# KIELDER OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153570
- **Other names:** KOAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 29, 2013
- **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=1153570


## Contact

- **Address:** Kielder Observatory, Black Fell, Kielder, Hexham
- **Postcode:** NE48 1EJ
- **Phone:** 01912655510
- **Email:** admin@kielderobservatory.org
- **Website:** www.kielderobservatory.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY IN THE GENERAL PUBLICB TO FACILITATE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMYC TO MAINTAIN AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY IN KIELDER FOREST WHICH WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OBJECTS A AND B

**Activities:** Astronomy, and in particular public outreach in this area.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £799477 | £818277 | £454215 | 15 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £903735 | £817422 | £473015 | 14 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £735754 | £713492 | £386702 | 15 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £546426 | £584338 | £364440 | 14 |  |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £597212 | £613470 | £402352 | 14 |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Catherine Sarah Hindle** | Chair | May 23, 2023 |
| Aston Bowles |  | April 21, 2026 |
| Ben Rutherford - Orrock |  | April 21, 2026 |
| Cassian Harrison |  | July 14, 2021 |
| Charlotte Ann Laidlaw Emmett |  | March 21, 2022 |
| Dr Nigel Metcalfe |  | Oct. 14, 2024 |
| Leon Fussell |  | April 21, 2026 |
| Paul Cooper |  | April 21, 2026 |
| Peter Collier Standfield |  | March 27, 2018 |
| Philip Hartley |  | April 21, 2026 |
| Selina So |  | April 21, 2026 |