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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BIRMINGHAM ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 

Promotes the study of astronomy, by providing public observing sessions, lectures, advice, a journal, telescope making facilities, a library, demonstrations, lecturers, a meeting place and outings to places of astronomical interest. A modest annual membership fee is charged, the aim being to cover expenses and provide a concessionary rate for unemployed, students, and Senior Citizens.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£3,034£1,561£1,47312
31/08/21£2,011£4,089£-2,0782
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.birmingham-astronomy.co.uk

secretary@birmingham-astronomy.co.uk

01212044731

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull, Staffordshire, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2020, number: 1192429
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BIRMINGHAM ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY on 20/06/2022
Main office

11 Crossing Gates
NUNEATON
CV11 6GR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SCIENCES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: ENCOURAGING PUBLIC INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMY; PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FOR THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS; FURTHERING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN ASTRONOMY THROUGH PUBLIC EVENTS, LECTURES AND THE CIRCULATION OF RESEARCH DATA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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