## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024**
## **Charity name: UK Radio Astronomy Association**
## **Charity registration number: 1123866**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
To promote the science of radio astronomy
and all branches of radio astronomical
research.|||
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
During 2024 our main activities were:
Building and selling a range of
equipment and books to amateur
scientists in the UK and overseas. This
equipment assists people to make
observations and develop their interest
in radio astronomy.
The Trustees gave presentations to the
British Astronomical Association, local
astronomy societies, amateur radio
societies and other interested groups
introducing radio astronomy to their
members.
The Trustees provide technical support
to customers and people interested in
radio astronomy via online forums and
one-to-one teleconference. This
support covers the use of our
equipment as well as general advice
and encouragement to beginners.|||
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All of UKRAA’s activities are undertaken by
volunteers, this includes the Trustees.
Our volunteers have specialist skills in
electronics design and assembly and
UKRAA are alert to identifying skills gaps
and finding new volunteers as needed. This
year a software specialist joined our team
to support the development of new
products.|
|Other||None|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In 2024 the main achievements were:
The particle detector sold by UKRAA
continued to sell very well and meeting
demand was starting to exceed the
capacity of our volunteers. The
assembly process was adapted to allow
us to meet demand. This has proved
very successful.
The particle detector is used in STEM
activities. The trustees presented a
school workshop to science pupils using
the detectors to support the physics
teaching.
In support of the BAA the trustees
demonstrated the detector at major
public events including Astrofest24 and
New Scientist Live.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity was in a healthy financial
position at the end of the year with
sufficient funds to meet its anticipated
administration and other costs for the
foreseeable future.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are not considered necessary at
this time|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Reserves are not considered necessary at
this time|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Trustees do not consider that there are
any uncertainties regarding UKRAA
continuing as a going concern.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Our work depends on the skills of our
volunteers. Our principal risk is not having
volunteers with the required skills. We
mitigate this by identifying specific skills
and continuing to invite new volunteers.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The Trustees are selected and appointed
by the Trustees.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name The UK Radio Astronomy Association
Other name the charity uses UKRAA
Registered charity number 1123866
Charity’s principal address 83 Cornwallis Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4LL
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Paul Alec Hearn
Richard Charles
2
Knott
3 John Alfred Thain
Andrew Robert
4
Thomas
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name None**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
None
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
> **Signature(s)** WAlrer **Full name(s)** Andrew Thomas Paul Hearn ~~—____~~ **Position (eg Secretary,**
> **Chair, etc)** ~~feee~~ **Date** 29/1/2025 29/1/2025
|**Charity Name**|||||||||**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
Period start date
Period end date
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
1st Jan 2024
31st Dec 2024
ee|||||||||||||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**CC16a**||
|Donations Received
**198**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**198**|**198**||**119**|**119**|
|Sales
**39,291**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**39,291**|**39,291**||**31,502**|**31,502**|
|Postage and Packing
**1,134**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**1,134**|**1,134**||**1,087**|**1,087**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**40,623**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**40,623**|**40,623**||**32,708**|**32,708**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**40,623**
**-**
**-**
**40,623**
**32,708**
**A3 Payments**
—————~~_—~~—|||||||||||||||
|Administration costs
**2,312**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**2,312**|**2,312**||**430**|**430**|
|Postage & Packing
**2,188**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**2,188**|**2,188**||**1,956**|**1,956**|
|Bank Charges
**813**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**813**|**813**||**713**|**713**|
|Website
**198**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**198**|**198**||**161**|**161**|
|Development/Production
**26,775**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**26,775**|**26,775**||**23,036**|**23,036**|
|Books
**228**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**228**|**228**||**126**|**126**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_ 32,514**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**32,514**|**32,514**||**26,422**|**26,422**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**32,514**
**-**
**-**
**32,514**
**26,422**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**8,109**
**-**
**-**
**8,109**
**6,286**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**11,635**
**- -**
**11,635**
**5,349**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**19,744**
**-**
**- 19,744**
**11,635**
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds** Cash at Bank **19,744 - - - - - - - -** _**Total cash funds**_ **19,744 - -** ——— (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** ==55= **Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B3 Investment assets - - - - - - - - - -** === **Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B4 Assets retained for the - - charity’s own use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** ==== **Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities - - - - -** === Signed by one or two trustees on Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval Andrew R Thomas **29/01/2025** Paul Hearn **29/01/2025**
# **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A**
**Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name The UK Radio Astronomy Association
**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **ended**
**Charity no** 1123866 **(if any)**
**Set out on pages**
## 1-2
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** 31/12/2024. .
**Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of ---------------------------applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have --------------------------------------come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 16 February 2025 ~~PO~~ ~~_-L_ [~~ ~~_A_~~ **Name:** ~~Ps~~ Andrew John Lutley **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Address:** Springfield, Rookery Hill, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 1HY
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
## **Give here details of any** Not applicable **items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**