North Wales Science
What it does
North Wales Science operates a science discovery centre.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, TO ALL THAT MAY BENEFIT, OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO DO SO BY MAINTAINING AND CARRYING ON AN EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND TO ENCOURAGE AN AWARENESS AMONGST THE PUBLIC OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, SCIENCE FESTIVALS AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE COMPANY MAY DEEM NECESSARY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £1,456,461 and spent £1,143,011.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £1,456,461 | £1,143,011 | 19 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £1,879,564 | £1,238,806 | 19 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £940,815 | £927,362 | 16 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £927,441 | £903,756 | 11 | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £824,042 | £825,882 | 13 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 77%, from £824,042 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £1,456,461 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 78% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £813,209 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £813,209 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £178,332 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £319,640 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £276,127 from 9 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £227,304 from 7 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Donations and legacies£101,263
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£732,174
- Trading and fundraising£70,413
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £19,973.
By funder
- Westminster Foundation£15,124, 2 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,849, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2025 | Westminster Foundation | £9,633 |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Westminster Foundation | £5,491 |
| 8 May 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,849 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £99,992 between 4 April 2022 and 4 April 2022.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £99,992 | 2 | 2021/22, 2022/23 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
14 June 2022, Wrexham
Named in a decision of Executive Board
Review of Member Appointments to Outside Bodies
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Howard Jeremy Jones
- Leah Maltby
- Nigel Jones
- Nigel Williams
- Professor Anne Louise Nortcliffe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 13 May 2026, 18 days early | Received 13 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 15 May 2025, 16 days early | Received 15 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 30 May 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 26 May 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 28 January 2022, 123 days early | Received 28 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1102959
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 March 2004
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 FEBRUARY 2003. as amended on 23 Jul 2019
- Company number
- 04657911This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.xplorescience.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.