BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY

Charity number: 290786
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To educate the general public about cacti and other succulents, provide services to our members including publications and assist in the conservation of the plants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £160,730
Total expenditure: £142,281

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 January 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian David Armstrong Trustee 27 April 2024
None on record
Peter Bint Trustee 15 August 2022
None on record
Ruth James Trustee 30 April 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Maddock Trustee 30 April 2022
None on record
RICHARD CHANTLER Trustee 01 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £107.78k £112.29k £118.03k £127.90k £160.73k
Total expenditure £104.71k £172.18k £176.49k £119.25k £142.28k
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 30 September 2024 04 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 04 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 25 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 25 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 02 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 02 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 19 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 19 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 04 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 04 March 2021 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 AND RULES DATED 16TH APRIL 1983 AS AMENDED ON 3RD OCTOBER 1984 AND APRIL 2009. as amended on 11 Apr 2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY STUDY, CULTURE AND PROPAGATION OF CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENT PLANTS AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH PLANTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE GENERAL OBJECTS BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY MAY (A) GATHER AND DISSEMINATE PARTICULARS OF CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION, (B) HOLD MEETINGS, SHOWS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, VISITS TO COLLECTIONS, EXCHANGE PLANTS, SEEDS AND STUDY MATERIALS, PUBLISH JOURNALS, BOOKS, MANUALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY PROMOTE THE OBJECTS, (C) RAISE FUNDS AND INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS, PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, MANUALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND OTHERWISE PROVIDED THAT THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY PERMANENT TRADING ACTIVITES IN RAISING FUNDS FOR ITS PRIMARY CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Boot Farm
Watchet Lane
Great Missenden
HP16 0DR
Phone:
01522790969
Email:
secretary@bcss.org.uk
Website:

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