Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society

Registered charity 1153570 CIO Registered since 2013

Operates: Northumberland

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trustees on the board

2y median 0y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.4y

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Education/training 11

Commercial experience

Property 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

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Contact

Website	www.kielderobservatory.org
Email	admin@kielderobservatory.org
Phone	01912655510
Address	Kielder Observatory, Black Fell, Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1EJ

Finances

£816,778 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£546,426	£584,338
2022	£735,754	£713,492
2023	£903,735	£817,422
2024	£799,477	£818,277
2025	£816,778	£833,234

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

A TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY IN THE GENERAL PUBLICB TO FACILITATE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMYC TO MAINTAIN AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY IN KIELDER FOREST WHICH WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OBJECTS A AND B

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 29 Aug 2013 as amended on 26 Apr 2019

Trustees (11)

11trustees

61median age

0aged 70+

Catherine Sarah Hindleage 52 Chair since 2023
Aston Bowles since 2026
Ben Rutherford-Orrock since 2026
Cassian Harrison since 2021
Charlotte Ann Laidlaw Emmett since 2022
Dr Nigel Metcalfe since 2024
Leon Fussell since 2026
Paul Cooper since 2026
Peter Collier Standfieldage 69 since 2018
Philip Hartley since 2026
Selina So since 2026

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