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British Association for the Advancement of Science

Also known as: British Science Association

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC039236
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 6, 2008
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
Wellcome Wolfson Building
165 Queens Gate
London
SW7 5HD

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: Whereas in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one a Voluntary Association known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science was formed to give a stronger impulse and a more systematic direction to scientific inquiry. to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate Science in different parts of the British Empire with one another and with foreign philosophers. to obtain more general attention for the objects of Science and the removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which impede its progress.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 22, 2025On time £6,477,074 £6,477,396 38
March 31, 2024 Dec. 5, 2024On time £4,773,253 £4,797,612 37
March 31, 2023 Dec. 15, 2023On time £6,839,054 £6,899,255 36
March 31, 2022 Dec. 29, 2022On time £5,278,579 £5,128,660 33
March 31, 2021 Dec. 21, 2021On time £3,124,541 £2,966,259 32

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.