Registered charity · Lincoln
The British Astronomical Association
The British Astronomical Association is a registered charity (number 210769) based in Lincoln, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Janice Mcclean since 2024. Latest income £144k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £144k (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
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.britastro.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The British Astronomical Association
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£144k£280k
- 2024£162k£234k
- 2023£133k£259k
Earlier years
- 2022£136k£234k
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND ALL BRANCHES OF ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH.
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
- Janice Mcclean Chair since 2024
- Dr Jeremy Shears since 2024
- Dr Richard Mckim since 2025
- Graham Winstanley since 2022
- John Chuter since 2023
- Marlyn Smith since 2024
- Michael Frost since 2024
- William Tarver since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- William Tarver since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Janice Mcclean Chair since 2024
- Dr Jeremy Shears since 2024
- Dr Richard Mckim since 2025
- Graham Winstanley since 2022
- John Chuter since 2023
- Marlyn Smith since 2024
- Michael Frost since 2024
- William Tarver since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 210769
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 1911 AND BY-LAWS REVISED 31ST JULY 1950, ALL AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
- Companies House
- Company number 00117572 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02077344145 · office@britastro.org
- 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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