Registered charity · Thatcham
Newbury Astronomical Society
- 5 trustees
- Income £5k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Recreation
- Where
- West Berkshire
- Website
- www.newburyastro.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£5k£5k
- 2025£4k£4k
- 2024£4k£4k
Earlier years
- 2023£3k£3k
- 2022£3k£3k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ASTONOMY AND SUBJECTS RELATED THERETO INCLUDING SPACE 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Paul Gibson Chair since 2023
- Gareth Antony Jarrett since 2023
- George Sallit since 2018
- Prof Tony Hersh JP PHD FRS since 2018
- Peter Bendall since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- George Sallit since 2018
- Prof Tony Hersh JP PHD FRS since 2018
- Peter Bendall since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Paul Gibson Chair since 2023
- Gareth Antony Jarrett since 2023
- George Sallit since 2018
- Prof Tony Hersh JP PHD FRS since 2018
- Peter Bendall since 2018
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
- 286904
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH FEBRUARY 1983 AS AMENDED 5 JUNE 2009.
- Contact on the register
- 01635873585 · info@newburyastro.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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