African Bird Club

Registered charity 1184309 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Tristan Da Cunha, Cambridgeshire, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad

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trustees on the board

2.4y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.6y

average years in governance

10 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

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Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 11

Commercial experience

Professional services 1

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Contact

Website	https://www.africanbirdclub.org
Email	info@africanbirdclub.org
Phone	01223277318
Address	BirdLife International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ

Finances

£73,484 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£174,742	£95,508
2021	£77,193	£91,178
2022	£82,557	£86,400
2023	£67,053	£64,182
2024	£73,484	£83,885

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

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Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICAN ORNITHOLOGY;(2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE STUDY, RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN ALL BRANCHES OF THE SCIENCE OF AFRICAN ORNITHOLOGY.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Jul 2019 as amended on 29 Sep 2020 as amended on 10 Nov 2023

Trustees (11)

11trustees

66median age

0aged 70+

Andrew Peter Blair since 2024
Abubakr Mohammad since 2023
Dr Florence Carissan since 2024
Dr Paul Frederick Donald since 2025
Dr Talatu Tende since 2024
Ian Francis since 2021
Keith Findlay Bettonage 66 since 2025
Paul Buckley since 2019
Philip Hall since 2025
Richard Webb since 2025
Stephen William Lowe since 2025

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