UNITED KINGDOM BIOLOGY COMPETITIONS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We run biology competitions for school students. Currently, we run three competitions: British Biology Olympiad, Intermediate Biology Olympiad and Biology Challenge. We participate in the International Biology Olympiad, fielding a team from the winners of British Biology Olympiad and volunteering in the international jury.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023
People

6 Trustee(s)
10 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityOne or more of the employees were formerly trustees
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- Provides Services
- Throughout England And Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 26 August 2020: CIO registration
- UKBC (Working name)
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
6 Trustee(s)
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Dr Adam Daizhen Wright | Trustee | 02 February 2025 |
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Robert Starley | Trustee | 20 August 2022 |
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Jiaqi Chen | Trustee | 21 August 2021 |
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Katherine Lister | Trustee | 26 August 2020 |
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Dr Andrew Treharne MBE | Trustee | 26 August 2020 |
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Neil Thomas Richards | Trustee | 26 August 2020 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £237.60k | £80.13k | £102.88k | |
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Total expenditure | £73.46k | £61.26k | £72.41k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 21 June 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 21 June 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 14 April 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 14 April 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 15 June 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 15 June 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Aug 2020
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUBJECT OF BIOLOGY BY:- 1. PROMOTING THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY AND ENCOURAGING AND ENHANCING BIOLOGY EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOLS. 2. ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN BIOLOGY BY ORGANISING ANNUAL BIOLOGY COMPETITIONS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS. 3. SELECTING, TRAINING AND ORGANISING TEAMS OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS AND LEADERS TO REPRESENT THE UK AT THE INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD AND AT SUCH OTHER INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY COMPETITIONS AS MAY BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE. 4. MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD E.V. AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND PARTICIPATE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THAT ORGANISATION. 5. PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL TRAINING FOR POST-16 SCHOOL STUDENTS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Contact information
- Address:
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86 Blackpool Road North
LYTHAM ST. ANNES
Lancashire
FY8 3DD
- Phone:
- 07405 100563
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