Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CHESTERFIELD ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 

To educate and promote interest in astronomy and allied subjects, through scout groups, schools and other groups such as round tables women's institute etc. and to provide a meeting place lecture room and equipment for the use of both members and general public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 41 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£20£4£16n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/20£14£7£8n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/19£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14?£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07?£2£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1983, number: 514048
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

Chesterfield Barnett Observatory
Hastings Close
CHESTERFIELD
Derbyshire
S41 8RH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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