SCIENCE PROJECTS (A company lllmited by guarantee) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMEIYT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 illiiiiillii *ABDKQV63• 2W0912022 COMPANIES HOUSE A25
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scIEr4CE PROJECTS Fln•ndAI Statements For the Year Ended JI Derember 21 C•ntrnts P•y L¢8•18nd Administrative Infrmatt Rqx)rrof Ihc Tntcts Rep)rt of the Audiior 10 Siarem¢0f Finanri¥l A¢tivities 14 Siatcmenlof Cash Notes form trt of th¢ financial gatets 1&22
ENCE PROJECTS l rtd admiRistritiYc iwf•rn?atS0 Refer¢nce admiAiJtreiv¢ detshb Charity number. 298542 Cowy 2186073 R¢8isred Officc printipl 0pm11 ddtts5'. iriinE How 3-15 slidu R¢J¥l LOM0. W3 8DJ DiTttt•rn and trustoej R L Al]sts rhJ Bean H Fether#olle S Pitt¢y A Rutnbotd R B Scholefield S 5Mwde rtr s Wilkin$ Appoitited 2 Novemirtt2020 PJ4nuary 2021 Resi8n¢d (tObEr2027 ApFKM"mtyJ 23pJ Awil 2021 Chief Exe¢utkv¢Officer. S Pizzey SeeRtsry.' K L All4> Anditor Alpha Accountants ILoTthI W 585A Fulham Ro*J. London. SW6 SUA BADkers Bartlays Bank Pl4 54 High Sweet. Rui51ip. MidWKsex. HA4 7AT S1£11• Wedlake Saint. Crown Hrw 47149 Hi8h Street. Rea>oLm. St Alba Hertfordshir¢. AL3 7LW
SCIENCE PRO.IEcrs ort rlthe Tru51tt5 for tht 31 Dett The Truees pffwit theirrqwE walbr¥with the fmDnciil forthc year 31 DEcerth2021. Str¥dorfyGwernts¢¢ Mu•tell¢ Theorganiqation ij a cba¥itable QJnanY limitedby gu8rJne, UK01 on 30 (k¢ob¢T 1987 and rtgi5terat as a Charity on 2 Febnmry 1988. The company wasesrablished uThJer a MenM)rnndum of As5(Kiation whjch ¢$tablisht4J th¢obj¢tts and rM)wers of the dnble£0mpaY is governed uThler lis Artck5 of A550ciaiion. Tn the ¢velli of the tomwby t•'YJ8wouod up. met •Y¢ rwuir¢d tQCODffibut¢ DN¢xc¢eding £10. Recrultm¢fit Ind AppolnThent oftrustees Th¢4)r¢¢r5 of the ¢ompw ¥¢ also charity truste¢g forth¢ putrM)stsof (knity law thTw8hwE this rewn ¢oll#tively fcrrrd to a5 the bwtees. The ¥nemi%tship o(the W oftru5tC¢5 has Temlined stabltover a numit of years. aThJ rcpresenls people with skills in i1UtI¢l. %ientifi< legal ad fin¢1 distiplin¢sas well • deep ¢ommiiment io rh¢ aimsof lh¢ ¢IrIty Con5id¢t¥tion ts giv¢n ¢rt ID anDual bsi$ 10 T¢vi¢wing ajby chaD8¢s in rcquirtm¢nts fOrY cxts3sknll$that ik charity its of ¢rukn. The ffiiE¢S SEwvifbg duringth¢y¢•r sin¢¢ the ye•rthd follows". R L Allsop Dr J B¢n H F¢4¢h¢r5tonc S Pi7Xy A Rumbjld B Schol¢fi¢kl S Snowden Dr S Wilkin$ Appoind 31"Janury Z020 Appoin1 November2020 Dece&sed P JanuQry 2021 Resigned 2(W Ouober2021 AprA)intoJ 23Th1 Awl 2021 Tr¢¢ triio1 All the Irustees I1(cadY f117¥rwith the PrnEric•l work of th¢ cFArity. hlving bt<n encouTagai lo vi$ii All of Ihe slic5 wh¢Te the cbarity operare51nd to discusstDe progTessofthe chuity with key mernbu5 of suff. If if btcame n¢¢es$8ry to intrtyluce any new tn&¢¢s go the trA)d ihose n¢w trvsw woum be fully brief¢d on thriT Ic881 obli8ation5 uThj¢Tclrity corDpany knw. thEtonntof the Memorandum and ATiirlE5 or Associion, Ihe objccts ofthecharity. the Teccni puforTr4nc¢ olTrthe chDnry. and ¢0 visir the various opernlion5 dyrinsarnbrnial wovkmg day. (lnI$ll1• The Iard0f trtwe¢s at¢ reSrAwlbLe forthe styateeic diredioD ard wAicy of tht charity. They meet on a re8uJ2r bjsisal le¥t foul tiiyies a ytar. 4nd they ttteive r¢8ular fin4nual wrii¢tsb re5hytson thtproBress of iht charily. A Chi¢f Exwutsve is Jwini¢d by th¢ fnJstee5 ro diyoFer¥rion5 tbfthE rharity. To hcililalE effe¢r¢v¢ opcThtion4 th¢ Chf ExttwtiV¢ ha5delega I1nty. Within rhe Eewrns of Lklegaibon ¥wroved by the Ivuslce5. for operattonal matteT5 including the rumiinB of the SciEll(¢ ihe trnvelling exh1bition5. Ihe exhibit ¢dUCt nd th¢ fLnance fvncttons. Relattd prtks The ¢hariry do&% nothave ¥ny r¢lat¢d Wies otherkn tk tst il ndlakeS its¢lf. However. The hariry does work closely with othu ScierKe Centtes WL ibe U.K. and arouod the world, aDd regularly pth¢s cxhibits and cxhibitions for to thosc othr owisatsons that pmmul8èt¢ the obJ¢¢rs of th¢Chry.
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sci NCE PROJ urt Trry5tets for t •21 RISlts Incornc for th¢ peri amount¢d to£l.117.493 (Yra[¢ 31.12.202O.. £1.658.3921 attd tsperniilll COSLI including depreciaii¢Jn lotslled £l,JSO,796 IYe4r ¢nded 31.12.2020". 11.693.725. leaving inrrtas¢ of¢xpthdimre over income 01£233.303 IYe4rcnded 31.12.2020 ITrcrn5eof expKljtuf¢ OV¢T Jwrn¢." £35.333). As whol¢ of the Iiicome Is apPld EO charitable pu%¢5 the cowy 15 Wt liable todirecl all(. Thec0v-I9 parthrni¢ ¢oniinu¢d UJWI th¢ ¢h¥iti¥' fIn¢111 p¥formKe d1n% 202]th the Science Ccnire only able ro Teoprn May win uThJ¢r rrKwE StrI1¥t CiYCiJm5tsrKc4 and the fifdatscial ttsuh5 W¢rt crediiable compared to the prcvious ye4T. Th¢ twdnufadurinpoptratlr aNe w coniinue compleiion of exisEin8conEraa5 althw8h it has come uTrJeT toy PT¢SSW¢ tyc(au yaff w¢te Ltt tanY ity5esutsable to travel ov¢t%es due io Covid restrKtJons to cojwle the ins1]ation of the exhibits •tyJ we sulKontr4¢1 contractots kn ¢ompl¢t¢ tht work. C0vId ofourvjsromets ¥¢ had a n(Hde¢lIn¢ in their stteam and bave bEen rEIu¢tsiii to plac¢ bu51n5 (hxto a IKk of cath and that has Fwi wclkei¢d in th¢ ordu5 thJwtn8 th¢ ycar. Happily. w¢ are now stting a r¢rn io mornul levels of cusknmcr4xqlCs wliich we btlieve wll translare a stream of dwinR 2022 atyj itttrj 2023. Totsl iTKOD)ehsd¥w by £YO,899 ¢orow¢d th the p10¥5Y with txhibit tnUfacErIng decreasiDg by 1668.870. and S¢¢¢ ¢cAtr¢ Thl cxhibithty) hirt and schools tra¥clIingcxhibit incTC4smg by £177.293 impwYerJ¢nt ihe PT70 yE¥r but still rEfle¢ti8 ihe ofcovid-19 tl ttading rrforrnan¢¢ orth¢ Ob5¢TV•tory ScÈ¢nce C¢tre at H¢wkn)rteuA, and th¢ cOme foi the travellin8 exbibitiorts. Grafti incTa45¢d by £18,116. The mle¢S WEei•mining w5 in 1th fund1Trgn be In¢rW in a cosi-¢ff#iive manner. The Job Retention Schtrne ilKon alsodetlined by £67205 relleainB the re8 kvel ofcomwsation paid underih¢ schLYll¢ a#d th¢ f•¢t that ffl0 to Exhibil manufacture in¢ludesprojw15 of a 51yJrt term artl IDn8- tErn naNre awj revenu¢ w2d conmbu¢ion on thesecontractsatt tsken on a percents8e romplete Mwh of theexhibii JrKomccL¥n¢s frorrj foTei¥n contracts QT fro¢ucontrw d¢gtin¢d foroverseas lo1¢. Cfjntraci w(xk in the U.L to be heavily depen1 on thE Oukome ofyant furtding forU.K exhibiiion caiires 4nd thefelore in nature lobe tha¢ of an iTh(TequenE basis. The corrwy hD5 nDW secwedthe r¢th¥bV•] of the 2020 bTt2k t$tInrAtOtt i¢ast whi¢h will 81¥¢ 5ecurily of lenure uniil 2023. wilh thv kase cxpirr in 2024. Wehavc hLVeI¥lKO with ihe LindlDrd to vvAte the workshop in (ktober 2023. New ¢oDtsa¢¢s have beth Iwjn fortyJstomer5 in Nrny. the USA ylth¢ United K]ngth)m. Th¢ eNolnKDI pED5ivth s¢h¥v rs wdl ¢4ablithd and thcrewryti¢s beth waiifyin¥ ofthe s¢h¢w by the cmpbyees. The Iru5¢eeSLVDtinuc toview the fiLmtt fvrexhibLt rnanufaLurt wlthc0nfidee. Inorderto fill thecbarity 4nd $wially to repl¢ni3h funds appld to tht rtstQTthon improvement of th¢ Observatory Science Cthtre. th¢ Irusttts continue io pursw edKalional cAhibii InaThrlUrE as a tnunsoCpTopawiTr¥ th¢ir idras a5 well as providin8 fund% forthecxpDnsion olthe chthableobieoive li would 5eern prudeDr ro [SjME ib ihe Ob5t¥varory Scicrtt C¢u4¢ will in always tequi funcl suwort eitr from granis OT from ¢xhcrJctivitics ofthcchamy. Thc charity hascominucd to invcst ift its Scicnec Ctre 8ttd iJbVEsi¢d in new ¢xhibits dufinKihe ytsT. New illv¢simeftt will drythi on ¢ither Granl itst0 or enhan¢ed rtWftLS from mfathlS¥¢llvlIl¢s The fixed asxts of thethariry are hdd in the form ofexhibits forthtsffi Centre, Sthen¢e Works and Explonn8 S¢ieDce Erivelling &xhibiliO],. WOSEand0ffI¢e pl•oi •tsd rnxhujcry." Ind mowT vthiclcs for 4uipmeNi co]k¢tn and dcliw.
OJ rtoflhET Ruults (continued) Tradcdebiows r¢fl¢ti th¢ amnts owin8 bycts5thffl[ exhibit COll113cts and exhibii hitr. and the work progress is the cost value of£onn work noi YM invoi(J io The estimatsd vlue orlS does n differ from that shown in the xc¢yJn Th¢ fLnanci8] position of the Bal¥n¢¢ Sbe¢t is will enDblE theconyw to corylet¢ ill itscontra¢¢$ 8thd comfftitments and continue wilh educaiional pwrarnw lveBttyt ¥x)ly The trustees. bving Tegard rothe liwidiry rcquirEDJeThtsof operwing theoversll ¢hwity of the re5¢rv¢s poli¢y have ¢wated a wTrlicy of keepkn8 avAi13ble fimds in inre5t bEarin8 thp)si¢a(Kounts aNI s¢tk io achitvt the ra of Int¢St r¢turn available to eh4riti¢5 ift the finaDual markets. We art Wisfd th•t th¢ r¢wrn w our iThvtsmJents commcThwrate with our inve5tl risk licY. con5ctIon will be give¥b in 5¢eking iYtte¥ rthrrL¥ ¢Jn tr4ually 5erur¢ i•v¢9thts wh¢t¢ ivailble. Rrvs pdky The truslees have establi5W Ihe level of rtsery¢s lthli is tjw that •r¢ fretly I11able) thai EhechDrity ovytto hav¢. In [cula18 reserves. the tsustee3 have excludvj wtal hnds the in¢om¢ funds, tansiblr fixtyj and thc dcwgnatcd fimdk R¢ser¥c5 arc nccdc4110 ptovidc foTihc cLfInU¢d ¢xwdiwY¢ from th¢ ¢hariiy'$ rwr¢¢K fortht ttyltinutd commimieibi io the (M)servatory SCie¢Centrealj 5ciEnceWowks. rorthe main1w¢ of 5uifirTrEDi fvnd5 tv tushion ihe impxt ofthe peaks and trvJBh50f the cr>niraciing operdtiOn5. To be able to COmPEie in Ihe inierDaliw81 s¢ierte ¢trbt ¢xhibit ¢ontsaci Ma¢ sufficieTht finAncial resou$ need io be rnaintaintd by thecharity in br abk w)4ulify to bid for th¢8¢¢ofJtsacL%atkl wr Teserv¢s poltey takts ihis factoi i))to accouni. Restrvts wt¢o•¢ Al ihe yeaT end wir¢5triclesJ Te$¢$ weTe £1.191.114. n(rtbt o(which wert desigM¢td. attd nrpne ofwhKh w¢rr specifically commilled. Fixd 355cts TEprEsentyJ £17.706 of ths whKh otsld be realisable only on disposal ofthosc fixed assets. Tr balarKiThg figure of te5eTV¢5 I11•baft¢T th¢ dtOwtJon of r¢striad fvfyls. omiiied fimds And anM)uTrts only re41Lsable aller the sale of fJxvJ a55Ets lherOTe£1.l7j.1oS. This ¢x¢¢¢ds our rg¢E Foliry olhaying aYailabl¢ t¢s¢Ewes of£imilioti and will allow US ¢ope with any potrntial ¢Rdin¥ downtum in the n¢xi finiTrri#l tommit mttich nding tony grnnt fundiTtg we Tettjveto fidvance OUT charitsble obieciivea. This policy ha4 been Windicated by ihe events of2020 and 2021 the ¥mpxtwowldwid¢ of ihe Covi&19 parvJemi¢ and 10 pro¥id¢ yo fin¥tyal cushion fortht hLtsLTt ffinaKial UDcertainty of ouKome5 in 2022. Pl••$ f•r future perlods The charity plans io coritiiiue Ihe acDviTies ¢Mlined •bov¢ Th the yws $thje(I t05atisfacthry fiJThlin arrnnBements. Because grants receivabk by Scientt Projects 10 te ofa capital ¢xpcNlittJr¢ natu[¢ and n(A availwbl¢ 10 fjjnd rtvenu¢txpttkl¢wr¢. th¢ bijsttts have A wlicyof en5winLi all of chEnry's aclivitLes are fJnarKially s¢lf. supwrting. WhuE xviiits •T¢ self- *¢Mt¢nuinÈ b•sis the thJstee5 Teview the $upwrt that can be offcrtd to those activiiies.
IENC PROJ rt f¢ht Trusiees (or tk rnber2•21 Trmttts, Yupmsithililiu for the fin•Ki•l The trusreej wtrKTrare SOdireCrs forthe rwA)5esof company law•rr rcspon5ibl¢ for PT¢pNrinu the trJsEets' rert 4nd th¢ financial staiemenL4 in xcord4nce with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounring Sr3ndard51 Uttit¢d Kin8dom Gty¢r4lly A¢<epitd Ac¢ouniithg and are r<quirtd to pryre financjal statements for ex¢h fJnaJi41 year wbich 8ive a faiTVi¢W of the o(affau50f th¢ ¢hAfity aDd the iDcomiDÉ resour¢es and applicaiion orTeS0V. IncludinB Ihe nel income0r¢xp¢ThJilu ofthc tharity forth¢yuw. In pwarin8 Ih05¢ financial s¥t¢mtst$. thetrnstttsare rquirtd to.. 5eleci suiiable accouniing Fo1i¢ies Jnd thEn apply thcm consiSY mak¢ Jud£tmen¢s and C]81¢$ th•t 4re rta50D8ble prudeni ate wFther •pplicable ac¢ountLTh8 stsnd3rds and sthreN%nls of recommended prlICe have been rollowed. Subjttl to any mawial depuresdiscJosoJ and explAirtoJ in the f¢nancial s(atcmcnts pr¢pkYc the finaneill ststcnxnt5 th¢ Btyng ¢onttrn bLI$S it 1$ inltwriatc PruMC th•t the ¢haDty will t(ti iii tsw10. Th¢ tru5te¢s •r¢ respTh1¢ for records whichdis¢l(tys¢ with rt•50noblc accuracyii any lim¢ th¢ fJnan¢ial PDsilion tsfth¢ chanty and which thublt ihtm io th•t th¢ fiilallcial yatements ¢omply wilh Ihe CompanJesAci 2LNJ6atKi with th¢ Accowrtin8 aThJ Rewrtins by (]nI1¢s. Sta¢emEnlolRgrommMdEd Prxi1 applicablcto charitiC5 PTCP3rinB IrCoUnts acroTdwK¢ with Financial RLyDnin8 Stsndard applicabl¢ in the UK and RepublK oFlreland{FRS 1021 leffetyiyc l J•uary 2015}. They are a150 TtsrAThsibk for safeguaTdbnE the elS ofthc charity he¢ for the rKrntion detection of frdlld other ureBulariLies. In 4rdae wirh law. •$ the¢owy's direc. w¢¢¢nify rh•t". Jo far as W¢ are aware, thcrr i%NJ EelevAnt audit infornwiion of whith SI1t0r ¢5 n#waY¢" and 45 thE dirKtors0fth¢mwY w¢ hav¢ tk¢nll the sty wewght itt make Ou¢]Ve5 aw#¢of TeleYaniwlir inforThoA•ttdtrJ ethliih the ¢h8rity'$ aUdIr is aware of infl1). Audhor Alpha At¢ountsnts (London) Offe[thanWe5 for1pintwrtIs wdithr in XCOTdance wilh sl0n 492 or Thc Companies Aci 2(. ON BF.HALF OF THE TRUSTEES SlirliThg House 3- 15 StirliJ)8 Road don. W3 8DJ R L A1150P rc¢torand S¢¢r¢iary 28ib SeN¢mber 2022
INDePENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORTTOTHE MEMBERS OF scIEcl PROJECTS ILIMITED BY GUAlL4TEEl Opinlo We hav¢ awjiled ihe fitsnffial 5tarc4rKnts of sti¢ Pwieets (tht'¢h¥itable comparty'l for the ye4Tended 31 DeMbEr 2021 wbich ¢oJwrise thE Swtowniof Fittwial A¢iiviii¢s. the ar¢t Shw. the sl¢n¢ ofcash Flows, and the related ThJI. The finalat TeFVrtiTrB frameth thai has bren applid in th¢irprtoarniioTh 15 applicable law and Uniied Kin#dom Accouniing stsrds. Incl1¥ FJnKial R¢ring 102, the Fiiiancial R¢r4)rting Siandard applicable in the VK and Rq)ublic of Ireland Iunirexj King¢JomGene¥ally Attewed A¢¢outtiin8 Pwa¢ii¢¢). In ouropinion the fuJarKilll 5tsLements= 'Bive a tnK and fiiT view oltheate olihe thllritlbbr cov$&fflrs a5al... wThJ of bts irwming SoU& and application of Ttswr¢es for th¢yearthen eThJed.. .bavt been prwly preped inru01rtC¢With Umittyl Kin8thm CrtJxr8lly A¢¢¢pted A¢¢owtt¢D8 Pr•cti¢e,' And .bav¢ been pff¢d irl XC47rdarf¢ wmh the r4uiremtntsof the Cwpanies Act 2W6 Bls foropiniti# We conducd ow di1 in xcordDrKe with lrtemDlicnal Stythrd50n Auditins(UKI IISA5 (UKII •)d applicabl¢ law. Ow trsrthsibilities those sardS are fvnh¢rdes¢ribvJ in the AvdJt0r'STe5nSIbLILtL¢s foT the dil of the financial 3iaien]¢nts seoion of our Twt. W¢ inderTrthm ofth¢thAritbl¢coThpany in acwrdnte with Ih¢eIhi requirement5 Ihal are relevant lo Ixtr a111 orth¢ fiTraNclI.llcrncnl5 in ihe UK. iTKIlI4 tk FRC'$ Ethical Sthndart and we hDv¢ fvlfilled our (thethicai rcswxtsibilities in acc¢)rdance with these TequiTem¢nts. Wt believt that ihe a111 ewdtnc¢ w¢haveotrrtainAI is sufficient dj to providc • Ipa5i% forour OPlnKIn. ltt athd1t1 ihe financial 5talemenis. we baVewld thai ib¢ 1Th51ee5' useof lh¢ 80U¢0[Crn basis or accounti in the prepgratioD of the financial Mtetrtht5 15 appr. Bd th¢ wotk we have pvforttd. we havr idEniified any nrtftfial unccrtaiThties ttlEin% toevemtsor condiiithss that, jndjvidually orc0111V¢Iy. my£ SigDifi¢atst OD th¢wp and PT¢nttharity's •bility to continuE a5 a 8oin8 concern for a periodofal kast IZ months fiurn when the finwLal EUkrrwilS #T¢ wthori5 for Our rc5wmsibililics w¥J th¢ sibIliti49of th¢ tsustees with ¥r¢ de5criW in th¢ relevant ycaionsof thi5 rgivt. Other IDformatloD Th¢oth¢rinfOcmationconwi the iTrfornwiion irKh•Jcd in th¢arnu¥l TWL othETthan thr fin11) and rJUT alItor'S Terx>n the. The restrf>n5ible foTthe othEt intOrnli<jn. (0p710 OD the rinoncial $tstem¢hts does not ¢ov¥ th¢ other inforJNiiOft and. ex¢¢pt to the exieni OtheiSt expliciily siad in our rcprt wcdo Dot express ally fotm of a55ufdnrcconc1usn En connlthon with ouraL¥Jit of ihr financial statemcnts, owr resp)n%ibiliry 1$ toread the other informaiion aThJ. in doing 50. cOnSerWhhcrthC othcr infDTmatiOn 13 rii?taljY InCO5151¢[ with the finnrial stgtemenik knOwled¥¢ Dlthned Jn the audit or Otherwi 3ppear5 ro br maitrially mis5w¢d. Ifwc idcnlify 5u¢& m¥lu1 iDr0Tr5l5te5 OT appatttil m?t(¥ial misstotemenis. we are required io dtterniine whether there is a n4Eerbal Misstalen1 in the finBncial statementsor a material missutemertt of th¢oth¢r i]h(Ornti. Ir. b&sed on the work we have pEr(orn*d we conclDde that there is a mat¢rial ]nisMaiement ofthis other infontwioti. we x¢requi¢¥J to w that f¥L Wc hav¢ nothiTr¥ kn TEPJrt in thi5 rrswd.
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Insp¢¢tinR¢oThrswthncewith T¢yAlarors and tsx authoriiic5. . DisSsIonS 1h lnclud1ngc4y1dcrntlQn of knoTror su4xcd InCES of nDKrrfnpli•nccwith laws •nd T¢¥ulaii¢n ¥nd fvwl. • Evaluatin8 Manazelrtht'sc<oIs designed w PfEV¢ni aThl drr¢d irrtylan"IiES. R¢with¢ MioUof4]I Tn Gov¢rntytywiftgsthiing th¢ yc•r. IdeMifyin8 aThJ stinB journ¥15. p1rti$1lr joyml 117%$ Wtst¢dTnth um1$7 ¥¢¢wnt crthbirt¥lioms, PDStiny by unugjal usets&f with unuJal dempIiLW. and Challts8i118 Assurnpliuns kndNdRth¢tttsmde by minaÈemtni in ththTCfitical atLr#Jntin8 lMateS Because of the bnhercnt limitanons oran a1{ ther¢ is a risk ihai w¢ wll all iwr¢guiarities. including those l¢adin¥ a material mi55taieffletst itt the finarKial norF<<mpliaTrce wi¢h regulaiion. Thss risk irt¢rtasts tht tN71t that ¢o¢wliance a IAworTegulahoD iSTemovoJ from the evcnt5 ar¥J transDuion5 ret]etrtrJ in th¢ finanrial SW¢mt& ¥ we will t1¢ss likety io becoffle aWaTeof insr8ftCts of non4J)mpliance. The Tisk is also ¥rttot rtSardg irTegularilieS Lwrrinbi due to frad rnther than error. a5 frnud involve5 IntentnI1 conrt41menl. foTgery. ¢ollusv)JL Omi$5ioth. or miytpres•DIios). A fiwther¢k5rrtyion rwJsibilifif5 futthE orth¢ SWrmEDts is knttd ik fitsancial Reporring Cow11,5 wcb5iieat". wWw.frc.ot8.'Jkl•jiSTEb1lID¢I. Thi5 f4)mts p8rt ofour auditor's reFKJfL Uscof ourTeport wtwrt is thehritsbJe ¢Onw brAly, in ¥¢ordance w Chaptsr3 of Part 16 of thE Companits 21X)6. Otsr alIt wort h•s bctft WMl¢rt8k¢n $0 that W¢ mi¥ht yate to th¢ hIlabl¢ ¢ompany's m¢rnitsthose mattws we •Tt9]rnI to ste to them in an Audttofs report forno 0iherpurp0. To ihe full exknl &ildbY i¥w. wtdo Doi w or I$5me r¢spowbiliiy io any her than the charitsble company and thc charitsbkwrwys meThber& as i Wy. forour •udit WOTk. foT this re or foTiheq>inioni we havc frrfma. H•r•lamt#)s Hambi {Senitsr audiwrl for4nd on behalf Df Alphg Aitow)t*tyts ILotyJon) Limittyl Auditow 585A Fulh•m Rcéd Lonthn SW6 SUA Date oi, 12
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SCIENCE PROJECTS Ball Thct Shetl as at31 Dtrtrnbff 2021 Yr ended JI IkcembeT 2020 31 December FIXED ASSETS 17.71 27J93 CURREwf ASSETS Stork and work in pwg Debto C1 At and in ha1 12,915 152.754 1.087.104 15.336 207,258 1.338.075 1252.77J 1.5fAI.669 CKEDITORS Amounts fAlling dye wiihin one y¢aT (79J651 {163,645} NET CURWT ASSETS 1.173,408 1.397.024 Total as5cts Ic55 cunrnt liabili¢iE5 1.424.417 CREDITORS.. Amounts fallin8thJE allerrnorethan on¢ ye4r 10 .424,417 NET ASSEfs FUNDS Unresrricted Inrne fvr G£neral funds 1.424.417 13 Tothl unrtS¢ri¢d futhjs ,424.417 Reslric41 fuThJs 14 TOTAL FUNDS 1.424.417 The accrjunts were awroved by BoJTdof Lhrrr4W50n 28th Sewembw2ff22 aThJ si8wJon Ih¢ir behaifby.. S Pizzey R L A1150P 14
ENCE R(XIECTS St tement tyf h FIDs f•r tht eare4Jded31 Dtber 2021 cn 2021 020 CAsh flowi fr•llJ operallng acllllfu: yntrNied fr•w optrii#¢ ¢llYfjthe5 Caih n•wi fr•ffl inVCSli•¢ lIvI11e1". Intertst from iovestrnents Pur¢hwof plani •nd tquipt 84 {IOJ49) lJ12 13J451 465 033 (250.9711 131.575 CLsh and whquival¢ntst th¢ brwmih8of th¢ y l J58.075 1,21J6.5(KJ C•%b tslL equiv•kNts •1 ihe end of tht yur •peYatill8 A¢tiVitl Ye&r e ear itytomt I•T Iht ytsr Adjustti (gr- Depreciation charBc5 IDt¢rw from invesmnts Dre$llrry5eI itt Stods De¢tta5eJ{lJrtase) in debwrs t)e¢se in CTediioT5 c¥b Pnb¥lded by optrtlnKa¢liviliu (233J031 135 J331 20J37 {841 2,421 54.503 53.419 8.846 2 Ahlysiiofush ¢•slJ E4ufv*lMts 2021 202 Cash in bjnd NDli¢¢ dqlts Iltss than 3 mothths) T•tsl oisl and eqTAlv¥ltnts 199,024 470.368 67 075 15
SCJEPICE PR<XIE Notu to nts for rottdtd JI Detothbor 2021 l. Prfjoclpil ¢¢(lIkE po&1 The financial stat¢ments have bttn picparcd bn accordance with applicable Unid Kingdom sanOrd$ and follow ihe Tecomm¢ThJaiion5 in the SLyTthJieDI (bf RtcDmmeth knctice.. Acc4)unting and RepNin& by charit5 SORP IFRS1021. Try ve prrprvj utwjtrthe hisW41 ¢o#rAVeno The pro1¢ipal politsesof ihe c4lY hove TerAin•JuDckn8ed from the previou5 ye4r Ind are set below. {al locomihg resour Grants of a r¢venue nature crtdited ts ihe of fina18[ 1VIlle5 in th¢ 5amc period asth¢ LIted ¢xpen4Yiture. Th¢ from lorLRttrm clyntracts reflects the prowrtiOD of work eompler•J to d)[¢ thÈ kKojtsi. Other incomc 15 includtdon the thYm•l xuuals tras whcn earned. Operniing Tereipts exclude walue ¥dd¢d tsx. b) Resource%Pended Liabiliiics art t¢cogniscAI as r¢sowctt expended as M)n a5 tha¥ isa legal OTcoMl¥e obliylion comtni¢tin th¢ ¢harity to Ib¢ ¢xp¢Dditure. All ¢xpendirure is foronAD xrruiisb•sis Blld b15bn tla$5ifJed urmkr head1D$ thai aw¢B#t¢ all costs tEliii18 the ¢•te80ry. Chanthble expendrture comprises the com uurr•J in d¢livyoIiis¥¢ti1]e$4n s¢rvi¢¢ Gov¢rrwi¢e eosts include thosc a$50ciatcd with Jnethins thr coniwiional 4Th1 swvrory TrwiYemu)tsof th¢ eharitygnd in¢lud¢ th¢ Audit fttand coms link to the strwesic mana8emeniofth¢rhwity. (¢1 T¥rylblellied assets Tangibl¢ fLiuJ JsY¢15 their purthwprite WCT With any intidtntal expenses or acqui51iiM. PTOViSion for d4reciatson is asto ]te the ¢0# of knpible fi •&8tts on a str&i8ht.linc basi5 OVCTthc cxpccwyl us¢fvl lif¢of th¢4$5rt¢(M%¢rn¢d. Th¢pri#¢ipAI antlual raiek for ihis pUTrwa'. Exhibition kniand nooring Exhib4ts Other equipmtn¢ Motor vehicles 25% 2 25% {d) Stock thlld work lth pr•ye Stock and work in progre55 JTe ststed ai thE k)werof ¢05t and reallble v•luB. Nei reali5abk value is thepri¢e at which sioeks ean be sokl in the norn1 CQUT5eof JsinCss afteT allowing for th¢ ¢osis of re1$00n4ll wtsue Approwiate. ts coyofconver5iQD fmtntheircxiw¥ stale io finished Condi¢iOn. lel Lo08-lerm conlY¢ts The aitribJlable conrribuix on lon8-le conlracts is weco8ni5tyJ onrethe oulc(bnr can be •ss¢ssed wilh rtasonable certainty. Thecontribwlw IttogDiS r¢fle£ts the pro[4) of WOTk ompleltd todate on the projt. C05ts asxrti4t long.tr(m ¢otytr¥t$ 8Te ittcluded in Mi ihe extent th8t ih¢ycannot bv rnchvJ w?th conirnrr acc(xu for inc(Vnin8 re50Wf¢5. Long-ienn conirnct ba]8Ace5 included Ln slock ate aied Ji fOST. after provisi{ I$ been Thde COT any foTeseeabt¢ losse5 and ihe dtduction of appIlble paymenrs on x¢ounr. Full provisioll 15 (ot k)SSCS all ¢ontra¢ts in th¢ yet th which th¢loss bs firyt hrt8e4b. O Optrtlrti leAsts Payrnenis fDad¢ UDder ke5#trIgl w the Ststwe of fin•n¢i81 a¢tiVbtie5 0th • straisht Iineba5is ovet the least 16
SCIENCE PROJECTS r ended 31 DecembEr 2011 l. Prlndpl tt•UO1ing poJld¥s-tOeé Transactiotks in for¢i8n cuvrenci¢5 are the exrhan¥e the of th¢ tra[10. Monetory &%sets arKi li4bslities in forei currencie5 translird atthe rat¢ of ci¢hn8e rnlin8 DI balante sheet date_ All Other ei¢hang¢ differences ate thli with in ihe slalement offmla1 aclivitie Afterearcfijl consideration ofthe chariiy'5 ClIlTent financial 51lllltion, +Je regard to its cash tlowA liqId11Y and furt plartsgttd prosrrt¢ts. th¢ Tnjstees hv¢ * relnabICexPeCtation thai the charity has adequaie resouTces ntinue in wration forth¢ foreswble fiJtyJT¢. A¢¢oTdthEly, they clin¢ to adwi the going ¢oncern b05is in preparing th¢ arrounLs and thgr Mc1 the thaftty'slbility totylliili (l) Public bEntfi¢ Th¢ ¢harily i$3wblieknfil eillity. (J) IrKorniwi rtx+urre Th¢ rtv¢J)y¢ lE10polI¢l¢s ofthc ch4nty ate&% fdkn¥&" (i) SAles of etstr• tiekety uks4re t¢fO8ni5ed &srevt4Lueon ttteipt of thec45h lill Tr4vellin8 exhLbiiwns¥r¢ invoK•J and th¢ rtyeJ)u¢ r¢rWiSJl)¢QMpl¢tIQfj of the eihibii rnitsl. Sale4 in odvBnc¢ of the Co[r7#M of th¢ s1wj as deferred iDCOThK. (iii) Income from the wpplyof 8oods•nd s¢rvi¢¢s isrtcoytt¢d wHh the deliveryof ik contracte41 serv1 proVidj Ihat pi the Stage of compl¢tion. the costs irwTTed jtb delivuing th¢ S•Vi¢e and ihe Costs complwe ih¢ rcqu¥mnentsofthe can bE llb]y. The methrAI usd measure the sthgeof compiericm Df a contsaci thai of the proponion of eos incurred foi work perforn lo daietompared wilh the al e5tuned io complMion. Ik) Flumdal imstrllments The chanly hasbasi¢ fu¢la1 asts and liiliii¢s ofè kind tslqts1fy asbs fin•n¢ial instrum Basi¢ tin4nciAI in5trum¢nts ate iDiliJlly recogni5cd a¢ ttan5artion subxquEndy mtaSWTed at their 5Cttl¢Hw* value. 17
JE Note5 lo ¢h¢ wcttsuttt ended ember 2021 2. DlYRtt thril#ble ewnditsre RtStyi¢t¢d Totsl Fvnds Total Fund5 Ycar tnded Year ended JI JI tkwnbcr zozo Exhibii tnanufauuT¢ ience centre arKi cxhikn"iioTr hirr S¢ientEWorks I.364 365,834 10.685 8OOJ64 397.050 10.685 1,053,703 454.51Z 33,178 31216 .176,883 31216 5208.0 1.541.393 3. FMAd-rlsloE and pyblldty Publicity 179 7.532 179 179 7.532 4. GovtrnaDtt<ost5 Sal&rie% knd offict Costs Legal and prof1(al f¢¢$ Audit ftt5 105J65 26.45J io) 105.56$ 26.453 IOJ(KJ 105,296 9.5(W) 142,518 142,518 144.8fy) 18
cl P4CE P OJECTS P4•irJ to thc •crovnts ftrr tht T 31 Dttem Tot1 reJ•ur¢es eXped Yearended YearendEd 31 D¢¢cmbcr 31 Dcccmbtt Tothl 20 Educational seryi¢es FuThJ•raisin8 and publi¢ity 720.984 20237 466,878 179 36.953 1308.lj 1.541.393 7.532 144,800 105.565 142.518 YrJr¢ndr Year endrd 31 Dxcmber 31 De¢tmber 2021 020 Staff tosts W#gcs and 5alaTi ial sccurity ¢0515 Employers PellS thimbAifAJS 744.186 68.308 14.055 839,679 74,638 14,666 826,549 928.983 her costs Premise5 M&ieri•l$ Misr¢ll¥n¢ous 149.301 381.975 180,047 204.959 145.520 504.010 711J23 Ye4r¢ndtyJ YeHr en 31 Drnber 31 D¢¢tmbcT 2021 The av¢Thg¢ of¢mploy ¥Y$41 by fiLncn w•> Eduojiional service5 Manakyerneni and admini5rr¥i¥)n of theclwi 26 Dlrcrtors. ernol¥meDts •Thd tmpioyet iDfonN•liow: In common wilh normal prdciice in ch1)es. ha5 paid thdirEcT5 (who are Eh¢ trusi¢es), excryi thJrby a swl di5PEnsJiion of the Charbry Commission. the er direciD apwOV a payt to th¢ Ch¢ef E1¢¥¢ Offw, Mr Pizw. of£51.968 (Year•thl 31 Dttentbor2020.. E61.007 forhi5s¢rvicesdurin8 the y. Noneof thr trvmecs have be expE¥Ms durin8the riod. The number ofcmp1oyff5wh¢JsecmDluTh¢5 ¢x(¢d £70.(thI thwin8thEyE&T was.. Yearendfyl 31 Ikcember 31 DEMber 20 No No £60.(th. £70.( £70AXXI. £80.¢KKI Deflntd Cootrib¥tlon Pensio• TID Employer5 PCllSiQll ¢LtributIon costs ¢0 th¢ tkrwed Contri0 Potsioa Pl• athoun¢¢d w £14.055 12020 £14,666) and are 41]ocaied io activlties in prowrtll w the TelDte41 staffing costs incurrul And are w)v)Ily rharged unl¢Sili¢t¢d fwhjs. 19
SCIENC Noitb to tht accovn for ih ded 31 & fixed •sieis Exhibitiorl buildin8 t¢lli and tloorin Co Ai l Jaw 2021 Expenditijre in the ycaT Dispos•ls I09J33 1248.129 41.162 588240 1986.864 10.549 10.549 112,6(KJl (12.6LK)) At 31 tk¢mber 2021 109.333 1348.129 2X.562 598.789 1.9A4.813 Deye¢•Ation Ai l Janvary 2021 Charge for Ihcycar Disposals 109J33 1245.440 Z.689 32,592 4.285 112.6(K)) 572.105 1.959.47 13J63 20.237 112.6L¥JI At 31 De¢ember X121 IWJ33 1248.129 24277 585,368 1.967.107 Nei yue At 31 (k¢emb¢r 2021 4285 13.421 17.706 Net 1¢ At 31 DecembEr 2020 .570 16,134 27,393 CApltal <ornrnilTnents Th¢r¢ w¢r¢ rto Capital C47mmimK1u]lwJl%d ty ¢wtra2ted for at the b•l•n¢e slKddat 7. Slork vi•rk l protrus Yc4TcndtyJ Y¢ar 31 Ik£emb¢¥ 31 Dtttmber 202 Sto¢k Work ID pmgwess 12.915 15230 12.915 15J36 8. Debt•rs Ye4Tendrd YeaTeThJed JI Drnbtr 31 fknnber Trad¢ drbty Othtrdebtot¥ 12. 16JIKI 3.985 84.616 24,861 724 14J32 215 11.499 93.782 37.751 23.394 AmouThts recowcrable on cuntrJcts Pr¢paymen¢$ ard Orher tsx 152,754 207258 Tr above amowits aTr thbE within one)wof the hL•neesla d*. 20
JE Note5 lo the A lJll¢ for Iht 9. Credi¢ors: aJ••xDts f•Ui48 du¢ yur Ytor cftd Ycar cndcd 2021 2020 Bank overdraft5 Paytn¢nt5 on aCCOullt Trade creditors SLKi31 s¢currty othertsxe5 A¢¢Tuals and deferr¢d income Oih#uediioTS 1,177 19J04 22570 33.344 2.970 42,332 48.666 37,613 30.948 4.086 79J65 163.645 10. L•semmIltfitS Yearended Year ende41 31 December 31 December 2021 2020 OpcMiThg lea5¢5 in rEspe¢l or1j aThJ t11 Ajmunts payabk within oncyearin rry¢w of l¢ws ¢xpiwiry'. Within one year B¢fftett and fJv¢years Ovtr fiv¢y¢8ts 108.631 85,(KX) 22,067 111107 l J. TrA#¢tIoNS ¢o•ternioE dir¢¢tors l)unn8 thr pth(xl ctsr¢d by th¢4¢coun the ¢(rtbyny r¢ttivtsl suviees on normol trnding terms from A1150p Bu5inw ScwvKe5 ID wbirh Mr R L Allsop h3 an itsltsEsl. al * C4)si of £24.440 {Year eThded 31 Dec¢mbEV 2020.. £29,991). Th¢JM01 of outstMin8b¥]anE¢ al the yeard was É1380 {Yearended 31 December2020 É1.440). 12. C¥ll¢d yp ¥hare r4Pital The cornpany is limittd by 8uaT*tee withwt shart capithl. EV ndertak to ¢offlribtste io the asseis orth¢ con4>Mny, in theev¢Ri of il iYin¥ up. amuuni may rt4uiwJ, oi ¢xcteding £10. 21
IENCE PROJE Notes to the accounts for tkt r ended JI December 2021 13. U•rtstrirted and dtSigD*ted funds Tor8] tksigrbated Unr¢sty¢trd Unrc5tric nds fund fund Balantts broughi forward t l January 2021 1.424.417 1.424,417 (Deficiiysurplusl in the year (233.3031 {233.303) Balances carried forward at 31 December 2021 14. Restricted fuwds Balance Movemeni tn resource5 l Janu oirj BaJanc¢ 31 Dccem 2021 Thc A550ciation for Sci¢n¢¢ Dis¢overy Centr¢s Easi Su55ex County Council The ROY Astronomical Socicry The Scienc¢ and Technologies Facililies Council Wealden Distrith Council .985 700 600 17.431 8.985 71M) 17.431 31.216 31.216 All of ih¢ obove grants were in re5peci of 5UPPOrt for the Science centre covcring rcpair5 rcfurbL5hmEnL support for educational prograrnTlleS and coniributions iowards Tunning ro$