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The Norman Lockyer Observatory Society

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Previous officers 35

  1. Karen Williams 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Hilary Jane Naylor 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Philip Smith 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew John Anning 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Hugh William Taylor 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. David Alexander 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. David Paul Pavey 2018-2018 Director View profile
  8. Sandra Dianne Moreton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. Ken Bailey 2016-2024 Director View profile
  10. Colin Smith 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Brian Anthony Ward Smith 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Iain Grant 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. Alan Martin Brittan 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr David William Knight 2010-2013 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Boyce 2010-2023 Director View profile
  16. Rev Marjory Marianne Kate Kay 2010-2014 Director View profile
  17. Anthony David Howell-Jones 2009-2010 Director View profile
  18. Alan Martin 2009-2014 Director View profile
  19. Carol Marie Boote 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Alan John Green 2005-2023 Director View profile
  21. John Cabourn Ponsford 2003-2010 Director View profile
  22. Dr Christopher Nils Larsson 2000-2010 Director View profile
  23. Jill Marion Pountney 1999-2007 Director View profile
  24. David Roy Lee 1998-2013 Director View profile
  25. Norman David Hughes 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. John Spencer Dunkley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  27. Frederick James Gregory 1995-1997 Director View profile
  28. John Arthur Wickings 1995-2006 Director View profile
  29. Ronald Ernest Hamson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  30. Sharon Jane Tubb 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  31. Richard Gt Crisp 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  32. Michael John Gillard 1999-2013 Secretary View profile
  33. Anthony Richard Swinburne-Johnson 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  34. John Trout 1995-2010 Secretary View profile
  35. Gerald Ewart White 1995-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
21/04/1995
Registered office
Sidmouth
Also a registered charity
The Norman Lockyer Observatory Society

Financials

Net assets
£254,040
Total assets
£259,040
Cash
£101,702
Employees
12
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

11 directors on the board

10.5y median 6.6y
average tenure
31.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 3Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03048646
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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