ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY

Registered charity 1142734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EBS

The Essex Birdwatching Society exists to promote for the benefit of the public, conservation, education, knowledge and protection in relation to wild birds in the ceremonial County of Essex, including the areas of unitary authorities and in the London Boroughs of Barking, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND PROTECTION IN RELATION TO WILD BIRDS IN THE CEREMONIAL COUNTY OF ESSEX INCLUDING THE AREAS OF UNITARY AUTHORITIES AND IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARKING, HAVERING, NEWHAM, REDBRIDGE, AND WALTHAM FOREST.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £64,990, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £18,400 (calculated as £16,000 estimated cost plus 15% contingency). The charity reported a net income of £41 for the year, with total incoming resources of £36,521 and total resources expended of £36,480.

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.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JOHN BRYCE LLB
• ANTHONY GERARD HARBOTT
• Alan James Rutland
• GERALD WILLIAM FREDERICK JOHNSON
• Kate Tomlinson
• Matthew Turner
• PETER RAYMOND DWYER
• Paul Roy Everett
• Simon David Wood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen John Grimwade
• Susan Elizabeth Watts

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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