HUDDERSFIELD ASTRONOMY SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 June 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £4,662
Latest expenditure: £3,981
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 14 SOUTHLANDS, KIRKHEATON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 0JU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.huddersfieldastronomy.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We aim promote and advance the education of the public in the theory and practice of astronomy and related subjects, by encouraging the public interest in astronomy and/or circulating current astronomical information and/ or furthering the education and knowledge of the general public and of members, by providing facilities for the active promotion of and participation in observational astronomy.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,981

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,805
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,803

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,236

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,684

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £844
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,662

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,981
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,805
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,109
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,236
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,684
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £844
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,662
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kirklees
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HUDDERSFIELD ASTRONOMY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-02-18T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 507817
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 507817
Assoc Charity Name: HUDDERSFIELD ASTRONOMICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Charity Name: HUDDERSFIELD ASTRONOMY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-06-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Jun 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SUBJECTS BY:ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY; AND/ORCIRCULATING CURRENT ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION; AND/ORFURTHERING THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC AND OF MEMBERS, BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE ACTIVE PROMOTION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management