BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR

Registered charity 1152615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to boost the profile of bird conservation, preservation and observation in and around Poole Harbour via our School Bird Boat Education Program, public monthly field trips, conservation work/projects, wildlife tours , specially commissioned surveys, utilising our Engagement Centre on Poole Quay to help promote our work and selling a small range of goods.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ON THE BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR AND THEIR PROTECTION THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, GUIDED WALKS, SCHOOL BOAT TRIPS, PUBLIC TALKS AND OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN POOLE HARBOUR AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a strong financial performance with total income increasing by 43.9% to £518,078, driven by growth in donations and paid event income. Operating surplus improved by £51,589, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £163,289, which significantly exceed the stated reserves policy target of £47,287. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birds of Poole Harbour - Environmental Education Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL MORTONchair
• Ian Alexander · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Joan Constantine
• Sam Christopher Jolliffe

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

Operates in: Dorset

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 THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD.

• THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD income £725k
• The Bird of Prey Project income £123k
• CORNWALL BIRD WATCHING & PRESERVATION SOCIETY income £58k
• ORIENTAL BIRD CLUB income £130k
• MOOR POOL HERITAGE TRUST income £164k
• BARN OWL CENTRE LTD income £100k

Side by side with its peers

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