DEVON BIRDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 October 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £81,341
Latest expenditure: £79,169
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Thompson Jenner Llp, 1 Colleton Crescent, EXETER, EX2 4DG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.devonbirds.org/home (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintain nature reserves. Collect observation records. Provide bird report annually & bi annual journal. Organise indoor & outdoor meetings. Make grants and Contribute to the environmental debate to further our Objects.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,169

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £46,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,433

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,136

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,475

Fin Period Start Date: 5 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,169
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: 43

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £46,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,433
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: 46

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,136
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,475
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,755
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 5 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEVON BIRDS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-02-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 228966
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1191647
Assoc Charity Name: DEVON BIRD WATCHING AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Charity Name: DEVON BIRDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-10-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE STUDY OF BIRDS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR CONSERVATION BY:- (I) PUBLISHING AN ANNUAL REPORT OF BIRD SPECIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF DEVON;(II) PROMOTING A WIDER INTEREST IN BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION; (III) ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING AN INTEREST IN BIRDS; FOR PEOPLE OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE;(IV) ORGANISING A PROGRAMME OF FIELD AND INDOOR MEETINGS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM MEMBERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC;(V) PROMOTING A CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT IN THE SUBMISSION, COLLATION, PUBLICATION AND ACCESS TO ORNITHOLOGICAL RECORDS AND STUDIES;(VI) MANAGING A NETWORK OF RESERVES IN THE COUNTY FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE; (VII) SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND MAKING GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 633639
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DEVON BIRD WATCHING AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 633640
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DBWPS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management