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Sheffield Astronomical Society
Sheffield Astronomical Society is a registered charity (number 1106012) based in Doncaster, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Andrew Gilhooley since 2012. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training
- Where
- Sheffield City
- Website
- www.sheffieldastro.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£2k
- 2024£1k£2k
- 2023£1k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£508£551
- 2021£347£406
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY.
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
- Andrew Gilhooley Chair since 2012
- Darren Swindells
- DR Martin Robinson since 2019
- Dr Colin Duncan Constable Steele since 2023
- MR Geoff Charlton
- Richard Thompson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Gilhooley Chair since 2012
- DR Martin Robinson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Andrew Gilhooley Chair since 2012
- Darren Swindells
- DR Martin Robinson since 2019
- Dr Colin Duncan Constable Steele since 2023
- MR Geoff Charlton
- Richard Thompson since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1106012
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 JUNE 2004
- Contact on the register
- 01302539652 · info@sheffieldastro.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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