Science Alive Exhibits Limited — Education Charity in Christchurch
Science Alive Exhibits Limited is a deregistered registered charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2015.
Mission: The mission of Science Alive Exhibits Limited is to support the aims of the Science Alive Charitable Trust which is to educate the public of, and visitors to, New Zealand about science, scientific research, the applied sciences and technologies. We try to accomplish this by establishing a centre for educational resources for science and applied sciences and disseminating educational information through displays, exhibitions, road shows, publicity and through any form of media to students of all ages as well as to the general public. In the end it is our vision that Science Alive is recognised as the pre-eminent Science Centre in New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC42446
- Registration Date
- 2009-10-04
- Status
- Deregistered (2020-10-27)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- finance@sciencealive.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2015
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2015-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.2M |
| 2014 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2013 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2012 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2011 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2010 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (5)
- Philip Butler — Director
- David McLernon — Director
- Dennis Chapman — Director
- Richard Hartshorn — Director (departed 2015-05-14)
- Murray Giera — Director (departed 2013-12-01)
Reporting Group Members
Science Alive Exhibits Limited files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 4 sibling charities:
- Science Alive Charitable Trust
- Science Alive Investments Limited
- Science Alive Centre Limited
- Science Alive Outreach Limited
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Science Alive Exhibits Limited
Financial data as at December 2015. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2015). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Reporting group parent. Science Alive Exhibits Limited files one consolidated annual return covering 4 members. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.
About
The mission of Science Alive Exhibits Limited is to support the aims of the Science Alive Charitable Trust which is to educate the public of, and visitors to, New Zealand about science, scientific research, the applied sciences and technologies. We try to accomplish this by establishing a centre for educational resources for science and applied sciences and disseminating educational information through displays, exhibitions, road shows, publicity and through any form of media to students of all ages as well as to the general public. In the end it is our vision that Science Alive is recognised as the pre-eminent Science Centre in New Zealand.
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Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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