01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 29 August 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £816,778
- Latest expenditure
- £833,234
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Kielder Observatory, Black Fell, Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1EJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kielderobservatory.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Astronomy, and in particular public outreach in this area.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £816,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £833,234
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £799,477
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £818,277
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £903,735
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £817,422
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £735,754
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £713,492
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £546,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £584,338
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £816,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £833,234
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 49
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £799,477
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £818,277
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 49
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £903,735
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £817,422
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 45357
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,868
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 31
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £735,754
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £713,492
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46190
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,263
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £546,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £584,338
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42575
- Income From Government Grants
- £89,956
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 41
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 210606
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 65503
- Income Charitable Activities
- 532511
- Income Investments
- 4703
- Income Other
- 3455
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 816778
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £26,786
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £806,448
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 833234
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5961
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 210041
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30118
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £86,878
- Assets Total Fixed
- 218389
- Assets Own Use
- 218379
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £496,425
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £277,055
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £437,759
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 236722
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 40333
- Assets Cash
- £446,559
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 109964
- Funds Restricted
- 327795
- Funds Total
- 437759
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 109318
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 681205
- Income Investments
- 3394
- Income Other
- 5560
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 799477
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £26,540
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £791,737
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 818277
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8146
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 204247
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32175
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £110,818
- Assets Total Fixed
- 244514
- Assets Own Use
- 244504
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £383,216
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £173,515
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £454,215
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 160182
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13333
- Assets Cash
- £328,844
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 136865
- Funds Restricted
- 317350
- Funds Total
- 454215
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 290903
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 611141
- Income Investments
- 1691
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 903735
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £21,942
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £795,480
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 817422
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6664
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 192839
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30498
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £125,703
- Assets Total Fixed
- 268022
- Assets Own Use
- 268012
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £438,368
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £233,375
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £473,015
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 210042
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 23333
- Assets Cash
- £313,548
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 165035
- Funds Restricted
- 307980
- Funds Total
- 473015
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 199196
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 513726
- Income Investments
- 56
- Income Other
- 22776
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 735754
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,243
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £694,249
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 713492
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6309
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 127940
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30490
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £63,070
- Assets Total Fixed
- 292463
- Assets Own Use
- 292453
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £373,230
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,991
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £386,702
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 245658
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 33333
- Assets Cash
- £321,468
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 113388
- Funds Restricted
- 273314
- Funds Total
- 386702
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 291185
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 254983
- Income Investments
- 258
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 546426
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,300
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £566,038
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 584338
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7355
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 157410
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25997
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £45,674
- Assets Total Fixed
- 285227
- Assets Own Use
- 285217
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £503,634
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £424,421
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £364,440
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 381088
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 43333
- Assets Cash
- £456,099
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 94562
- Funds Restricted
- 269878
- Funds Total
- 364440
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KIELDER OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-08-29T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- KIELDER OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-10-23T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (s.74)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4038406
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1124249
- Assoc Charity Name
- KIELDER OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 29 Aug 2013 as amended on 26 Apr 2019
- Charitable Objects
- A TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY IN THE GENERAL PUBLICB TO FACILITATE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMYC TO MAINTAIN AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY IN KIELDER FOREST WHICH WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OBJECTS A AND B
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 537588
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- KOAS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries