Registered charity · Gwynedd
Welsh Ornithological Society
Welsh Ornithological Society is a registered charity (number 1037823) based in Gwynedd, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as WOS (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Anne BrenchleyTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Malcolm SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Rachel Claire TaylorTrustee · since 2024
- Gwenan Hughes WilliamsTrustee · since 2025
- Iolo Tudor WilliamsTrustee · since 2016
- Joshua PedleyTrustee · since 2025
- Michael Paul ShewringTrustee · since 2020
- Simon BoyesTrustee · since 2025
- Sion Emlyn DaviesTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.birdsin.wales (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£21k
- 2024£22k£20k
- 2023£15k£14k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£12k
- 2021£8k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS IN WALES (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL LIFE IN WALES (C) TO PROMOTE THE RESEARCH IN SUCH ASPECTS AND PUBLICISE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Anne Brenchley since 2019
- Dr Malcolm Smith since 2025
- Dr Rachel Claire Taylor since 2024
- Gwenan Hughes Williams since 2025
- Iolo Tudor Williams since 2016
- Joshua Pedley since 2025
- Michael Paul Shewring since 2020
- Simon Boyes since 2025
- Sion Emlyn Davies since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Brenchley since 2019
- Iolo Tudor Williams since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Anne Brenchley since 2019
- Dr Malcolm Smith since 2025
- Dr Rachel Claire Taylor since 2024
- Gwenan Hughes Williams since 2025
- Iolo Tudor Williams since 2016
- Joshua Pedley since 2025
- Michael Paul Shewring since 2020
- Simon Boyes since 2025
- Sion Emlyn Davies since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1037823
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 APRIL 1989 AS AMENDED 26 MARCH 1994 as amended on 01 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07771630654 · gwenan@glaslynwildlife.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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