THE BRITISH ORIGAMI SOCIETY

Charity number: 293039
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aims of the BOS are: to promote and increase public knowledge and awareness of origami, to encourage the practice of origami in education and as therapy for the mentally and physically disabled and to create, maintain and preserve an origami archive. We enable designers of origami to reach a wider audience though our publications and exhibitions, and encourage our members to teach origami.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £51,307
Total expenditure: £53,187

People

18 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Joanne Faulkes Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Anthony Robert O'Hare Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Joseph William Frank Munro Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Martin John Quinn Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Philip Edwin Swinbank Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Hugh McElveen Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
JAMES HOWARD SIMON Trustee 14 October 2023
MIDDLEWOOD HOUSE LIMITED
Received: On time
Brendan Plumb Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
Zulay Beatriz Sayalero Dorante Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Bridie Begbie Trustee 17 September 2022
None on record
MICHAEL PAUL GUY Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Stephanie Jane Moore Trustee 07 September 2019
None on record
Stephen Robert Hill Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Russell Wood Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Mr Nick Griffiths Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
Adam Robert Woodhouse Trustee 01 January 2016
None on record
DAVID ANTHONY RAYNOR Trustee 25 May 2012
1ST LANGLEY SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
PAUL DEREK HANSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £48.30k £37.14k £20.55k £24.05k £51.31k
Total expenditure £56.81k £40.01k £31.02k £40.42k £53.19k
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 2023 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 28TH OCTOBER 1967 AMENDED 12TH OCTOBER 1985, 12 APRIL 1987, 15 APRIL 1989 AND 5 OCTOBER 1991. FURTHER AMENDED 12 SEPTEMBER 1992 AND 3 APRIL 1993. AS AMENDED ON 12 SEP 2020 as amended on 11 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY ARE: TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF ORIGAMI, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE OF ORIGAMI IN EDUCATION AND AS THERAPY FOR THE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND TO CREATE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE AN ORIGAMI ARCHIVE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
25 LYNWOOD AVENUE
SLOUGH
SL3 7BJ
Phone:
01753676011
Email:
treasurer@britishorigami.org
Website:

www.britishorigami.org Open in new window