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Registered charity (CIO) · London

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space is a registered charity (number 1182239) based in London, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Harry Szpuk since 2026. Latest income £92k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Ukseds (Charity Commission)

  • 14 trustees
  • Income £92k (2025)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
Website
www.ukseds.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£92k£103k
  • 2024£83k£55k
  • 2023£42k£73k
Earlier years
  • 2022£50k£25k
  • 2020£36k£2k

Income trend, 2020 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 43%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO SPACE AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH BY:A) MAKING A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNICATION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.B) INFORMING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK WITH AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN SPACE AND SPACE RELATED SUBJECTS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BASE, SKILLSETS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE LEVELS AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT AND RAISING AWARENESS OF POSSIBLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

Grants received

1 grant · £40,089 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £40,089

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £40,0892024-10-17
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.

14 trustees on the board

0.8y median 0y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 14General Charitable Purposes 14

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£92k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1182239
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Feb 2019
Contact on the register
020 7735 3160 · enquiries@ukseds.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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