NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
OPERATION OF A VISITOR ATTRACTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RELATION TO SPACE.PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Latest income
£8.9m
Expenditure
£9.8m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-27 | £5.4m | £6.0m | |
| 2021-12-26 | £6.3m | £5.7m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £7.2m | £7.5m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £8.7m | £9.3m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £8.9m | £9.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £990 |
| Charitable activities | £5.5m |
| Trading | £3.3m |
| Investment income | £74k |
| Total income | £8.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.2m |
| Raising funds | £2.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £38k |
| Total expenditure | £9.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.0m |
| Total funds | £27.3m |
| — restricted | £200k |
| — unrestricted | £6.0m |
| — endowment | £21.1m |
| Total assets | £27.3m |
| Cash | £2.0m |
People
| Employees | 193 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.