LONDON BAT GROUP

Charity number: 1160872
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

London Bat Group is a nature conservation charity. We carry out educational activities about bats; we conduct bat survey work; and we raise funds to contribute to bat conservation projects in London.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £2,741
Total expenditure: £4,582

People

8 Trustee(s)

85 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

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 2015: CIO registration
  • 26 May 2016: Funds received from 1068048 LONDON BAT GROUP
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Philip Briggs Chair 17 February 2023
None on record
Greg Hitchcock Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Becky Wilson Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Sophia Davies Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Emma Little Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Tajinder Lachhar Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Ray Lancashire Trustee 06 November 2023
None on record
Cecilia Montauban Trustee 06 November 2023
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 £3.62k £4.80k £2.81k £2.43k £2.74k
Total expenditure £2.32k £339 £2.36k £971 £4.58k
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 27 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 27 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 27 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 27 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 29 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 29 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 31 March 2022 244 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 31 March 2022 244 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 on 12th March 2015, amended on 4th March 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF BATS, THEIR ROOSTS, FEEDING AREAS AND HIBERNACULA IN GREATER LONDON (AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UK IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE); TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND THE GROUP'S MEMBERS IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO BATS, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF LITERATURE; AND TO PROMOTE THE TRAINING OF MEMBERS FOR LICENSING AS VOLUNTEER BAT WORKERS.

Contact information

Address:
c/o Bat Conservation Trust
Studio 15
Cloisters House
Battersea Park Road
LONDON
SW8 4BG
Phone:
03451300228
Email:
enquiries@londonbats.org.uk
Website:

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