Registered charity · Shrewsbury
Shropshire Ornithological Society
Shropshire Ornithological Society is a registered charity (number 514487) based in Shrewsbury, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Graham John Walker. Latest income £21k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £21k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage and 1 more
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- www.shropshirebirds.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£21k£39k
- 2024£22k£11k
- 2023£21k£15k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£25k
- 2021£20k£20k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:- (I) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN SHROPSHIRE AND TO CO-OPERATE IN SUCH MATTERS WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL BODIES, EDUCATION AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS. (II) TO ORGANISE FIELD MEETINGS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS ECT,. IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THE SOCIETY'S AIMS (III) TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL BIRD REPORT AND ANY OTHER MATTER RELEVANT TO THE SOCIETY'S INTERESTS. (IV) TO ACQUIRE AND MANAGE AREAS OF LAND AS NATURE RESERVES PRIMARILY OF ORNITHOLOGICAL VALUE.
Grants received
1 grant · £50,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £50,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Graham John Walker Chair
- Christopher John Whittles
- Claire Mulvey since 2023
- Helen Jane Griffiths
- Miriam Christine Elliot-Smith since 2021
- Miss S M Brealey
- TIM Devanney since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- TIM Devanney since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (7)
- Graham John Walker Chair
- Christopher John Whittles
- Claire Mulvey since 2023
- Helen Jane Griffiths
- Miriam Christine Elliot-Smith since 2021
- Miss S M Brealey
- TIM Devanney since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 514487
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 OCTOBER 1983 as amended on 06 Apr 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01952727531
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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