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The British Astronomical Association

The British Astronomical Association is an active UK company (number 00117572), incorporated 1911, with 7 current directors including Dr Richard John Mckim and Marlyn Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 82

  1. Timothy Norman Parsons 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Marylyn Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr David Louis Arditti 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ann Celia Davies 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Janice Mcclean 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. John William Chuter 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Peta Bosley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Dr Nicholas David Hewitt 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Dr Geoffrey Alan King 2017-2024 Director View profile
  10. Callum John Potter 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Janice Mcclean 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Dr Paul Abel 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Dr Jeremy Hallam Shears 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Dr David Robert Stuart Boyd 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Moore, Stewart Leslie, Doctor 2013-2015 Director View profile
  16. Donald John Miles 2013-2015 Director View profile
  17. Hazel Mcgee 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Michael John Harlow 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Lorraine Ann Crook 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Alan Peter Dowdell 2011-2015 Director View profile
  21. Richard Henry Chambers 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Kenneth Kennedy 2011-2015 Director View profile
  23. Roger Dymock 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. Peter Vincent Hudson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  25. Michael Alan Frost 2010-2015 Director View profile
  26. Hazel Winifred Mcgee 2009-2011 Director View profile
  27. John Anthony Morris 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. Prof Martin Peter Morgan-Taylor 2009-2009 Director View profile
  29. Alan Kenneth Lorrain 2009-2024 Director View profile
  30. Sheridan Paul Williams 2009-2014 Director View profile
  31. Geoffrey Frank Johnstone 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Dr Dominic Ford 2009-2012 Director View profile
  33. British Astronomical Association 2009-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  34. Professor William John Leatherbarrow 2009-2016 Director View profile
  35. British Astronomical Association 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  36. Dr John William Mason 2008-2015 Director View profile
  37. British Astronomical Association 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  38. British Astronomical Association 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  39. British Astronomical Association 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  40. Anthony John Morris 2008-2009 Director View profile
  41. Thomas Boles 2008-2014 Director View profile
  42. Valerie Ann White 2007-2009 Director View profile
  43. Michael William Foulkes 2007-2015 Director View profile
  44. Callum John Potter 2006-2007 Director View profile
  45. Marlyn Lyn Helen Smith 2006-2015 Director View profile
  46. Dr David Myles Gavine 2005-2010 Director View profile
  47. Mark William Armstrong 2005-2007 Director View profile
  48. Dr Richard Miles 2005-2015 Director View profile
  49. Maurice Victor Gavin 2004-2007 Director View profile
  50. Martin Peter Morgan Taylor 2004-2007 Director View profile
  51. Michael Donald Beales 2004-2006 Director View profile
  52. Michael Joseph De Faubert Maunder 2003-2015 Director View profile
  53. Hazel Patricia Collett 2003-2015 Director View profile
  54. Christopher John Lintott 2003-2004 Director View profile
  55. Mario Frassati 2003-2004 Director View profile
  56. Robert Anthony Marriott 2003-2015 Director View profile
  57. Robert John Neville 2002-2003 Director View profile
  58. Geoff Elston 2002-2004 Director View profile
  59. Anthony Kinder 2002-2010 Director View profile
  60. Jonathan Shanklin 2002-2015 Director View profile
  61. Gordon Taylor 2002-2009 Director View profile
  62. John Rogers 2002-2015 Director View profile
  63. Callum John Potter 2002-2005 Director View profile
  64. Alan Wells 2002-2009 Director View profile
  65. Richard John Flux 2001-2004 Director View profile
  66. Saxton, John, Doctor 2001-2002 Director View profile
  67. Guy Hurst 2001-2005 Director View profile
  68. Graham Bryant 2001-2002 Director View profile
  69. Nicolas James 2001-2016 Director View profile
  70. Tom Boles 2001-2007 Director View profile
  71. Michael Maunder 2001-2002 Director View profile
  72. Dr Patrick Moore 2000-2012 Director View profile
  73. David John Tucker 1999-2005 Director View profile
  74. Roger Derek Pickard 1999-2015 Director View profile
  75. David Laurence Graham 1993-2007 Director View profile
  76. Neil Bone 1992-2009 Director View profile
  77. Dr Andrew Hollis 1983-2005 Director View profile
  78. Ronald James Livesey 1982-2005 Director View profile
  79. Hatfield, Henry Roland, Commander 1998 Director View profile
  80. Richard John Mckim 1995 Director View profile
  81. Ronald William Johnson 2001-2014 Secretary View profile
  82. Edna Rosa Atwell 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/09/1911
Also a registered charity
The British Astronomical Association
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

2y median 1.7y
average tenure
3.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00117572
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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