHErr
S APRIL 2025
5.4.25
Total
nds
5.4.24
Total
Umtstricted Restri¢t¢d
fun(Ls
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tatlgible &45ets
12
221
CURRENf ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hamd
13
14
40.723
236.083
40,723
393,297
124.910
351,201
157.214
276.806
157214
434,020
476,111
cRED￿ORs
Amounts falling due within on¢ year
15
(54.607)
{6.013)
{60,620)
(76,636)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
222,199
151.201
373.400
399,475
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILMES
222.199
151.201
373.400
399,696
NEI, ￿ETs
222.199
151,201
373,400
399,696
FUNDS
Unrestricted fi￿d$
Restricted fimd5
17
Y22,l99
151201
257,544
142.152
TOTAL FUIYDS
373,400
399,696
The charitable company is entitled to ¢xemption from audit under Se¢tion 477 01 the Con]panies Act 2006 for the year
end¢d 5 April 2025.
The rnember5 have not required the company lo obtain at) audtt of its fillancial statements for th¢ year ended
5 April 2025 in atcordarL¢e with S¢dion 476 of the Companics AGt 2006.
The truste¢s acktLowled8e their responsibilities for
(a)
¢nsuring that the ¢haritabl¢ cotnpany kEePS accounting rc¢(wds that comply with Sc¢tiot)s 386 snd 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and
prepaTing financial 5tatement8 whieh give a true and fair view of the state of affaits of the charitable company as
at the end of ¢ach tinanCi￿ year and of its surplus or defi¢it for each financial year in accordallc¢ with the
requirejnents of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the TeqUi[tu￿uts of the Companies A¢t
2006 relating to finan¢ial statements. so far as applicable ¢0 the ¢haritable ¢ompany.
(b)
These financial statements have been prepared in arKordance with the provisJon$ appli¢able to charitable companies
subject to the small compalliu regime.
The finaDcial statements were approved by the Board of Trustvts and authoris¢d for issue
2y1.?￿s........................... and wer¢ signed on its beh8]fby:
on
Mr S Dtnegri- Trustee
The notes form part ofth¢s¢ financial siatell￿ts
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CASH FLOW sfATEMEF
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2•25
S.425
5.4.24
Not
Cash flows from openting actlvltits
Cash generated from operations
37,953
128.235)
Net cash provid¢d byl(us¢d in) operating acttvities
37,953
(28235)
C%sh flows from investing attivitits
Interest re¢eiYed
4,143
3,482
Net cash provided by investing acttvitie5
4.143
3,482
Challge in cash ind cash equivalents in
the reportlllg period
Casb and t￿h equiv#leNts *¢ the
begiijnillg of tht reportittg period
42,096
124,753)
351201
375.954
Cash ¢#$h ¢quiv*ltnts #t the end of
the reporting p¢riod
393297
351,201
The notes forn? part of these financial state￿*￿ts
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED S APIUL 2925
RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
AcfIvITIES
5.4.25
5.4.24
Net expendlthre for th¢ reporting p¢riod {*s per the StstemeRt •r
FinantiAI Activities)
Adju5tThents for:
Depreciation charges
Interest rec¢ived
Decrease itt debtors
{DeGreaseyincrt&se in creditOf5
(26,296)
(65.338)
221
(4,143)
84.187
(16.016)
221
(3,482)
4,108
36,256
Net £a$h provided byl(used ID} oper%tions
37.953
(28,235)
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES JN NET FUNDS
At 6_4.24
Cash flow
At 5.4.25
Net eash
Cash ot b8nk 8t￿ in hand
351,201
41096
393.297
351201
42,096
393,297
Total
351201
42,096
393,297
The note5 forni part of th¢5¢ financial staieftknts
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SEFISE ABO￿[ SCIENCE
N(YfES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED S APRIL 2025
STAT￿roRy INFORMATION
Sethse About Science is an incorporated Charity. limited by gilara￿ without shsre capital, registered in England
and Wales. Th¢ charitys registered number. principal addr￿ and natttr¢ of operations Can be found in the
Report olthe TIustees.
The presentstion currency of the financial statements is the Pound sterli￿ (¥.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basi$ of prep•ring the finallcial stat¢m¢nts
The fjnancial Statements of the thatiiable ￿MpanY. svhich is a public brnefit etttity under FRS 102, have bern
prepared in accordance with the Charitios SORP (FRS 102)'A¢counting and R¢portitig by Ch￿ttle$.. Sta¢em¢nt
of Recommended Practice appli¢able ￿ ¢lMrities preparing their accouuts in accordance with the Financial
Re￿rtIng Standard applicable in the UK aDd Republic of Jrelalld (FRS 102) (¢ffe¢tive l January 2019).,
Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial RerK>rting Stat￿ard applicable in the UK and Republic of
IrelaTLd' and the Cornpanies Act 2006. The fllwL¢ial thtetD¢nts ha￿ been prepara und¢r the hi5toriGai ￿$1
convcntton.
Income
Ail income is recognised in the Ststement of Fin8￿¢1￿1 A￿ty[￿&S ODCC the charity has entiilemellt to thc funds. it
is piobablt that the ineorne will be re￿iVed aDd the amount c8n be theas￿ed ffliably.
G(￿dS service5 donated to the charity ar¢ only recoguised they Ma￿la1 to the f]llancial stateme]￿.
The trnst¢es do not ¢ollsider it practical to value these goods servi￿.
Expenditure
Liabiliti¢$ are recogni5ed a5 expenditure &$ 500n &$ there is a legal or constructive obligation ¢ommitting the
charity to that expendih]re, il is probable that a traTksfeT of economic benEfits will be required in scttlement and
the amount of the obligation can be me&5ured reliably. Expetylituw is ac¢oun*d for on an ac¢Tuals basis and has
been classified und¢r h¢adings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Ivhere costs cannot be directly
attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities a basis ¢on5iSteTht with thc of
resour¢es.
Tangible fixed A85ets
The charity piovides for depreciation on a 2(PA strdigbt line b&8is rn order to writ¢ off ea¢h asset ov¢r its
estimated ￿￿e[￿l life.
'Ihe chariiy has a Capitalisation policy wher¢ by tangible assets are only capitaiised if they cosl mor¢ than £500.
Tangible &ssets under £500 at¢ written to th¢ statement of finan¢iai adivi11¢5 as an expense.
Tgxation
The charity is exempt from corpoTatK)n tax on its ¢haritable activities.
Fund 9¢¢0Ullting
Unrestricted fund5 can be used in accordance with the dwitable obj￿tiVeS at the discretion o(the truste&%.
Designated funds comprix wwtri¢ted fiwds have been set aside by the bu$￿e$ for particular pU￿0￿eS.
Restricted fuNds ¢aTL 4Mly b¢ US￿ for partiGular rthided purw)ses within th¢ objects of the C￿￿1(Y. Reslrictions
arise when specifled by the donor or when fI￿)dS are raised for particular ￿5¢[]Gt¢4 purp05e5.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each filnd LS included inthe ￿TrIeS to the finart¢ial ststements.
Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies #It translated into sterltng at the rates of ex¢hange tvling at the
b￿an¢t sheet date. Tiansactions in foreign ¢urrencies atE tra]]slateil into Ster1￿8 at the rate of exchange wlit)g at
the date of transaction. Exchang¢ difference5 are taken into account in arriving at the operdting resulL
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SKNSE ABoirr SCIENCE
N(YTES TO THE Fif4Af4CIAL sfATEMENTS- eolltiDu¢d
FOR THE YEAR ENDED S APXIL 2025
ACCOUNTif4G POLICtES- ¢oTh¢inu¢d
Hire purch95e and lea55ttg eommltmemts
R¢ntals paid wlder operatin8 lease5 are charged to the Stal¢m¢nt of FirAtk¢iil Activities on a straight line basis
ove¥ the period of the lease.
Pension costs and other p05t-retirement benefits
Th¢ charitable company operates a defined Contribution pension SGheme. Contribution$ payable to the charitsble
compatjy's pewion scheme gre char8ed to the Statementof Fim8n¢ial Activities An the period to which they relat¢.
DONATIONS AIYD LEGACIgS
5.4.25
5.4.24
Donations (illcluding gift aid)
239.214
308,586
INVEsfMENf INCOME
5.4.25
5.4.24
Bank inter¢st
4,143
3,482
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE AcrtvrriES
5.4.25
5.4.24
AGtivity
Projects
Grants
552.062
438,160
CHARITABLE ACTivrriES cosrs
SuprrfTrrt
Costs (see
note 7)
Dire¢t
Costs
Totals
Projects
7Y2227
15,007
807,234
SUPPORT COSTS
Governan¢¢
Projects
15,007
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NOTES TO THE FIYI ANCIAL STATEMENIS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
SUPPORT COSTS- tontinued
Support costs. itt¢luded in the aknv¢, ar¢ As follo￿.
5.4.25
5.4.24
Totsl
a¢tiviti¢s
Proj¢¢ts
Independ¢nt ¢xamin¢¢s rtmuneration
Board of tElJ5tees' meelings
TnJst¢es' ¢xp¢ns¢s
Sundries
Bookk¢eping and payroll
3,988
1,107
1,220
619
8.073
3.500
87
1,250
8.540
15,007
13.377
NET INCOMFJ(EXPEf4DrruRE)
Net incom¢l(¢xp¢nditure) is sthted after chargingl(crediting):
5.4.25
5.4.24
Independent ¢xamiTJerfs rernuneration
Depreciation- owned assets
Rent
3,988
221
48,557
3.500
221
68,745
TRu￿EES, REMUNERATION AI¥D BENEFf13
There were ￿ tswte¢s' r¢munerntioA or other benefits foT the year 5 April 2025 ror for the year ¢nd¢d
5 April 2024.
Truste￿ expenses
In the year etmled 5 April 2025. £1.220 (2024- £12501 Icimbursed to two (n￿tte$.
io.
srAFF COSTS
5.4.25
5.4.24
Wages and salaries
Social secuTity wsts
Otherpension costs
554,053
50,094
17,411
524.640
45,152
16.280
621,558
586,072
The average monthly nurnber of employees during the year w&8 a8 follows..
5.4.25
12
5.4.24
12
Employees
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NOTES TO THE FIIYANCIAL STATEMENfs- continued
FOR THE I'EAR ENDED S APRIL 2025
AFF COSTS- coDtiDlled
The number of ernployees whose employee benefits (¢xcluding ¢mplOy¢rpe￿I0ll costs) ex¢¢ed¢d £60,000 was..
5.4.25
5.4.24
£60,001- £70,000
£70,001- £80,000
£130,001- £140.0￿)
St*ff redundgney ￿Yrnents
During the year paym¢nts tothlling £2,154 of paym¢ttts %we rnade {2024 - £nil), of wthich £1.077
wer¢ contraclual and the remaining £1,077 w￿e not￿Sta1utory paymen
ii.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACIIVITIES
UnTestri¢ted
fi]nds
Restricted
funds
Total
fi]nds
INCOME Af4D ENDOIIThIENTS FROM
Donations and legaeies
308.586
308,586
Charil4ble activltlej
Projects
149.350
288,810
438.160
Investment in¢om¢
3.482
3,482
Total
461,418
288.810
750.228
XPEf4DrruRE or4
Futidrai%in8 projects
11.340
13,340
Ch•rit#ble adfvlties
Projects
579.032
223,194
802226
Total
592,372
223.194
815,566
r4ET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
(130,954)
65.616
(65,338)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total ￿ndS brought foThvard
388.498
76.536
465,034
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
257.544
142,152
399,696
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS- cokntinued
FOR THE YKAR ENDED S APRIL 2025
12.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Office
equipm¢nt
COST
At 6 ApTiI 2024 and 5 April 2025
6,189
DEPRECIATION
At 6 April 2024
Char8e for y¢ar
5.968
221
At 5 April 2025
6.189
NET BOOK VALUE
At 5 April 2025
At 5 April 2024
221
13.
DEBTORS: Amouiyfs FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YKAR
5.4.25
5.4.24
Operating debtOf5
Other d¢btors
39,723
1,000
86,581
38.329
40,723
124,910
14.
CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
5.4.25
5.4.24
Lloyds Register
Foundation
General fut
Peritia Total fimds
Totsl funds
lftterest savings a¢¢ouDt
Bank c￿rrent acc4)unls
Euro a¢count
222,011
9.120
4,951
157,214
379.225
9.120
4,951
259,581
21,864
69,756
236.082
157.214
393296
351,201
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS- totttinued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
15.
CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
5.425
5.424
Op¢rating Creditors
Social security and other taxe5
Oth¢r Creditors
34,519
13,936
12,165
50,485
13,778
12,373
60.620
76,636
16.
LEAStNG AGREEI¥IETrrrs
Totol opemitig lease Commitment at the Year￿￿j 5 April 2025 is £68,062 {2024: £122,512) thle as folk>Ths:
Within one year- £54,450
In one to flve years- £13.612
After fiv¢ Ye￿5- £nil
17.
MOVEMENf IN FUNDS
Net
movemeDt
in fijnds
TrdtLsfcTS
betwten
At
5.4.25
At 6.4.24
Unrestricted funds
General fund
257,544
{40,019}
4,674
222,199
RtStricted fund5
Peritia
Lloyd5 Register Foundation
4,674
137.478
(4,674)
13.723
151,201
142,152
13.723
(4.674)
151,201
TOTAL FUTr4DS
399,696
(26296)
373.400
Net movem¢nt itt ￿lld$, in¢luded in th¢ aE*)v¢ are as follows:
IM)ming
Movement
in fi￿dS
expended
Unrestrieied funds
Gener￿ fi]nd
490.623
(530.642)
{40,019)
R￿t￿leted funds
Lloyds Kegister Foundation
304.796
(291.0731
13,723
TOTAL FUNDS
795.419
(821.715)
(26,296)
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NOTES TO THE FifiANCIAL sfATEMENTS- contillued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
17.
MOVEMEIYT IN FUNDS- continwd
ComparAtIv￿ for movement in fwids
rnovement
in fi￿dS
At
5.4.24
At 6.4.23
Unrestri¢t¢d funrfs
General fund
388.49¥
(130.954)
257,544
Restricted fuDd8
Peritia
Lloyds RegiqterFoundatioo
9529
67,007
{4.855}
70,471
4.674
137,478
76,536
65,616
141152
TOTAL FUNDS
465,034
{65.338)
399,696
Comparative net movement in fwids, in¢luded in th¢ above are as follow:
Incoming Rtsowtts Movement
expended
in fi]nd5
Unrestricted funds
General fund
461.418
{592.372)
(130.954)
R¢stritt¢d fvn¢ts
Peiitia
Lloyds Register Foundation
(4.855)
{218.339)
(4.855)
70,471
288,810
288,810
(223.194)
65.616
TOTAL FUNDS
750228
(815,566)
(65,338)
The Peritia restricted fund represents amounts rtteivd for citizcns w>rkslK)ps in tA>ndon in 2022 and user
iesting of a Trnst Toolkit developed project partncrs ID Europe. The pmject now been completed
with pemiission from th¢ main do￿￿ the fund brought forward of £4,674 hs Lwn transf¢rTed to unr¢strieted
fund5 in the year.
The Lloyds Register Foundation restricted fund is for the projttt to develop understsDding of Risk Know How.
The fund ha5 a balance Garried fonyard of £151.201 (2024.. £137.478).
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SEf4SE ABOUT saENCE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eoNtitbUtd
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED S APRIL 2015
18. RELATED PARTY DlSCtnSURLS
During the year donation5 totslling £120 (2024- £120) weff received frotD the trllste¢5.
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DETAILED sfATEllfENf OF FINANCIAL AcrivrriES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
5.4.25
5.4.24
INCOME AND Ef4DOWMEiYrs
Do￿tIOnS And legaeles
Donations {iThcludin8 gift aid)
239,214
308,586
Investment in¢oMe
Ballk iDterest
4,143
3.482
Charitable activilie5
Grants
552,062
438.160
Tot￿1 ineomiMg resourees
795,419
750.228
EXPENDITURE
Raising donalioDS and leycies
Wages
Social security
P¢nsions
12,714
.321
446
11,694
1.232
414
14.481
13,340
ch￿ri￿bIe Activities
Wages
Social s¢cwity
Pensions
Rent, servi¢e ¢horg¢4 rotes ond ¢le¢tri¢ity
I￿￿UranCe
Computer and website
T¢l¢phon¢
Postage and stationery
Bank ¢harges
Project ￿lated expenses
Excbange rate variances
Repairs, renewa]s and equipnxnt
O￿lCe equipmellt depreciation
541.339
48,773
16,965
48,557
2,332
22.914
505
3.798
512.946
43,920
15.866
68,745
1,315
43,621
291
5.367
435
94.023
1,043
1,056
221
97.616
4.673
4.134
221
792.227
788,849
Support ro$t$
Govtrnanee costs
Ind¢p¢ndent cxaminerfs ￿MUn¢￿tIon
Board of trustees, meeting5
Trustees. expeJL%es
Sutidries
Bookkeeping and payroll
3,988
1.107
1.220
619
8.073
3,500
87
1.250
8.540
15,007
13,377
Total resources ¢xpend¢d
821,715
815,566
Net expenditiire
(26.296)
(65,3381
This ￿8¢ d(bES not forn) part of th¢ statutory fjnanciai ￿alements
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