York Astronomical Society

Registered charity 1174488 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: North Yorkshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire, City Of York

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.2y median 8y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5General Charitable Purposes 5Other Charitable Purposes 5

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No commercial or business experience on the board
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Contact

Website	www.yorkastro.org.uk
Email	Secretary@yorkastro.org.uk
Phone	01759306486
Address	21 Lord Drive, Pocklington, York, East Yorkshire, YO42 2PB

Finances

£4,595 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,233	£3,455
2022	£4,203	£3,744
2023	£4,785	£2,813
2024	£3,482	£3,695
2025	£4,595	£4,568

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND IT'S RELATED SCIENCES, IN THE YORKSHIRE REGION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PURSUIT OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY, AND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Sep 2017

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Andrew Stephenson since 2018
David Friend since 2018
John Nancarro-Wood since 2019
Paul Thornley since 2017
Simon Howard since 2017

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