BRITISH DRAGONFLY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1168300
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF ODONATA AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS, ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DRAGONFLIES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £394,433
Total expenditure: £184,284

Total income includes £4,935 from 1 government contract(s) and £8,098 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Timothy Martin Coleshaw Chair 14 November 2020
None on record
Maria Giulia Checchi Trustee 08 February 2025
None on record
John Richard Timothy Greene Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Katherine Cecilia Cavanagh Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Jonathan Willet Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Nicole Digruber Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Carmel Edwards Trustee 19 November 2022
THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
Received: On time
Joshua Darius Gresham Younespour Trustee 19 November 2022
None on record
Carolyn Ann Cooksey Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
William Peter Brown Trustee 02 March 2017
None on record
Dr PAMELA TAYLOR Trustee 01 July 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.96k £74.25k £162.84k £164.65k £394.43k
Total expenditure £141.80k £122.05k £146.97k £167.87k £184.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.93k
Income from government grants £7.50k £8.13k £5.11k £5.83k £8.10k

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 March 2024 03 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 June 2021 150 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 June 2021 149 days late 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.

CIO - Association Registered 19 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF ODONATA AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS, ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND (2) TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES.

Contact information

Address:
Ashcroft
Brington Road
Old Weston
HUNTINGDON
PE28 5LP
Phone:
07818 113898
Email:
consoff@british-dragonflies.org.uk
Website:

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