THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION

Charity number: 249877
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of the science of ornithology.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £221,915
Total expenditure: £221,077

People

14 Trustee(s)

76 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Graeme Buchanan Chair 05 April 2023
None on record
Dr Catriona Morrison Trustee 05 April 2023
None on record
Dr Stuart Sharp Trustee 05 April 2023
None on record
Dr Alexander Lees Trustee 05 April 2023
None on record
Dr Mark James Eddowes Trustee 13 April 2022
None on record
Dr Catharine Horswill Trustee 13 April 2022
None on record
Dr Lucy Joanna Yates Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Dr Richard Brian Bradbury Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Dr Thomas Michael Finch Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Dr Mark Alexander Eaton Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Dr Rosemarie Kentie Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Dr Sonya May Clegg Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record
Dr Julie Anne Ogilvie Miller Trustee 29 June 2020
None on record
Graham Frank Appleton Trustee 06 April 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £244.13k £167.19k £182.53k £202.32k £221.92k
Total expenditure £250.01k £244.24k £228.78k £253.77k £221.08k
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 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1 MAY 1951; RULES DATED 18 MARCH 1953 AMENDED 18 APRIL 1964, 17 APRIL 1993, 20 APRIL 1996, 29 MARCH 1999 AND 7 APRIL 2010. as amended on 15 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF ORNITHOLOGY

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
British Ornithologists' Union
PO Box 79
Pembroke
SA72 9AX
Phone:
07485385451
Email:
bou@bou.org.uk
Website:

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