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

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.

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).