BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY

Registered charity 802196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH SCHOOLS EXPLORING SOCIETY, BSES, BSES EXPEDITIONS

Latest income
£818k
Latest spending
£896k
Registered
1989

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£817k
Total spending
£896k
Reserves (reported)
£215k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£818k£896k
31/10/2024£904k£1.2m
31/10/2023£1.6m£1.8m
31/10/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/10/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Who funds BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, The Portal Trust, THE VANDERVELL FOUNDATION, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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