ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE EAST, THE CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA

Charity Number: 282938
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

An organisation to promote a greater public understanding of ornithology in the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia and to facilitate conservation of the region's birds. Research grants are awarded and the results are published in a twice-yearly publication.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £197,658
Total expenditure: £74,046

People

10 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Rutland
  • Azerbaijan
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Jordan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Uzbekistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • O S M E (Working name)
  • ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE EAST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT SHELDON Chair 27 October 2013
None on record
Dr Simon John Tull Trustee 18 November 2023
BEVERLEY AND DISTRICT U3A
Received: On time
Susan Jane Delve Trustee 18 November 2023
None on record
Simon Ibrahim Jalil Awad Trustee 18 November 2023
None on record
Marko Kalevi Halonen Trustee 26 November 2022
None on record
Tomas Haraldsson Trustee 23 November 2022
None on record
IAN HARRISON Trustee 19 June 2021
None on record
Murray Brown Trustee 27 November 2020
None on record
Paul Donald Trustee 30 June 2019
None on record
Mike Blair Trustee 01 July 2017
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 £62.36k £40.38k £64.45k £57.02k £197.66k
Total expenditure £55.34k £54.50k £55.40k £77.77k £74.05k
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 26 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 November 2023 18 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 November 2023 18 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 November 2022 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 November 2022 26 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17TH JUNE 1981 AND AMENDED 10 JULY 2010.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF MIDDLE EASTERN, CAUCASIAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN ORNITHOLOGY AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE REGION'S BIRDS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
95 PARK LANE
SUTTON BONINGTON
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE12 5NQ
Phone:
07969823585
Email:
treasurer@osme.org
Website:

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