Registered charity (CIO) · Tonbridge
Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford
Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford is a registered charity (number 1156678) based in Tonbridge, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by John Gray Archer since 2014. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £3k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John Gray ArcherChair · since 2014
- Dr Michael John Rushton BSC DrcogTrustee · since 2014
- Gary Robert HuntTrustee · since 2025
- John James HowarthTrustee · since 2017
- Keith Robert RickardTrustee · since 2014
- Martin Valentine CrowTrustee · since 2014
- Rita ANN WhitingTrustee · since 2014
- Simon Francis DawesTrustee · since 2014
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.crayfordmanorastro.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£8k
- 2024£4k£4k
- 2023£5k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£3k
- 2021£4k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE
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.
8 trustees on the board
- John Gray Archer Chair since 2014
- Dr Michael John Rushton BSC Drcog since 2014
- Gary Robert Hunt since 2025
- John James Howarth since 2017
- Keith Robert Rickard since 2014
- Martin Valentine Crow since 2014
- Rita ANN Whiting since 2014
- Simon Francis Dawes since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- John Gray Archer Chair since 2014
- Dr Michael John Rushton BSC Drcog since 2014
- John James Howarth since 2017
- Keith Robert Rickard since 2014
- Martin Valentine Crow since 2014
- Rita ANN Whiting since 2014
- Simon Francis Dawes since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- John Gray Archer Chair since 2014
- Dr Michael John Rushton BSC Drcog since 2014
- Gary Robert Hunt since 2025
- John James Howarth since 2017
- Keith Robert Rickard since 2014
- Martin Valentine Crow since 2014
- Rita ANN Whiting since 2014
- Simon Francis Dawes since 2014
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156678
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 14 Apr 2014 as amended on 07 Nov 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01892836197 · info@crayfordmanorastro.com
- 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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