# THE ORPINGTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 289661
- **Other names:** ORPINGTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, O A S, O.A.S, OAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 20, 1984
- **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=289661


## Contact

- **Address:** 56 BASTON ROAD, BROMLEY
- **Postcode:** BR2 7BE
- **Phone:** 02084623228
- **Email:** treasurer@orpington-astronomy.org.uk
- **Website:** orpington-astronomy.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF ORPINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN ASTRONOMY AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION.

**Activities:** Astronomy - public meetings and observing sessions to further local interest in astronomy and encourage participation in astronomical observations.

**Area of benefit:** THE ORPINGTON AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bromley
- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5760 | £4542 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5470 | £5904 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4386 | £3318 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1582 | £2529 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £963 | £627 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Ramsay — appointed Feb. 24, 2021
- David Allen — appointed Feb. 28, 2024
- Elizabeth Anne Goldsmith — appointed Feb. 28, 2024
- Hugh Alford — appointed Feb. 25, 2016
- James Worthington — appointed Feb. 22, 2022
- Michael Griffiths — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Rafal Kaminski — appointed Feb. 24, 2021
- Richard David Summerfield — appointed Feb. 25, 2026
- Simon Jeremy Smollett — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Steve Richard Fuller — appointed Feb. 25, 2026