The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Sunderland Astronomical Society

Registered charity 1071527 Registered since 1998

Operates: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Northumberland

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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.

4
trustees on the board
5.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
5.6y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Websitewww.sunderlandastro.com
Emailchairman@sunderlandastro.com
Phone01914221399
AddressWWT Washington Wetland Centre, WASHINGTON, Tyne And Wear, NE38 8LE

Finances

£5,528 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,830£1,336
2022£4,713£3,271
2023£5,932£6,731
2024£5,894£4,548
2025£5,528£6,358

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND RELATED SUBJECTSTO PRESERVE ALL ASTRONOMICALLY RELATED HISTORICAL MATERIAL LINKED WITH THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND OF OBSERVERS RESIDENT THEREIN

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 JUNE 1998 AS AMENDED ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1998

Trustees (4)

4trustees
0aged 70+

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