BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Charity number: 212560
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BSBI is for those interested in the flora of the British isles. It collects and publishes data on the distribution of plants, organises field trips, publishes a scientific journal, (the New Journal of Botany), and holds conferences on botany. It supports an education programme to bring high-quality botanical training within everybody's reach whilst a focussed team conducts scientific research.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2013

Total income: £297,753
Total expenditure: £1,765,145

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guernsey
  • Ireland
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 March 1961: Standard registration
  • 15 December 2014: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 15 December 2014: Funds transferred to 1152954 BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • B S B I (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2009 31/12/2010 31/12/2011 31/12/2012 31/12/2013
Total gross income £324.83k £294.63k £363.63k £376.91k £297.75k
Total expenditure £302.41k £305.97k £340.92k £410.27k £1.77m
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 31 December 2013 16 August 2014 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2013 03 August 2014 On time
Annual return 31 December 2012 18 April 2013 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2012 18 April 2013 On time
Annual return 31 December 2011 28 November 2012 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2011 28 November 2012 28 days late
Annual return 31 December 2010 12 September 2011 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2010 12 September 2011 On time

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.

TITLE ADOPTED 1947, DESCENDED FROM THAT FOUNDED IN 1836 AS AMENDED 8TH MAY 2000, 8 MAY 2004, 12TH MAY 2007 AND 18 JUNE 2011.

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND INTEREST IN THE BRITISH AND IRISH VASCULAR PLANT AND CHAROPHYTE FLORA. (B) TO SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE, CARRY OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH INTO THE TAXONOMY, ECOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION OF THE BRITISH AND IRISH FLORA AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH CONTINENTAL AND OTHER BOTANISTS IN MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND CONCERN.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED