# YORK ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174488
- **Other names:** YAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 4, 2017
- **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=1174488


## Contact

- **Address:** 21 Lord Drive, Pocklington, York, East Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** YO42 2PB
- **Phone:** 01759306486
- **Email:** Secretary@yorkastro.org.uk
- **Website:** www.yorkastro.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY AND IT'S RELATED SCIENCES, IN THE YORKSHIRE REGION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PURSUIT OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY, AND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Advancing public education and interest in the science of astronomy and its related sciences in the Yorkshire region.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £4595 | £4568 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £3482 | £3695 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £4785 | £2813 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £4203 | £3744 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £1233 | £3455 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Stephenson — appointed Oct. 22, 2018
- David Friend — appointed Oct. 22, 2018
- John Nancarro-Wood — appointed Oct. 4, 2019
- Paul Thornley — appointed Dec. 1, 2017
- Simon Howard — appointed Dec. 4, 2017