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Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005

Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005 is a registered charity (number 1108166) based in Shrewsbury, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £52k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £52k (2025)

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

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage and 1 more
Where
Shropshire
Website
www.shropshirebirds.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£52k£25k
  • 2024£30k£31k
  • 2023£41k£19k
Earlier years
  • 2022£17k£25k
  • 2021£101k£21k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(A) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN SHROPSHIRE AND TO CO-OPERATE IN SUCH MATTERS WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL BODIES, EDUCATION AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS;(B) TO ORGANISE FIELD MEETINGS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS ETC IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS;(C) TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL BIRD REPORT AND ANY OTHER MATTER RELEVANT TO THE CHARITY'S INTEREST. (D) TO ACQUIRE AND MANAGE AREAS OF LAND AS NATURE RESERVES PRIMARILY OF ORNITHOLOGICAL VALUE;(E) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OF A CHARITABLE NATURE AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY IN GENERAL MEETING.

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.

8.8y median 9y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (7)

6
company-linked trustees

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

Animals 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 6Manufacturing 1Professional services 1

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£30k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1108166
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 DECEMBER 2004.
Companies House
Company number 05322294 · Active
Contact on the register
01952727531
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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