01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 3 January 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £137,797
- Latest expenditure
- £147,229
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Boot Farm, Watchet Lane, Great Missenden, HP16 0DR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bcss.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To educate the general public about cacti and other succulents, provide services to our members including publications and assist in the conservation of the plants.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £137,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £147,229
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £160,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £142,281
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £127,897
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £119,251
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £118,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £176,486
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £112,286
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £172,176
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £137,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £147,229
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £160,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £142,281
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £127,897
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £119,251
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £118,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £176,486
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £112,286
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £172,176
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-01-03T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION AND RULES DATED 16TH APRIL 1983 AS AMENDED ON 3RD OCTOBER 1984 AND APRIL 2009. as amended on 11 Apr 2015 as amended on 26 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY STUDY, CULTURE AND PROPAGATION OF CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENT PLANTS AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH PLANTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE GENERAL OBJECTS BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY MAY (A) GATHER AND DISSEMINATE PARTICULARS OF CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION, (B) HOLD MEETINGS, SHOWS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, VISITS TO COLLECTIONS, EXCHANGE PLANTS, SEEDS AND STUDY MATERIALS, PUBLISH JOURNALS, BOOKS, MANUALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY PROMOTE THE OBJECTS, (C) RAISE FUNDS AND INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHATEVER BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS, PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, MANUALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS AND OTHERWISE PROVIDED THAT THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY PERMANENT TRADING ACTIVITES IN RAISING FUNDS FOR ITS PRIMARY CHARITABLE OBJECTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures