# SOUTH DOWNS PLANETARIUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1096869
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 4, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1096869


## Contact

- **Address:** SIR PATRICK MOORE BUILDING, KINGSHAM FARM, KINGSHAM ROAD, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX
- **Postcode:** PO21 8RP
- **Phone:** 07818297292
- **Email:** sdownsplanet@proton.me
- **Website:** www.southdowns.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND ALLIED SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF A PLANETARIUM IN CHICHESTER.

**Activities:** Promote - science & technology particularly to children of all ages and the public understanding of science to all.

**Area of benefit:** CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £117568 | £123532 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1096869/2025-04-30-accounts.pdf) (58.0 KB) |
| April 30, 2024 | £131241 | £93615 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1096869/2024-04-30-accounts.pdf) (93.2 KB) |
| April 30, 2023 | £91543 | £93100 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1096869/2023-04-30-accounts.pdf) (55.1 KB) |
| April 30, 2022 | £77499 | £130230 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1096869/2022-04-30-accounts.pdf) (58.8 KB) |
| April 30, 2021 | £62858 | £91062 | — | — | [PDF](https://files.opencharities.uk/ew/1096869/2021-04-30-accounts.pdf) (66.4 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **ANN ELIZABETH MILLS** | Chair |  |
| DR JOHN WILLIAM MASON MBE |  |  |
| ROBERT KIRK BA |  | Sept. 15, 2011 |