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Registered charity · Bromley

The Orpington Astronomical Society

The Orpington Astronomical Society is a registered charity (number 289661) based in Bromley, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as O A S, O.A.S, OAS (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £3k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Bromley, Kent
Website
orpington-astronomy.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1984

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£3k£2k
  • 2024£6k£5k
  • 2023£5k£6k
Earlier years
  • 2022£4k£3k
  • 2021£2k£3k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF ORPINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN ASTRONOMY AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION.

Grants received

1 grant · £5,209 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,209

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,2092007-10-22
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.

9 trustees on the board

3.3y median 2y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£3k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
289661
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/02/1984AS AMENDED ON 28/02/2013AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25 FEB 2026
Contact on the register
02084623228 · treasurer@orpington-astronomy.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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