The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Kent Ornithological Society

Registered charity 212489 Registered since 1962

Operates: Kent, Medway

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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.

7.2y median 7y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
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2021
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incomespending£16k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

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Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.kentos.org.uk
Emailmichaelvhenty@gmail.com
Phone01428683778
Address12 CHICHESTER CLOSE, WITLEY, GODALMING, GU8 5PA

Finances

£15,580 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£9,231£11,670
2021£9,843£14,174
2022£10,641£28,034
2023£14,072£12,028
2024£15,580£11,619

What it does

What

AnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

A. TO STUDY AND RECORD ALL ASPECTS OF THE AVIFAUNA OF KENT EXCEPT IN THAT AREA COVERED BY THE LONDON NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. B. TO CO-OPERATE WITH NATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL AND OTER BODIES IN SCIENTIFIC ORNITHOLOGICAL ENQUIRIES. C. TO PROMOTE INCREASED INTEREST IN ORNITHOLOGY IN KENT D. TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF BIRD LIFE IN THE COUNTY

Governing document: RULES OF THE SOCIETY, 1952, REVISED APRIL, 1962

Trustees (9)

9trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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