THE NORMAN LOCKYER OBSERVATORY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1048807
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Principal Activity of the Company is to promote, develop and encourage public education in, awareness and study of science, engineering and technology, science education and research and the recreational study of science, especially sciences related to Astronomy and all forms of communication

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £28,055
Total expenditure: £31,552

Total income includes £399 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

65 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 August 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03048646 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID STRANGE Chair
None on record
Karen Williams Trustee 08 November 2024
None on record
Alex Rowe Trustee 01 November 2023
THE GITTISHAM PARISH HALL
Received: On time
David Alan Jones Trustee 04 September 2023
None on record
Jeffery Charles Legg Trustee 08 November 2021
None on record
Victoria Jane Brown Trustee 02 December 2019
None on record
Dr Des Peter Howlett Trustee 12 November 2018
None on record
Peter Youd Trustee 10 October 2014
None on record
WILLIAM OWEN HITCHINGS Trustee
None on record
KATHLEEN MARY DOLLERY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £28.67k £27.17k £46.72k £37.39k £28.06k
Total expenditure £26.82k £22.37k £25.38k £29.37k £31.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £20.10k £12.87k £1.25k £399

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 APRIL 1995

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AWARENESS AND STUDY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND THE RECREATIONAL STUDY OF SCIENCE; ESPECIALLY SCIENCES RELATED TO ASTRONOMY AND ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SIR JOSEPH NORMAN LOCKYER (1836-1920), HIS SON,DR WILLIAM JAMES STEWART LOCKYER (1868-1936) AND THEIR CONTEMPORIES AND ASSOCIATES IN THE ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND ALLIED SCIENCES, AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION IN SCIENCE AND ALL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLES, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH IN THESE TOPICS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Norman Lockyer Observatory
Salcombe Hill
SIDMOUTH
EX10 0NY
Phone:
01395579941
Email:
cosecnlos@gmail.com
Website:

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