CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 260739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lecture meetings, field meetings. Running a library and a museum. Publishing a journal.

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Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £494,846, driven largely by a substantial rise in the Legacy Fund. The charity received several large legacies during the year, resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate free reserves to manage any reasonably foreseeable contingency (held: £495k)
The Society maintains a Reserves Policy to ensure adequate free reserves* to manage any reasonably foreseeable contingency and comply with Charity Commission guidance. — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon · Kent · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£90k£29k
31/12/2023£274k£41k
31/12/2022£63k£12k
31/12/2021£8k£9k
31/12/2020£16k£15k

Common questions

Is CROYDON NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £494,846, driven largely by a substantial rise in the Legacy Fund. The charity received several large legacies during the year, resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.