BRITISH NATURALISTS' ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 April 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02119195
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £11,058
Latest expenditure: £12,514
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 68 Grove Road, Tring, HP23 5PB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bna-naturalists.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Association's objects are to promote, organise, carry on and encourage education of the public and study and research (including the recording and study of places and objects of natural history, scientific interest, and natural beauty) for the advancement of knowledge in all branches of natural history and for such purposes to encourage and actively support the conservation of wildlife....

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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: 29 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,514

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: 16 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,040

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: 1 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £8,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,647

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: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,174
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,370

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: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £7,488
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,062

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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: 29 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £11,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,514
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: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 16 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,040
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: 4

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH NATURALISTS' ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-04-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ON INCORPORATED 2 APRIL 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 MAY 2003 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15TH MAY 2005 as amended on 26 Sep 2020 as amended on 06 Nov 2021
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND STUDY AND RESEARCH (INCLUDING THE RECORDING AND STUDY OF PLACES AND OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, AND NATURAL BEAUTY) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN ALL BRANCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO ENCOURAGE AND ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL BEAUTIES AND THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATIONAL PARKS, NATURE RESERVES, SANCTUARIES, AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, AREAS OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND OTHER AREAS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 155049
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: B N A

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries