CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 702484
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

In the operative area: to advance public education in ornithology and related matters; to promote the recording, research and study of birds and other wildlife; to support and encourage the preservation, conservation and study of wild birds and places of ornithological interest; to protect these from injury, ill-treatment or destruction; to collate, maintain and publish recorded results.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £6,694
Total expenditure: £7,089

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Halton
  • Warrington
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 January 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • C A W O S (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROFESSOR EDWARD ALAN LOCK MIBIOL PHD Chair
None on record
Jane Hiley Trustee 20 October 2025
None on record
DERMOT SMITH Trustee 15 April 2025
MERSEY ESTUARY CONSERVATION GROUP
Received: On time
Roy Samuel Leigh Trustee 07 March 2025
THE FRIENDS OF MARBURY COUNTRY PARK AND ANDERTON NATURE PARK
Received: On time
Dr Jane Turner Trustee 04 March 2022
None on record
David John Hiley Trustee 05 March 2021
None on record
David Steventon Trustee 04 March 2016
None on record
JOHN PATTERSON FCMA CGMA Trustee 18 March 2013
None on record
HUGH PULSFORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £7.18k £7.13k £7.54k £7.20k £6.69k
Total expenditure £6.09k £5.95k £7.12k £5.72k £7.09k
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 2024 23 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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 9 OCTOBER 1989

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ORNITHOLOGY AND RELATED MATTERS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. B) TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND STUDY OF WILD BIRDS AND PLACES OF ORNITHOLOGICAL INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE BENEFICIAL AREA AND TO PROTECT THESE FROM INJURY ILL-TREATMENT OR DESTRUCTION. C)TO PROMOTE THE RECORDING, STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE AVIFAUNA OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE TOGETHER WITH THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIRRAL (INCLUDING THE HILBRE ISLANDS) AND TO COLLATE, MAINTAIN AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RECORDING

Area of benefit

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

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL

Contact information

Address:
Apartment 10
Mere Hall
Warrington Road
Mere
Knutsford
WA16 0WY
Phone:
01565830677
Email:
treasurer@cawos.org
Website:

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