CHARITY COMMISSION FOR LNGLANO AND WALES Receipts and pa ments accounts To CC16a For the period from Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to th• n•ar•gt £ Endowment funds Total fundg Lagt y••T to th• n••r•st to th• n••r•gt £ to th• TrHr•g1 É to th• A1 Rece5 ts Evenis Donations Sale of merchandise rant rom oun Froundalion Tombolalfaffle Income Other Income 433 433 136 271 Uf am ommuni 296 49 49 tota ross Income or AR) 778 778 3.116 sset an see table Investment sa es, tota Total receipts 778 778 3,116 A3Pa ments Cost of events Office costs Insurance Accountan Tornbola pnzes Members, Shirts Gazebo Other cosls Display tables 29 13 96 120 104 67 29 13 96 120 104 67 211 218 96 120 2,007 272 126 111 126 111 Sub total 666 666 3,208 A4 Asset and investment Sub total Total payments 666 666 3,208 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 112 112 92 1,967 2.079 1,967 2,079 2,OS9 1,967 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 2410712025 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the p•riod Categories Details Un￿1n¢tefj nds Rmtricl 81 Cash funds B•nk Total cash funds 2,079 o¥ Unrestrict•d fund* lo n••rn•i É funds fvn Details B2 Oth•r mon•tary assets Fund to vhkh ••1 b•￿n ¢o•l loptlon•ll ¢￿I￿nt ¥•1 D•tall¥ 83 Investment as••ts Fund to whl¢h Detalls Co•t ioptlon•ll lon•1 84 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Fund lo whl¢h Amount du• Von•l Wh•n du• Detai13 85 Liabilities Signed by one or tsyo Iruslees on behalf of all the Iruslee5 Dale ol roval Signature Print Name CCKX R1 accounts {SSI Flnancial Reserves Policy: Thè charity intÈnd5 to hold suffidÈnt funds to purthaSÈ future Èquipmènt as detèrmlnÈd by thè Trts%t*Ès from tirtkè to tlmÉ, and to have @nough funds to Sustsln thÈ ￿tl￿ty In its attlvltiès for at lèast 12 months. This intludÈs occasional ?ombola' èvènts at ptsbllt shows, whllÈ showing flltÈrÈd tèlèscope viÈws ofthÈ Sun to mÈmber5 of the publit. At the ￿ar Ènd, thÈ tharity htsld5 £2079. We are proud to announce Our youngest member Mr James Morland in June 2025 wa5 awarded Durham Universities young Physicist of the year. Souet1É5 Re81StÈi￿ Addregs: 11 WykÈs Closè, SÈdgÈfièld. TS212DY Ac¢ountanL. Janè A5troft- CÈrtifiÈd Attountant- EntÈrprlse HotssÈ, Barnard castle. Bank: Lloyds Bank Pk. Trustees of the Charlty: Mr. Duanè Cox (Chair) - Mr. Karl Jènnin85 (Vlcè Mrs. KatÈh Su&an Walket (SÈt*ètaty) - M*. JèffrÈY Alah Ditkkhsort. Sl8ned on behalf of the TrustÈÈs: 1st August, 2025 BISHOP AUCKLAND AsfRONOMICAL SOCIETY CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1172061 Trustees Annual Report for the year endln8 31stMarch 2025 BA.A.S. Tmstees are happy to present our Annual Report for the year endlng 31° Marth 2025. Structure Governance and Management: B.A￿S. Is a Charltable Incorporated Or8anlsatlon (CIO), we use the foundatlon model constltutlon as the basls for our 8overnln8 docum•nL The CIO has no pald employees; the trustees and volunt••r society members do all the work of the organlsatlon and are not pakl. Summary of objectlves: The oblectlves of the ao are: To brln8 astronomy to people of all ages and abllltles, prlmarlly In and around the Blshop Auckland and Weardale areas: to host m¢Mthly meetln8s wlth speakers; to organlse and conduct astronomlcal observlng events; and to arrange astronomylspace then)ed talks for the 8eneral publlc. schools and other or8anlsatlons, Includln8 those wlth ¥)ectal needs. We now also provlde Solar obseryln8 sesslons wlth speclallsed equlpment. prlmarlly for {but not Ilmlted to) schools and other youth groups. Artlvltles urmlertaken for Publlc Benefft: The trustees have complled wlth thelr duty In section 4 of the 2006 act to have due regard to 8uldance on publlc benefft publlshed by the charlty commlsslon. The Charlty holds octaslonal observlng events whlch are open to the General publlc, help scout groups to acqulre thelr 'Space" badges. Also expanded our Solar observlng sesslons for schools and vouth 8roups vla our Solar telescopes wlth speclallsed solar fllters. Help schools In fun and educatlonal ways with "space camp'events In conlurbctlon wlth the Stephen Hawklng Foundation. Also, we are now runnln8 workshops and observln8 sesslons at Yhe Locomotlon, rallway museum In Shlldon, these are free to the publlc on the museum's grounds. Achlevements and performance The charfty contlnues wlth our usual outreach/educatlonal work, as well as our monthly meetlngs We contlnue to support the Areas of Outstsndln8 Natural Beauty In En8land (AONB/National Landscapes) "Dark Sky Inltlatlve" program, and the Natlonal Nature Reserves In En8land (NNR). The Soclety has recently presented Astronomkal talks to the W.1 and have enqulries from the U3A.