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Removed charity · No. 231981iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

South Essex Natural History Society

South Essex Natural History Society was a registered charity (number 231981), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 6 June 2019
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Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
6 June 2019
Reason
The charity did not operate (Charity Commission: Does not operate)
Funds went to

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 August 2017).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 August 2017£2,557£1,090
31 August 2016£2,299£1,297
31 August 2015£1,765£1,344

Objects

FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF ALL KNOWLEDGE CONNECTED WITH NATURAL HISTORY.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

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

No board members on the public record.

Network

Larger map →iThe large node is South Essex Natural History Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.
Organisation Person Company secretary (dashed) · two steps out from the public record Open in 3D

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Board

The board

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

No board members on the public record.

Board analysis

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2015
2016
2017
incomespending£3k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2016 and 2017

Network

Network

iThe large node is South Essex Natural History Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

7 financial years held, 2013 to 2019, years ending 31 August.

Income and expenditure

7 years · years end 31 AugustiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£1k£2k£3k2019201820172016201520142013£2.56k£1.09k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. South Essex Natural History Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2013201420152016201720182019
Totals
Total income£1.43k£1.98k£1.77k£2.30k£2.56kNot reportedNot reported
Total expenditure£1.43k£1.40k£1.34k£1.30k£1.09kNot reportedNot reported
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. South Essex Natural History Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 6 June 2019

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 August 201930 June 2020Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 August 201830 June 2019Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 August 201730 June 20186 June 2018Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 August 201630 June 201724 February 2017Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 August 201530 June 201621 January 2016Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF ALL KNOWLEDGE CONNECTED WITH NATURAL HISTORY.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
Local authority: Essex
Area of benefit
SOUTH ESSEX as filed
Governing document
BY-LAWS ADOPTED IN JANUARY 1964 AS AMENDED JANUARY 1976 AND 27 JANUARY 2007 as filed
Register history

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Registered
1964 · removed 2019

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