The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Butterfly Conservation

Registered charity 254937 Registered since 1968

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany

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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.

10
trustees on the board
3.4y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
13.7y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
9
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 2Animals 1Education/training 1

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

Business services 4Other services 4Agriculture 1

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Contact

Websitewww.butterfly-conservation.org
Emailinfo@butterfly-conservation.org
Phone01929400209
AddressBUTTERFLY CONSERVATION, MANOR YARD, SHAGGS, EAST LULWORTH, WAREHAM, BH20 5QP

Finances

£6,060,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£4,479,402£4,270,151
2022£4,345,000£4,266,000
2023£6,248,000£5,557,000
2024£6,616,000£6,824,000
2025£6,060,000£6,902,000

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY;1. THE STUDY, CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL FAUNA AND FLORA PARTICULARLY SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, BY CONSERVING THEM IN THE WILD BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE AVAILABLE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH THE CREATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL, SEMI-NATURAL OR OTHER HABITATS.2. TO PROMOTE, UNDERTAKE AND SPONSOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO THE HABITS, DISEASES AND LIFE-CYCLES OF SUCH FLORA AND FAUNA AND PARTICULARLY BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS AND THEIR LIFE-CYCLES IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND HUMAN PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE.3. TO PROMOTE OR UNDERTAKE CONSERVATION AND SOUND MANAGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY OF LANDS OF ECOLOGICAL OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE.4. TO FOSTER INTEREST IN GOVERNMENTAL AND VOLUNTARY BODIES, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL FLORA AND FAUNA AND PARTICULARLY BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/12/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/11/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/11/2010AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28/05/2010NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10/12/2014

Trustees (10)

10trustees
65median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 10 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Butterfly Conservation · 02206468 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 17/12/1987

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

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