01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 26 August 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £5,506
- Latest expenditure
- £6,048
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 147 QUEEN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NG
Website recorded by the regulator: https://msas.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide a weekly meeting programme and operate the J.A. Jones Hoober Observatory where we run a Community Access Programme. We also undertake outreach visits to school and community groups.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 November 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,048
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,620
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,511
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,427
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,704
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,124
04 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Barnsley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Wakefield
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Rotherham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Doncaster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sheffield City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
05 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
06 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MEXBOROUGH AND SWINTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-08-26T00:00:00
07 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15/08/1996AS AMENDED ON 22/05/1997AS AMENDED ON 23/05/2002AS AMENDED ON 26/02/2004AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2010AS AMENDED ON 23/05/2013 as amended on 12 Sept 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ASTRONOMY AND ITS ASSOCIATED SCIENCES
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
08 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 394616
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- M S A S
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management