SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM

Charity number: 1096869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promote - science & technology particularly to children of all ages and the public understanding of science to all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £131,241
Total expenditure: £93,615

People

3 Trustee(s)

44 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04632506 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANN ELIZABETH MILLS Chair
None on record
ROBERT KIRK BA Trustee 15 September 2011
None on record
DR JOHN WILLIAM MASON MBE Trustee
THE SOUTH DOWNS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £157.25k £62.86k £77.50k £91.54k £131.24k
Total expenditure £174.18k £91.06k £130.23k £93.10k £93.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £47.00k £45.30k £2.67k N/A N/A

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 30 April 2024 26 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 26 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 01 March 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 01 March 2024 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 28 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 28 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 28 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 28 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 24 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 24 February 2021 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 9 JANUARY 2003.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND ALLIED SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF A PLANETARIUM IN CHICHESTER.

Area of benefit

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

CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX

Contact information

Address:
SIR PATRICK MOORE BUILDING
KINGSHAM FARM
KINGSHAM ROAD
CHICHESTER
WEST SUSSEX
PO21 8RP
Phone:
07818297292
Email:
sdownsplanet@proton.me
Website:

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