--- title: "The Scientific Exploration Society — charity 267410 | CharityCompare" description: "The Scientific Exploration Society (charity 267410): income £185k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-scientific-exploration-society retrieved: 2026-10-10T19:42:15.260Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 267410Charitable company SE # The Scientific Exploration Society Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Scientific Exploration Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.ses-explore.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=267410&subId=0) Work at The Scientific Exploration Society? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-scientific-exploration-society&type=claim&name=The%20Scientific%20Exploration%20Society) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Scientific Exploration Society? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £185,228 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £165,111 Registered charity number 267410 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Donhead St. Mary Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.ses-explore.org](http://www.ses-explore.org/) Quick answer The Scientific Exploration Society (number 267410) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Scientific Exploration Society do? Promotes, organises and supports expeditions for the exploration of developing regions of the world for the purpose of advancing knowledge of, or research into, or for the purpose of educating individuals in the geography, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, ecology and geology of their regions. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Scientific Exploration Society Answers The Scientific Exploration Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Scientific Exploration Society's highest-paid staff paid? The Scientific Exploration Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Does The Scientific Exploration Society receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Scientific Exploration Society. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Scientific Exploration Society reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Scientific Exploration Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Scientific Exploration Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 26 April 1974 Company number [01145214](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01145214) (Companies House) Also known as Ses Previous names on the register The Scientific Exploration Society Limited Where it says it operates Bolivia · Chile · Ecuador · Ethiopia · Guyana · India · Madagascar · Malaysia ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The Scientific Exploration Society registered for? Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Scientific Exploration Society yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Scientific Exploration Society. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Scientific Exploration Society? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Scientific Exploration Society as a registered charity (number 267410) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Scientific Exploration Society's charity number? The Scientific Exploration Society's charity number is 267410. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 267410? Search 267410 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Scientific Exploration Society do? Promotes, organises and supports expeditions for the exploration of developing regions of the world for the purpose of advancing knowledge of, or research into, or for the purpose of educating individuals in the geography, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, ecology and geology of their regions. Does The Scientific Exploration Society have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Scientific Exploration Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Scientific Exploration Society? The Scientific Exploration Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.ses-explore.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is The Scientific Exploration Society's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Scientific Exploration Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Scientific Exploration Society? The register records The Scientific Exploration Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are The Scientific Exploration Society's trustees paid? The Scientific Exploration Society's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was The Scientific Exploration Society previously called? The register lists this previous name for The Scientific Exploration Society: The Scientific Exploration Society Limited. When was The Scientific Exploration Society registered as a charity? The Scientific Exploration Society was entered on the register on 26 April 1974. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01145214). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=267410&subId=0).