01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 10 June 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 6 CHARLTON KINGS, WEYBRIDGE, KT13 9QW
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.guildfordas.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Guildford Astronomical Society holds monthly public lectures at Surrey University which are open to everyone. During the darker winter months, we hold regular outreach events, including those supporting the University of Surrey and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- 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
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GUILDFORD ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-06-10T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASSOCIATED SUBJECTS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ARRANGING LECTURES AND BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
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- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Risk management
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures