CLEETHORPES AND DISTRICT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1186764
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are an Astronomical Society with an observatory and meeting room situated at Beacon Hill, Cleethorpes. Although a members' society, all our activities are open to the general public. We organise talks, sessions for newcomers to astronomy, public observing evenings, Informal meetings and outreach sessions for schools, scouting groups and other organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £2,751
Total expenditure: £2,846

People

4 Trustee(s)

9 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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • North Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 December 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Brightmore Chair 11 March 2020
None on record
William Scutcher Trustee 09 November 2021
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Parr Trustee 11 March 2020
None on record
Barrie Christopher Watts Trustee 11 March 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £11.81k £796 £1.35k £2.75k
Total expenditure £2.13k £6.64k £4.07k £2.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A 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 31 December 2023 12 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 09 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 09 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 October 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Dec 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SUBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY FURTHERING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ITS MEMBERS, PROMOTING AND CONDUCTING OBSERVATIONS, AND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION.

Contact information

Address:
144 Chichester Road
CLEETHORPES
DN35 0JJ
Phone:
01472509880
Email:
cleeastro@gmail.com
Website:

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