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Registered charity (CIO) · Filey

Filey Bird Observatory & Wildlife Trust

Filey Bird Observatory & Wildlife Trust is a registered charity (number 1219266) based in Filey, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Andrew James Cottrell since 2026. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
North Yorkshire
Website
www.fbog.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

- TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RUNNING OF FILEY BIRD OBSERVATORY NATURE RESERVES THAT PROTECT WILD BIRDS, THEIR HABITATS, AND THE WIDER NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE FILEY BIRD OBSERVATORY AND WILDLIFE TRUST RECORDING AREA (APPENDIX A).- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ORNITHOLOGY AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF WILDLIFE RECORDS, PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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.

6 trustees on the board

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average tenure
0y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
0.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

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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.

Environment/conservation/heritage 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across 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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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1219266
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Aug 2026
Contact on the register
07503579424 · andrewjcottrell63@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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