# RGA USER GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1137989
- **Other names:** VACUUM SYMPOSIUM UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 2010
- **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=1137989


## Contact

- **Address:** 64 East Street, Thame
- **Postcode:** OX9 3JS
- **Phone:** 01844212202
- **Email:** info@vacuum-uk.org
- **Website:** www.vacuum-uk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN VACUUM SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY BY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION THROUGH AN ANNUALMEETING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** The charity advances education in vacuum science and technology by providing an annual event featuring technical sessions, practical training courses, exhibitions, and educational awards. It also develops outreach activities and resources to widen access to vacuum knowledge, including for school-age learners.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £15557 | £6612 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4560 | £5132 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9237 | £3652 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8768 | £1673 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £576 | £653 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DR STEVE SHANNON BSC, PHD, CPHYS, MINSTP** (Chair)
- DR SUNIL PATEL
- JOE HERBERT
- Mark David Pendleton — appointed Feb. 1, 2019
- ROBIN HATHAWAY