THE BEDFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 268659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B N H S

The BNHS was formed in 1946 and its main function is to record the flora and fauna of the county of Bedfordshire. Over 20 recorders cover many branches of natural history study and their annual reports are published in the Bedfordshire Naturalist. The Society depends on annual subscriptions and members receive quarterly newsletter Wild about Beds and programmes of meetings.

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Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£12k

Registered

1975

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Michael Robinson
Ann de Winter
Dr Gwen Hitchcock
Helen Muir-Howie
Kathy Blackmore
MICHAEL EDGAR BIRD
Michael Roberts
Paul Richard Jameson
ROSEMARY BRIND

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£28k	£12k
31/12/2024	£19k	£18k
31/12/2023	£17k	£16k
31/12/2022	£18k	£15k
31/12/2021	£17k	£12k

Common questions

Who funds THE BEDFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BEDFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY as a grant recipient include ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON	FY2022	£12k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/02/2000	£5k	"Wildlife 2000 - a series of events hosted with The Wildlife Trust and Forest Enterprise to help families improve wildlife in their community"