# EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1194239
- **Other names:** EXETER SCIENCE CENTRE CIC, The Planetary Lab
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 27, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1194239


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Marsh Green Road North, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX2 8NY
- **Phone:** 07821 063890
- **Email:** info@exetersciencecentre.org
- **Website:** exetersciencecentre.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, MATHEMATICS AND MEDICINE (STEAMM), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: I) PROVIDING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION MEDIA; II) ESTABLISHING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A PHYSICAL STEAMM DISCOVERY CENTRE (SCIENCE CENTRE) FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT; III) DEVELOPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH STEAMM; IV) DEVELOPING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND. 2. THE CHARITY SHALL ALSO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AND WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS STATED ABOVE, AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The Planetary Lab is the working name of Exeter Science Centre as of 2026. We are working to create a network of STEAMM discovery centres in the South West, and in parallel we develop and deliver information media plus hands-on educational exhibitions and events for the public, particularly related to global issues (STEAMM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Medicine).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Cornwall
- Devon
- Plymouth City
- Somerset
- Torbay





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **PROF JUSTIN SIMON DILLON** | Chair | April 27, 2021 |
| Christopher John Sims |  | March 23, 2023 |
| David Louis Solomides |  | April 27, 2021 |
| Olga Petrakova Brown |  | April 27, 2021 |
| Oliver David Raud |  | Nov. 7, 2025 |




