Support for Young Mathematicians and Physical Scientists
What it does
Assisting talented mathematicians and scientists whose education or career might be suffering for reasons that do not fulfill the prerequisites for assistance imposed by other education charities.We finance carefully tailored interventions in the student or research life of suitable individuals aged 25 or less.
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND COMPETENCE IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES SUCH AS BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, BURSARIES, INDIVIDUAL TUITION OR MENTORING TO ENABLE STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS UP TO THE AGE OF 30 YEARS TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THEIR FIELD FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £14,191 and spent £6.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £14,191 | £6 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £16,470 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £0 | £20 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £6,000 | £20 | Not reported | 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 137%, from £6,000 in the year to 31 July 2022 to £14,191 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Christopher John Cooper MA. MSc.Chair
- Dr Raymond Miller Ph.D.
- Sally Anna Cooper B.Sc.
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 22 May 2026, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 5 January 2025, 146 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 12 January 2024, 140 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 9 February 2023, 111 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196959
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 December 2021
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 01 MAR 2021
- Website
- www.symps.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.