BARN OWL CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1097410 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Barn Owl Conservation. Barn Owl & bird of prey rescue, rehabilitation and welfare. Educating the general public, schools, young conservationists etc in the life and conservation of owls and birds of prey through visits, talks and flying activites.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE(1) TO ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE WILD BARN OWL AND OTHER BRITISH OWLS AND RAPTORSPECIES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND RESEARCH STUDIES.(2) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF ALL WILDLIFE.(3) TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND PROTECT ALL LAND MANAGED BY THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE AND MANKIND.(4) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VISITING CENTRE COMPLETE WITH NATURE RESERVE AND TO OFFER AMENITY ANDRECREATIONAL AREAS AND ACTIVITIES WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ENJOY AND BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE ECOLOGY ANDPRESERVATION OF OWLS, RAPTORS AND OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES INCLUDING FLORA.(5) TO PROVIDE A SANCTUARY TO AID THE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF OWLS AND RAPTORS.(6) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ON OWL AND RAPTOR WELFARE AND HUSBANDRY.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gloucester, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,695 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £263,477 to £242,782. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for accounting records, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were non-compliant. The charity remains solvent with tangible assets of £254,698 offset by creditors and loans.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 01/02/2026, 1 day after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• VINCENT JONESchair
• JEAN FRANCES HOUSTON
• KEVIN TREADWELL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Oxfordshire · Scotland · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNWALL BIRD WATCHING & PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

• CORNWALL BIRD WATCHING & PRESERVATION SOCIETY income £58k
• THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD income £725k
• THE RAPTOR FOUNDATION income £298k
• WORLD OWL TRUST income £214k
• The Bird of Prey Project income £123k
• CARE FOR WILD RHINO SANCTUARY (UK) income £215k

Side by side with its peers

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