01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 February 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00680007
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £10,940,195
- Latest expenditure
- £8,895,836
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Compass House, 1 Farmoor Court, Farmoor, Cumnor, Oxfordshire, OX2 9LU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bbowt.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
BBOWT is the only voluntary organisation concerned with all aspects of nature conservation in Berks, Bucks & Oxon. We care for 85 nature reserves that are safe havens for rare & endangered species & habitats. We encourage all sectors of the community to learn about & care for our natural heritage. We work with other landowners & seek to influence decisions to safeguard important wildlife habitats.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,940,195
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,895,836
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,733,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,321,723
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,882,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,656,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,472,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,026,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,015,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,438,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,940,195
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,895,836
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £15
- Income From Government Grants
- £677,998
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 1700
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,733,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,321,723
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1720
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,882,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,656,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £983,691
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,472,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,026,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £15
- Income From Government Grants
- £766,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1700
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,015,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,438,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £17
- Income From Government Grants
- £743,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1708
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6345078
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1171603
- Income Charitable Activities
- 445890
- Income Investments
- 315574
- Income Other
- 2662050
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10940195
- Income Legacies
- 646477
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,047,360
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,848,476
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8895836
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 221779
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1454427
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 239081
- Gain Loss Investment
- -77037
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 142000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 1348726
- Reserves
- £2,664,416
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13524978
- Assets Own Use
- 10019847
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3505131
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,555,439
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £875,740
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,204,677
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 801691
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 74049
- Assets Cash
- £6,035,649
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18514208
- Funds Restricted
- 1690469
- Funds Total
- 20204677
- Count Employees
- 156
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5980373
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1049586
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1433313
- Income Investments
- 270216
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8733488
- Income Legacies
- 738266
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,987,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,334,723
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8321723
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7897
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 207591
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1364670
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 211157
- Gain Loss Investment
- 186000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 68000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -144000
- Reserves
- £3,453,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14109000
- Assets Own Use
- 10527000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3582000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,937,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £802,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,244,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 802000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £880,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16704000
- Funds Restricted
- 1540000
- Funds Total
- 18244000
- Count Employees
- 156
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5440000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 667000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 557000
- Income Investments
- 218000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6882000
- Income Legacies
- 391176
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,456,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,200,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7656000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 31000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 197000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1200000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 225000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -87000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 663000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,048,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14022000
- Assets Own Use
- 10626000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3396000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 73000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,177,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £549,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,723,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 549000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £856,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16152000
- Funds Restricted
- 1571000
- Funds Total
- 17723000
- Count Employees
- 149
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8070000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 662000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 563000
- Income Investments
- 177000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9472000
- Income Legacies
- 1552000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,178,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,848,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8026000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 23000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1052000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 226000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 154000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 222000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,531,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14217000
- Assets Own Use
- 10734000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3483000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -556000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,922,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £662,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,921,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 662000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,543,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16486000
- Funds Restricted
- 1435000
- Funds Total
- 17921000
- Count Employees
- 136
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5990000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 220000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 612000
- Income Investments
- 193000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7015000
- Income Legacies
- 647000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,431,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,007,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6438000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 28000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1023000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 245000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 297000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -330000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,867,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13732000
- Assets Own Use
- 10403000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3329000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -741000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,591,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £483,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 762000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,099,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 483000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,655,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15245000
- Funds Restricted
- 854000
- Funds Total
- 16099000
- Count Employees
- 137
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Buckinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bracknell Forest
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wokingham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Slough
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Reading
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Oxfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-02-22T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-02-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 238259
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 238259
- Assoc Charity Name
- CRITCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/01/1961AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26/11/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/10/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/11/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 OCT 2017 as amended on 14 Oct 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO SAFEGUARD AND ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY (MEANING THE VARIETY OF LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS, LEVELS AND COMBINATIONS, INCLUDING ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY, SPECIES DIVERSITY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY), AND IN PARTICULAR(A) TO UNDERTAKE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS INCLUDING THE RESTORATION AND CREATION OF SUCH HABITATS;(B) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, THE NATURAL WORLD; AND(C) TO CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 224728
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 224713
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE NATURALISTS' TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 224707
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BERKS BUCKS & OXON WILDLIFE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 224697
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BBOWT
- Charity Name Id
- 224684
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BBONT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures