Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 July 2024 30 June 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name ATOM Festival of Science and Technology Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1176186 Charity's principal address 39 Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Postcode OX2 6HU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Stephen Charles Clarke | Chair | |||
| Peter Evan Owen Williams | Secretary | |||
| James Duckitt | Treasurer | |||
| William Selby | ||||
| Professor Russell Grant Foster | ||||
| Bryan Wyman Brown | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHS (STEM) SUBJECTS, AMONGST CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION, IN THE PARISH OF ABINGDON AND SURROUNDING REGION (AREA OF BENEFIT), SUCH PROMOTION TO BE CARRIED OUT BY SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN THEIR PROVISION OF
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STEM SUBJECTS, ON A NON-REMUNERATIVE BASIS.
Summary of the main The ATOM Festival of Science & Technology runs an annual week-long activities undertaken for the festival in March comprising a series of public talks, free public events public benefit in relation to (interactive displays and demonstrations) for families, and school these objects (include within this section the statutory activities for students of all ages open to all local schools. The festival, declaration that trustees have organised with local companies, academic organisations and schools, had regard to the guidance takes place in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
ATOM Festival allows communities to discover world-class science and technology through Education/training: Arts/culture/heritage/science.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance ATOM Festival in March 2025 again attracted large numbers from local Summary of the main achievements of the charity and nationwide communities. during the year We had a strong focus on events for children (4 -18 years of age) and we were pleased that they were very well attended – these particular events encourage children to explore science further and some enter university to study STEM subjects. Talks in various subjects by prominent scientists were illuminating and again attracted high numbers of attendees. Following the successful launch of FameLab in 2024, our larger event in 2025 produced more interesting concepts. We look forward to maintaining our successes in 2026
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Section E Financial review
The Trustees are mindful of the level of reserves and regularly review Brief statement of the these to ensure the charity’s continued operation.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
FameLab discovers, trains and promotes the best new voices in science – including social sciences – technology and engineering.
Participants have just three minutes to convey a scientific concept of their choice to an audience and expert panel of judges.
FameLab operates in over 30 countries.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) James Duckitt Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)
Date 14/04/2026
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | ||
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| 1176186 ATOM Festival Of Science & Technology |
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| Period start date For the period from 01/07/2024 |
Period end date To 30/06/2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Grants,Sponsorship& Donations | 9,600 | - | - | 9,600 | 5,800 | ||||
| Ticket Sales | 1,865 | - | - | 1,865 | 2,651 | ||||
| Gift Aid | - | - | - | - | 1,005 | ||||
| Merchandise sales | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
11,465 | - | - | 11,465 | 9,456 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 9,456 | |||||||||
| Advertising | 1,975 | 1,594 | |||||||
| Event costs | 3,875 | 2,274 | |||||||
| Management Charges | 13,953 | 1,981 | |||||||
| Speaker Costs | - | 888 | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 19,803 | 6,737 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 6,737 | |||||||||
| - 8,338 | 2,719 | ||||||||
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| 11,270 | 8,551 | ||||||||
| 2,932 | 11,270 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank account Details |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank account Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2,932 - - 2,932 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2,932 - - 2,932 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Signature | Print Name James Duckitt |
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| Date of approval |
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| James Duckitt | 14/04/2026 | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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