THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY
Company details
- Registered name
- THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY
- Company number
- SC399758
- Registered office
- THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY LTD C/O AZETS, 3 WELLINGTON SQUARE, AYR, SOUTH AYRSHIRE, KA7 1EN, SCOTLAND · 71 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated on
- 18 May 2011
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 15 years
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 85590 — Other education n.e.c. · 93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- Accounts — next due
- 28 Feb 2027
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 May 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 01 Jun 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 18 May 2026
Officers
4 active · 10 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
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Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2025 | Director appointed | — | SCOBIE, Alistair William |
| 05/10/2023 | Director resigned | KLIMEK, Mark Henry | — |
| 26/06/2023 | Director resigned | PARKER, Dawn Isobel Carson | — |
| 16/07/2020 | Director resigned | GIBSON, John Mark | — |
| 28/11/2019 | Director resigned | JOHNSTONE, Anne Provan Scott | — |
| 28/11/2019 | Director appointed | — | CHARRON, Marc-Andre |
| 27/11/2019 | Person with significant control ceased | Mr John Mark Gibson | — |
| 14/11/2019 | Director appointed | — | KENNERLEY, Peter Dilworth |
| 30/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr John Mark Gibson |
| 02/11/2015 | Director appointed | — | PARKER, Dawn Isobel Carson |
| 02/11/2015 | Director appointed | — | KLIMEK, Mark Henry |
| 17/12/2013 | Director resigned | ANDERSON, Colin David | — |
| 17/12/2013 | Secretary resigned | ANDERSON, Colin | — |
| 15/07/2013 | Director resigned | HICKS, Simon Eric, Dr | — |
| 04/06/2013 | Director appointed | — | MARTIN, Nicholas John, Dr |
| 20/05/2013 | Director resigned | MUIR, Keith | — |
| 06/12/2012 | Director resigned | STEWART, Elaine Orr | — |
| 23/07/2012 | Director resigned | O'ROURKE, Patrick Denis | — |
| 18/05/2011 | Director appointed | — | STEWART, Elaine Orr |
| 18/05/2011 | Director appointed | — | O'ROURKE, Patrick Denis |
Financial highlights
Parsed from the filed statutory accounts (£ thousands, except employees)
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Employees (avg) | 1 | 1 |
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About THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY (SC399758)
THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY is a pri/lbg/nsc (private, limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'limited' exemption) incorporated on 18 May 2011 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number SC399758. Its registered office is at THE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY LTD C/O AZETS, 3 WELLINGTON SQUARE, AYR, SOUTH AYRSHIRE, KA7 1EN, SCOTLAND. The recorded nature of business is other education n.e.c. (SIC 85590). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 May 2025. 14 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Mr John Mark Gibson. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 13 September 2026.
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