BERKSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB

Charity number: 1011776
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Club organises lectures, workshops and field activities relating to wild birds and their conservation. It manages surveys and recording and prepares an annual report on the birds of Berkshire. It maintains the Berkshire county database of bird records and makes the data available to bona fide researchers and other interested parties. It raises funds and gives grants for bird conservation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £12,850
Total expenditure: £10,627

People

9 Trustee(s)

27 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 June 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • READING ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robin Adam Dryden Chair 19 November 2025
None on record
Angela Alice Gunn Trustee 19 November 2025
LAVELL'S WETLAND TRUST
Received: On time
Sally Felicity Wearing Trustee 19 November 2025
None on record
Kenneth Edward Moore Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Charnley Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Peter William Driver Trustee 15 November 2023
None on record
Dr Deborah Judith Reynolds Trustee 16 November 2022
None on record
Edwin Charles Bruce-Gardner Trustee 06 March 2022
WEST BERKSHIRE DEMENTIA HUB
Recently registered
Jane Christine Campbell Trustee 13 November 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £9.62k £6.73k £17.43k £7.36k £12.85k
Total expenditure £4.13k £3.87k £18.30k £8.57k £10.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 02 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2023 11 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 30 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2020 03 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20/11/1991 AS AMENDED ON 09/11/2005 AS AMENDED ON 12/03/2007 AS AMENDED ON 10/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 21/11/2012 AS AMENDED ON 19/11/2014 AS AMENDED ON 04/03/2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF WILD BIRDS AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS IN THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
111 Mays Lane
Earley
READING
RG6 7DG
Phone:
07980076128
Email:
secretary@berksoc.org.uk
Website:

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