Herschel Society — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 November 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £3,147
Latest expenditure: £2,621
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 19 NEW KING STREET, BATH, BA1 2BL

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.herschelsociety.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public in the life and work of William Herschel (astronomer, scientist and musician) and his family, and to encourage greater understanding today of those same subjects.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,621

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,155

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,005

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,703
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,846

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,322

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wiltshire
Welsh Ind: No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Herschel Society
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-11-16T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11TH OCTOBER 1978, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 1 NOVEMBER 2002, AS AMENDED ON THE 29TH OF MARCH 2003AS AMENDED ON 04 MAR 2017 as amended on 07 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF WILLIAM HERSCHEL (ASTRONOMER, SCIENTIST AND MUSICIAN) AND HIS FAMILY, AND TO ENCOURAGE GREATER UNDERSTANDING TODAY OF THOSE SAME SUBJECTS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE BATH.

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 106644
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE WILLIAM HERSCHEL SOCIETY