SOCIETY OF BROWNFIELD RISK ASSESSMENT

Registered charity 1180875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOBRA

The Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment supports the growing number of professionals working in land contamination risk assessment. It is a learned society for individuals, with membership drawn from the private, public, voluntary and academic sectors in the UK. Its goals are to improve technical knowledge in risk-based decision-making related to land contamination applications.

Objects

THE CORE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE RELATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PRINCIPALLY IN THE UK: • TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE ASSESSMENT, ESTIMATION & EVALUATION OF RISKS AND ASSOCIATED UNCERTAINTIES FROM LAND AFFECTED BY CONTAMINANTS; • TO ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICE IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF RISK ASSESSMENT TO SUPPORT DECISIONS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF LAND CONTAMINATION; • TO FACILITATE AND WIDEN ACCESS TO THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RISK ASSESSMENT WHICH WILL BENEFIT MEMBERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC; • TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES INVOLVED IN LAND CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION, AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES IN GENERAL; • TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GUIDANCE, EITHER THROUGH COORDINATED RESPONSES TO CONSULTATION DOCUMENTS OR BY PROVIDING DIRECT INPUT TO GUIDANCE;• TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF FUTURE RESEARCH THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE ASSESSMENT OF LAND CONTAMINATION; AND • TO CO-ORDINATE AND ENCOURAGE SUCH RESEARCH AND WHERE APPROPRIATE IDENTIFY FUNDING/FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT IT.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a positive financial position with unrestricted reserves of £77,247.44 at the end of the period. The trustees note that the society relies entirely on volunteers and that its continuation is dependent on maintaining sufficient membership levels and volunteer support to deliver its objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dr Tatiana Cocerva. 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kate Bakerchair
• David John Dyson
• Dominic Young
• Dr RACHEL DEWHURST
• Fiona Townley
• Kimberley Neville
• Laura Michelle Garland
• Melanie Lyons
• Sarah Bannon
• Sarah Harris
• Stephanie Cox
• Timothy Rolfe

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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