Spaceguard UK
What it does
Spaceguard UK is supporting the activities of The Spaceguard Centre, an astronomical observatory specialising in the NEO hazard. The major project being supported at the moment is the building of a dome to house a large telescope gifted to the Centre by Cambridge University. This new facility will enhance the Centre's outreach and educational programmes.
Its charitable purposes
THE AIM OF SPACEGUARD UK IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE AND INFORMATION HUB SPECIALISING IN ASTRONOMY, WITH A UNIQUE EMPHASIS ON THE DETECTION AND CHARACTERISATION OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS. THIS WILL BENEFIT THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF KNIGHTON, POWYS, WALES, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £14,622 and spent £12,088.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £14,622 | £12,088 | Not reported | 10 |
| 5 April 2024 | £9,424 | £3,627 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £4,696 | £6,707 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £3,576 | £2,174 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £1,858 | £1,563 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 687%, from £1,858 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £14,622 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Harry Douglas Jackson
- Jay Tate
- Leigh Harling-Bowen
- Paul Nickalls
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 22 February 2026, 17 days late | Not required |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 7 November 2024, 90 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 11 July 2024, 157 days late | Not required |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 20 January 2023, 16 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 23 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1143257
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 August 2011
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 06/05/2011
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.