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The Norman Lockyer Observatory Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1048807
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 22, 1995
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
Norman Lockyer Observatory
Salcombe Hill
SIDMOUTH
EX10 0NY

Activities

The Principal Activity of the Company is to promote, develop and encourage public education in, awareness and study of science, engineering and technology, science education and research and the recreational study of science, especially sciences related to Astronomy and all forms of communication

Objects: 1) To Promote, Develop And Encourage Public Education In Awareness And Study Of Science, Engineering And Technology, Science Education And Research And The Recreational Study Of Science; Especially Sciences Related To Astronomy And All Forms Of Communication. 2) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The Achievements Of Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), His Son,dr William James Stewart Lockyer (1868-1936) And Their Contempories And Associates In The Advancement And Development Of Astronomy, Astrophysics And Allied Sciences, And In The Development Of International Understanding And Co-Operation In Science And All Means Of Communication Between Peoples, And To Encourage The Study Of And Research In These Topics.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Devon, Dorset, Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £34,658 £49,246 PDF
March 31, 2024 £28,055 £31,552 PDF
March 31, 2023 £37,392 £29,367 PDF
March 31, 2022 £46,724 £25,375 PDF
March 31, 2021 £27,173 £22,371 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Strange (Chair)
Alex Rowe Nov. 1, 2023
David Alan Jones Sept. 4, 2023
David Nigel Driver Nov. 7, 2025
Dr Des Peter Howlett Nov. 12, 2018
Dr Martin Barry Andrews Nov. 7, 2025
Jeffery Charles Legg Nov. 8, 2021
Kathleen Mary Dollery
Peter Youd Oct. 10, 2014
Victoria Jane Brown Dec. 2, 2019
William Owen Hitchings