The British Vacuum Council

Registered charity 292999 Registered since 1985

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.7y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Other services 3Health and social care 1Retail and trade 1

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Contact

Website	www.british.vacuum.council.org.uk
Email	bvc@british-vacuum-council.org.uk
Phone	01244342675
Address	84 OLDFIELD DRIVE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CH3 5LW

Finances

£2,915 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£1,337	£1,817
2021	£1,254	£1,517
2022	£1,570	£1,416
2023	£2,634	£2,419
2024	£2,915	£1,559

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The aims and objects of the Council are to promote and advance the understanding and teaching of vacuum science, technology and its applications by:a) co-ordinating and promoting conferences, seminars, courses, and publications in these fieldsb) encouraging excellence amongst postgraduate students, post-doctoral and other early-stage research workers in these fieldsc) recognising excellence in these fields by the awarding of prizesd) representing Great Britain and Ireland on the International Union of Vacuum Science, Technique, and its Applications (IUVSTA)e) any other similar charitable purposes as the Trustees shall determine from time to time.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED 26TH APRIL 1989 AND 17TH JULY 2001 as amended on 17 Mar 2022 as amended on 27 Oct 2023

Trustees (5)

5trustees

80median age

1aged 70+

Professor Timo Gans Chair since 2017
Professor Martin Robert Stewart Mccoustra BSC DSC
Prof Deborah O'Connell since 2022
Rev Dr Ronald John Reidage 80
Steven Schofield since 2022

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The Training and Conference Centre for the Members of the Boys' Brigade in the North West of England and the Isle of MAN Trust 1 shared trustee
Mission in the Economy 1 shared trustee

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