PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY AND FIELD CENTRE

Registered charity 1164156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operates at Portland Bill a bird observatory and field centre for the study of bird migration and other aspects of the natural history of the Isle of Portland; publishes and distributes useful results of this work; promotes and participates in the conservation of the natural environment of the Isle of Portland; preserves and maintains the historic building known as the Old Lower Light.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's membership remains steady at 750, providing a key source of revenue alongside other income. This financial position enabled an overdue staff review resulting in improved conditions of employment. The charity also received recent generous bequests which aided plans for the renovation of the Old Lower Lighthouse.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £20k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~169.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER JOHN MORGANchair
• Andrew Davidson
• Dr GLEN THOMAS
• Dr Nevil Howard Fowler
• Ian Davidson
• James Francis Phillips
• LUCY JESSICA CUMBERLAND
• Luke Christopher Phillips
• Mark Cutts
• Rosemary Morgan
• Simon James Craft
• Susan Murphy

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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