Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -2

SUNDERLAND ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Sunderland AS is run by volunteers who promote the science of astronomy to the people of North East England. We host group visits to our observatory at Washington Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust as well as holding regular open evenings for the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£6	£7	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£5	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£2	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	*	£4	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£10	£8	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£7	£10	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£5	£6	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£9	£6	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£4	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10		£3	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/09		£5	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08		£4	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07		£5	£2	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06		£1	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£2	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 26 years

www.sunderlandastro.com

chairman@sunderlandastro.com

01914221399

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Sunderland Astronomical Society
£2,201	21/07/2022	The promotion of the study of astronomy in Tyne & Wear
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Telescope purchase
£3,500	07/02/2018	Telescope purchase

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

KAREN LESLEY HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2020

MARTIN KENNEDY Appointed: 2011

WILLIAM HARVEY Appointed: 2022

CHRISTOPHER DUFFY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1998, number: 1071527

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 164 days late, AR18: 189 days late,

Main office

WWT Washington Wetland Centre
WASHINGTON
Tyne And Wear
NE38 8LE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SUBJECTSTO PRESERVE ALL ASTRONOMICALLY RELATED HISTORICAL MATERIAL LINKED WITH THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND OF OBSERVERS RESIDENT THEREIN

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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