Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

DUNDEE SCIENCE CENTRE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 22 years
(26 years as a company)

www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£401,926	£1,067,512	£386,897	£24,124		£336,182
Donations & Legacies	£2,262,960	£27,501	£856,651	£2,502,137
Other Income	£1
Investment Income
Total income	£2,972,341	£1,347,500	£1,517,326	£2,722,171	£1,329,689	£1,521,729
Charitable activities spending	£1,286,501	£1,163,100	£1,240,887	£1,324,628		£1,576,831
Fundraising costs	10%	18%	17%	1%	11%
Other spending						£186,613
Total spending	£1,591,294	£1,410,963	£1,494,385	£1,340,043	£1,544,425	£1,763,444
Surplus/deficit	£1,381,047	-£63,463	£22,941	£1,382,128	-£214,736	-£241,715

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Dundee City

Who it helps

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

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Science @ Home activity kits
£10,000	25/06/2020 9	This group will create science activity packs for children across Tayside. The packs will be fun educational and will promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Packs will be distributed via ....more This group will create science activity packs for children across Tayside. The packs will be fun educational and will promote positive mental health and wellbeing. Packs will be distributed via existing networks of community groups schools and children’s charities and will benefit up to 200 families.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	03/09/2019	Bringing people together to enjoy Science
Robertson Trust - The CONNECT capital project
£80,000	12/03/2019	The CONNECT capital project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	26/04/2018	Core costs
Robertson Trust - The costs of the Community Engagement Programme
£58,000	30/04/2016	The costs of the Community Engagement Programme
Robertson Trust - the new Science Learning Institute and Medical Technology Centre
£160,000	30/04/2015	the new Science Learning Institute and Medical Technology Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-68

BRUCE, Isabel Fleming
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Management Consultant

CLANCY, Paul Anthony
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Executive Director Of Children & Family Services

DAWSON, William
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Councillor And Employee Of Ovo Energy

FINNIE, Glenn
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Accounting Manager

LOADES, Kenneth Wilhelmus
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Research Scientist

MAY, Audrey Marie
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Executive Director Children & Families Service

RAMSAY, Agnes Black
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Company Director

SCHASCHKE, Carl Joseph, Professor
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Academic (Higher Education)

STANLEY-WALL, Nicola
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: University Professor

TOMS, Stephanie Isabel
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director Of Curriculum

WADE, Rebecca, Dr
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Academic Senior Lecturer In Environmental Science

WYPER, Davina Rose Margaret
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Communications Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 08/08/2002, number: SC033272
Registered at Companies House on 22/12/1997, number: SC181709

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 37 days late,

Main office

Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB

Objectives

(1) To advance the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Scotland, by promoting awareness and understanding of science and technology through the establishment and operation of a permanent exhibition and ooucarion centre (2) To advance the education of the general public through the promotion of the principles of science and technology, their application and their potemial for me creation of improved conditions of life world-wide

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