THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE NATURALISTS' SOCIETY

Charity number: 252710
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining county recorders for collation of observations in all fields of natural history Publishing regular newsletters and publications Maintaining an active website Running free public meetings on Natural History themes Running free public field trips to places of interest around the county Provision of small grants in support of the Society's objectives Training young naturalists

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £14,748
Total expenditure: £19,196

People

15 Trustee(s)

20 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 1967: Standard registration
  • 25 January 2019: Funds received from 1127045 NORTH COTSWOLD ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JULIET ANN BAILEY Chair
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ORCHARD TRUST
Received: On time
Susan Jane Price Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Megan Lily Adamou Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Barry Christopher Embling Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Tina Louise Bouttle Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Andrew Charles Lewis Trustee 29 March 2020
None on record
Julia Clare Webb Trustee 29 March 2020
None on record
Kate Louise Kibble Trustee 16 March 2018
None on record
Ben Locke Trustee 18 March 2016
None on record
Martin Garth Matthews Trustee 18 March 2016
None on record
Desmond Marshall Trustee 27 March 2015
None on record
ANDY OLIVER Trustee 18 March 2011
None on record
MICHAEL SMART Trustee
None on record
KEN CSERVENKA Trustee
THE DURSLEY BIRDWATCHING AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Received: On time
ANDREW JAMES BLUETT Trustee
STROUD DISTRICT (COWLE) MUSEUM
Received: On time
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £6.76k £21.49k £5.97k £5.90k £14.75k
Total expenditure £21.54k £26.66k £11.20k £30.17k £19.20k
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 2024 19 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 02 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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.

RULES ADOPTED 27/02/1967 AS AMENDED ON 13/02/1974 AS AMENDED ON 27/03/2015

Charitable objects

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE BIODIVERSITY TO RECORD AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY TO MAINTAIN AND MAKE AVAILABLE REFERENCE AND ARCHIVE MATERIALS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE THE YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED TO BECOME BETTER NATURALISTS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
50 KINGSMEAD
ABBEYMEAD
GLOUCESTER
GL4 5DY
Phone:
07584 689090
Email:
gnsmembership@btinternet.com
Website:

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