SUSSEX ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 256936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To record and study wild birds in the county of Sussex.To assist in the conservation of the wild birds of Great Britain.To engage, inspire and educate people to enjoy, appreciate and understand birds and their habitats.

Objects

A) TO RECORD AND STUDY WILD BIRDS IN THE COUNTRY OF SUSSEX. B) TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION OF WILD BIRDS IN GREAT BRITAIN. C) TO ENCOURAGE BY THE USE OR FILMS, BOOKS, MEETINGS, OUTINGS AND OTHER MEANS (I) THE STUDY OF BIRDS IN THE FIELD AND ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE GENERALLY AND (II) THE EDUCATION OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORNITHOLOGICAL, SCIENCE AND THE NEED FOR PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN

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

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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,284 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £68,010. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, noting no material uncertainties exist regarding 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Edward Huttly
• Alan John Swetman
• Anthony John Benton
• Clare Buckle
• Edwin Merrikin
• Gary W Faulkner
• JONATHAN COOK
• Jack Thompson
• Katie Nethercoat
• Mark Mallalieu
• Steve Gilbert
• Susan Kerry-Bedell

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST.

• SUSSEX WILDLIFE TRUST income £7.2m
• SHROPSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2005 income £52k
• LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £31k
• ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY income £37k
• HAMPSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £67k
• NORFOLK ORNITHOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION income £167k

Side by side with its peers

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