HEREFORDSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 13 March 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £9,525
Latest expenditure: £9,982
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 44 Bodenham Road, HEREFORD, HR1 2TS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.herefordshirebirds.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) Garden birdwatch and monthly censuses at major sites. 2) Indoor meetings with expert speakers and illustrated talks. 3) Field meetings visiting Herefordshire's best birding sites & further a field with expert leaders. 4) Publish 'HOC News' quarterly & Annual bird report. 5) Run website with latest news, sightings & pictures. 6) Undertake surveys and encourage members to report all sightings

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,525
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,982

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,263
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,272

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,163

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,551
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,625

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,031

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,031
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Herefordshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HEREFORDSHIRE ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-03-13T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06/03/1998AS AMENDED ON 02/03/1999AS AMENDED ON 12/03/2002AS AMENDED ON 13/03/2003AS AMENDED ON 13/03/2008AS AMENDED ON 12/03/2009AS AMENDED ON 10/03/2011AS AMENDED ON 08/03/2012 as amended on 14 Mar 2019 as amended on 10 Mar 2022
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF WILD BIRDS, THEIR HABITATS AND THEIR CONSERVATION IN THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE.2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN SUCH ASPECTS AND TO PUBLICISE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit: COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 682638
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HOC