CORNWALL BIRD WATCHING & PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1144724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBWPS, CORNWALL BIRDS (CBWPS), Cornwall Birds

To advance the education of the public in the knowledge, study and conservation of birds in the county of Cornwall and to assist in their preservation and conservation.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND TO ASSIST IN THEIR PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) TO:A)ENCOURAGE THE SUBMISSION OF RECORDS OF BIRDS SEEN IN THE COUNTY AND TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF BIRDS RECORDED WITHIN THE COUNTY;B)MANAGE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURE RESERVES;C)PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS AND AN ANNUAL BIRD REPORT FOR THE COUNTY;D)PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND TO LIAISE AND WORK WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANISATION TO ACHIVE THAT OBJECTIVE; ANDE)CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INDOOR AND FIELD MEETINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.0

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 held total unrestricted reserves of £281,336, which the directors consider to be within their stated policy of holding funds sufficient to cover one year's general running costs and two years of reserve management costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £23,356 for the year, supported by membership subscriptions and donations, while maintaining sufficient liquid assets to meet short-term liabilities.

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 5 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
• Complaints 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRUCE JOHN TAGGARTchair
• ANTHONY CHARLES BLUNDEN
• Adrian Mark Lea
• Andrew Craig Crystal
• Bob Bosisto
• Charlotte Christine Holloway-Wheatley
• Daniel Arthur Bloomfield
• David Robert Collins
• Jasmina Lidia Goodair
• MARK JAMES GRANTHAM
• Nicholas James Watmough
• Peter Roseveare
• Phillip Taylor
• Rowena Castillo-Nicholls
• Steve Ashby

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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