Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 14

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 16

MANSFIELD AND SUTTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CIO

Promoting and advancing public education in the theory and practice of astronomy and related subjects.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£368,034	£142,888	£225,146	40
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/21	*	£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.sherwood-observatory.org.uk

info@sherwood-observatory.org.uk

01623552276

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£300,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£250,000
The Foyle Foundation	£100,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society CIO
£250,000	09/06/2023	Restoration of Coxmoor Rd Pumping Station Underground Victorian Reservoir and Reuse as a Science Discovery Centre
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society
£300,000	08/06/2023	New planetarium and visitor centre
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£100,000	28/04/2023	towards construction costs for the science discovery centre and planetarium

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRENDAN SCOULAR Appointed: 2020

CHRISTOPHER JOHN DAKIN Appointed: 2020

CRAIG KEITH PETER MAPLESTON Appointed: 2022

DR STEPHEN WALLACE Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL GERARD RHODES LOWE Appointed: 2020

NIGEL JOHN CUNNINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

PAULA TIMBERLAKE Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN ARTHUR BINNS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/02/2020, number: 1187777

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MANSFIELD AND SUTTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY on 14/02/2023

Main office

Sherwood Observatory
Coxmoor Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 5LF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SUBJECTS INCLUDING BY:(1) ENCOURAGING PUBLIC INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY;(2) PROVIDING ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, TRAINING, LECTURES, ADVICE, EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ASTRONOMY;(3) PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION;(4) UNDERTAKING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH ON ASTRONOMICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.

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