Registered charity (CIO) · London
Space Science and Engineering Foundation
Space Science and Engineering Foundation is a registered charity (number 1170548) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Shayne Shaneelsingh Beegadhur since 2023. Latest income £308k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £308k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Shayne Shaneelsingh BeegadhurChair · since 2023
- Adam BraithwaiteTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Elizabeth LuthmanTrustee · since 2016
- Dr Richard Charles GhailTrustee · since 2016
- Dr William Jeremy CurtisTrustee · since 2023
- Katherine Helen OliverTrustee · since 2017
- Louis John LyleTrustee · since 2023
- William Clark Piatt RichardsTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- ssef.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£308k£295k
- 2024£314k£332k
- 2023£332k£329k
Earlier years
- 2022£377k£214k
- 2021£100k£96k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF UK SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE SUBJECTS OF SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND TO PROMOTE INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Shayne Shaneelsingh Beegadhur Chair since 2023
- Adam Braithwaite since 2018
- Dr Elizabeth Luthman since 2016
- Dr Richard Charles Ghail since 2016
- Dr William Jeremy Curtis since 2023
- Katherine Helen Oliver since 2017
- Louis John Lyle since 2023
- William Clark Piatt Richards since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Adam Braithwaite since 2018
- Dr Elizabeth Luthman since 2016
- Dr Richard Charles Ghail since 2016
- Katherine Helen Oliver since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Shayne Shaneelsingh Beegadhur Chair since 2023
- Adam Braithwaite since 2018
- Dr Elizabeth Luthman since 2016
- Dr Richard Charles Ghail since 2016
- Dr William Jeremy Curtis since 2023
- Katherine Helen Oliver since 2017
- Louis John Lyle since 2023
- William Clark Piatt Richards since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170548
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Dec 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07722073624 · j.lyons@ssef.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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