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The British Association of Tortoise Keepers

The British Association of Tortoise Keepers is a registered charity (number 1083430) based in Southam, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Glyn Collins. Latest income £829 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Batk (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £829 (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Animals
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.batk.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2000

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£829£0
  • 2024£944£0
  • 2023£829£0
Earlier years
  • 2022£868£303
  • 2021£2k£475

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS TORTOISES BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH TORTOISES THAT ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO TORTOISE HUSBANDRY IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG TORTOISES

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.

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trustees past 6 years
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average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 4Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£829 latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1083430
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 APRIL 1998 AS AMENDED ON 25 APRIL 1999, 3 SEPTEMBER 2000 AND 22 OCTOBER 2000
Contact on the register
07977517918 · lindaj.batk@btinternet.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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