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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 

The promotion of the science of ornithology.
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
miles

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£202£254£-51n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/21£183£229£-46n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£167£244£-77n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£244£250£-6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/18£349£218£131£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£205£200£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£196£204£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£575£196£379£42£1,106£53732.920
31/12/14£161£177£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£164£158£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£172£157£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£179£165£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£194£162£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£225£163£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£176£142£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£222£146£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£184£132£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£189£148£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£200£183£17£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 57 years

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bou@bou.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/1966, number: 249877
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 42 days late,
Main office

British Ornithologists' Union
PO Box 79
Pembroke
SA72 9AX

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF ORNITHOLOGY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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