GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST
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Cash
£1.7m
-18.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
-19.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
174
-23% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
+38.7% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,716,487 | £5,999,036 | £6,212,599 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£4,021,062 | -£2,407,109 | +40.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£4,033,903 | -£2,473,014 | +38.7% | |
| Net profit | -£3,185,944 | -£4,033,903 | -£2,473,014 | +38.7% | |
| Cash | £3,495,306 | £2,114,078 | £1,718,294 | -18.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,691,187 | £12,657,284 | £10,184,270 | -19.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,691,187 | £12,657,284 | £10,184,270 | -19.5% | |
| Equity | £16,691,187 | £12,657,284 | £10,184,270 | -19.5% | |
| Average employees | 245 | 226 | 174 | -23% | |
| Wages | £4,802,043 | £5,060,462 | £4,558,779 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -67.0% | -38.7% | |
| Net margin | -32.8% | -67.2% | -39.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -31.8% | -23.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.5% | 14.8% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.67x | 1.51x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | -46.55x | -27.10x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST 1998-05-26 → present
- "X" SITE CHARITABLE TRUST 1997-02-17 → 1998-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Thomson Coopers Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are of the opinion, due to the level of unrestricted funds currently held, the approved Corporate Plan and budget for 2026/27, that the charity can be considered as a going concern.”
Group structure
- GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST · parent
- Glasgow Science Centre Limited 100%
- Glasgow Science Centre (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “reduction in our staffing complement across the organisation through the redundancy of 13 staff to assist with our financial sustainability”
- “To create a new temporary exhibition called Lost Worlds (Lego Build Zone) for installation in time for Summer 2026”
- “Millennium Bridge - Opening Mechanism Repair”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCQUEEN, David | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | — | British |
| ANDREWS, Simon | Director | 2024-03-28 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Craig Stewart | Director | 2026-03-25 | Aug 1973 | British |
| GOUDIE, Mark | Director | 2019-11-25 | Dec 1991 | British |
| HACKENBERG, Jonquil Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-28 | Sep 1975 | British |
| HAMILTON, Mark Richard | Director | 2026-01-23 | May 1975 | British |
| HOLLOWS, Victoria Linden Claire, Dr | Director | 2019-11-25 | Jun 1971 | British |
| LAIRD, Ian Andrew | Director | 2024-03-28 | Jan 1968 | British |
| O'HARE, Lynne, Dr | Director | 2019-02-25 | Jul 1982 | British |
| ROWAN, Sheila, Professor | Director | 2024-03-28 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCHANT, Derek Finlayson | Secretary | 2003-07-28 | 2006-05-12 |
| MCCUBBIN, Alan Ronald | Secretary | 2000-07-20 | 2002-07-19 |
| MILLER, Robert Richard | Secretary | 1997-02-17 | 1998-03-12 |
| SMART, Alasdair Gordon | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2006-09-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Walter Scott | Secretary | 2002-07-19 | 2003-07-28 |
| DW COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-12 | 2000-07-20 |
| ANDREWS, James | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2002-10-31 |
| ARBUTHNOTT, John Peebles, Sir | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-09-28 |
| BAILLIE, Elizabeth | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2005-12-12 |
| BARBOUR, Muriel Janet | Director | 2006-10-13 | 2012-09-03 |
| BEETLESTONE, John George | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2002-05-08 |
| BELL, Cathy | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2012-11-26 |
| BENNETT, George Aitken, Dr | Director | 1999-07-22 | 2002-10-31 |
| CALMAN, Kenneth Charles, Sir | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2011-03-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Catriona | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2011-04-13 |
| CHRYSTIE, Kenneth George, Dr | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2018-11-26 |
| CLARK, Craig Stewart | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2026-03-02 |
| CLARK, David Logan | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2025-12-05 |
| CLUGSTON, Carol Keir, Dr | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2023-12-04 |
| COGGINS, John Richard, Professor | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2016-11-21 |
| COLQUHOUN, Douglas Lamont | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2016-02-03 |
| CULLEY, Ronald Philip | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2006-02-22 |
| DAVIES, Graeme John, Sir | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2005-12-19 |
| DICKINSON, Ronald | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2009-06-24 |
| DOWNES, John Anthony | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2023-12-01 |
| DUNCAN, William, Dr | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2019-11-25 |
| FEATHERSTONE, Vicky | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2011-11-21 |
| FERGUSON, Allister, Professor | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2016-11-21 |
| FRY, Dominic Lawrence Charlesworth | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2006-12-18 |
| GILLESPIE, Adrian Colm | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2021-08-31 |
| GULLIVER, Stuart | Director | 1998-02-23 | 2005-06-20 |
| HORN, Alan Charles | Director | 2014-08-25 | 2023-12-01 |
| HUNTER, Selma | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2025-12-05 |
| KIDD, Alan James | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2015-12-01 |
| LANDER, Ronald | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2007-12-17 |
| MACPHERSON, Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2002-09-28 |
| MCCORMICK, John | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2005-12-19 |
| MCDONALD, Jim, Sir | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2016-11-21 |
| MCGRORY, Robert George | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2010-10-01 |
| MCLELLAN, Mairi Louise | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-01-29 |
| MCMILLAN, John | Director | 1997-02-17 | 1998-02-23 |
| MCTAVISH, Linda Jane | Director | 2000-07-07 | 2004-05-07 |
| ORR, David James Macconnell | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2009-12-14 |
| PATRICK, Stuart Leslie | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2019-11-25 |
| PIGNATELLI, Frank | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2007-08-27 |
| RAMSAY, Hugh Kirkwood | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2010-11-26 |
| REID, Heather Margaret Murray, Dr | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2016-11-21 |
| RICHARDSON, Alan Victor, Prof | Director | 1998-02-23 | 1999-02-26 |
| RILEY, Douglas John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 1999-12-16 |
| SIBBALD, David James | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2025-12-05 |
| THORBURN, John Quarrell | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2007-12-17 |
| TIBBOTT, Richard John Edwards | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-05-13 |
| WATSON, James Howitt | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-05-09 |
| WEDDELL, Brian | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2004-09-29 |
| WILLAMSON, Garry John | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Enterprise | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.