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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH

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Charitable companyMediumRegistered
www.scar.org

The charity has two main objectives: a) advance and promote scientific knowledge, understanding and education on any aspect of; and b) initiate, facilitate, co-ordinate and encourage international scientific research activity in; i)the antarctic region;ii)on the role of the antarctic region in the earth system; and iii)on the effect of global change on the antarctic region.

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£534,614
Expenditure

All activities

£618,949
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£770,823
Total Assets

Gross assets

£847,730
Working Capital

Liquidity

£362,482

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 42,435 similar medium charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
14.9 months
Median: 4.3 monthsTop quartile
Income Growth (1yr)
-12.9%
Median: 1.4%Below typical
Spending Efficiency
99.3%
Median: 98.5%Around typical
Income Concentration
97.3%
Median: 86.5%Around typical
Fundraising ROI
126.4x
Median: 22.7xTop quartile
Income Volatility
11.2%
Median: 17.9%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
100.0%
Median: 41.9%Top quartile
3-Year Income CAGR
-0.8%
Median: 1.6%Around typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
99.3%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

126.4%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

8.5%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

14.9 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

0%
Government Reliance

% of income

0%
Largest Source

Primary income

Charitable Activities
Diversification

HHI: 9732

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

-12.9%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

-0.8%
Volatility

Stable

11.2%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

6
Volunteers

Volunteer count

150
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

25:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£89,102
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

16.7%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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