BOURNEMOUTH NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1165951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BNSS

Bournemouth Natural Science Society, through its extraordinary Natural History, Egyptology & Earth Science collection & exhibits, together with numerous learning opportunities, promotes & stimulate an interest for lifelong learning & care for our natural world. BNSS hosts a thriving Young Explorers group. The Museum is accredited by Arts Council England.For further information: www.bnss.org.uk

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF SCIENCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY MEANS OF OPERATING A MUSEUM, LECTURES, FIELD MEETINGS, THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF PAPERS, AND IN ANY WAY THAT THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNCIL, SHALL DEEM ADVISABLE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained financial stability despite a £17k shortfall for the year, with total revenue of £62.3k against expenses of £79.3k. Reserves of £133.7k in accessible cash plus £57.8k in investment funds exceed the stated policy target of £120k, providing an appropriate safety margin. The trustees note that future capital projects are planned but do not indicate an inability to continue as a going concern.

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
• 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
• Investment
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “The Heritage Lottery Fund and Canford Environmental are helping us restore our Lantern roof.” (source page)
• Canford Environmental — “The Heritage Lottery Fund and Canford Environmental are helping us restore our Lantern roof.” (source page)

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.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Grenham William Irelandchair
• ANNE JOLLIFFE
• Christopher Nicholas Cake
• Colin Jeffrey Lord
• Gerard Martin Duggan
• Jacqueline Margaret Bainbridge
• Malcolm Robert Gould
• Nicholas John Atkinson
• Pamela Irene Field

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).