Registered charity · Isle of Wight
Vectis Astronomical Society
Vectis Astronomical Society is a registered charity (number 1046091) based in Isle of Wight, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dr Bryn Davis since 2013. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £3k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Isle Of Wight
- Website
- www.wightastronomy.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£2k
- 2024£2k£2k
- 2023£2k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£1k£2k
- 2021£1k£901
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND ALLIED SCIENCES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST THEREIN AND TO PROVIDE AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Grants received
3 grants · £11,476 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,016 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £4,460
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Bryn Davis Chair since 2013
- Barry Bates
- Brian John Curd
- Elaine Spear Fbdo since 2013
- Richard Flux
- Stewart Paul Chambers since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Bryn Davis Chair since 2013
- Elaine Spear Fbdo since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Barry Bates
- Brian John Curd
- Elaine Spear Fbdo since 2013
- Richard Flux
- Stewart Paul Chambers since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Bryn Davis Chair since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1046091
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 MARCH 1995, AS AMENDED 22 AUGUST 2003 AND 22 AUGUST 2008
- Contact on the register
- 07594 339950 · secretary@wightastronomy.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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