CCEW Charity Commission profile

Bird Song Trust

Registered charity 1191572 · organisation 5166625

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
1 October 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income
£1,656,686
Latest expenditure
£1,350,903
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: We Work, 30 Churchill Place, LONDON, E14 5RE

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity makes grants for the purposes of (a) the advancement of education and health through the development of treatments and therapeutic interventions for eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa) and (b) the advancement of education and learning through scholarship in relation to early Judeo-Christian art and culture and its impact on European society.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,656,686
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,350,903
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
2 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
2 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£17,967,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,235
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£49,000,479
Total Gross Expenditure
£229,337
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
5 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£324
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,410
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
3 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£630,011
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,880

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
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,656,686
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,350,903
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
2 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£17,967,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,235
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Due Date
5 February 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£49,000,479
Total Gross Expenditure
£229,337
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Due Date
5 February 2022
Ar Received Date
3 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£630,011
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,880
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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 Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
352
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1656334
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1656686
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£14,259
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,336,644
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1350903
Expenditure Investment Management
14259
Expenditure Grants Institution
1103812
Expenditure Governance
146455
Expenditure Support Costs
232832
Expenditure Depreciation
99
Gain Loss Investment
-480948
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£69,879,753
Assets Total Fixed
69570034
Assets Own Use
3760
Assets Long Term Investment
69566274
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£482,858
Assets Total Liabilities
£173,139
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£69,879,753
Creditors One Year Total Current
173139
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£336,031
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
69879753
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
69879753
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
2 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
17070288
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
897238
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
17967526
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£22,305
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£169,930
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
192235
Expenditure Investment Management
1579
Expenditure Grants Institution
109494
Expenditure Governance
48418
Expenditure Support Costs
60436
Expenditure Depreciation
825
Gain Loss Investment
4141803
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£70,054,918
Assets Total Fixed
69921156
Assets Own Use
1649
Assets Long Term Investment
69919507
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£138,562
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,800
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£70,054,918
Creditors One Year Total Current
4800
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,034
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
70054918
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
70054918
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Due Date
5 February 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
49000461
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
18
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
49000479
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£223,908
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,429
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
229337
Expenditure Investment Management
1491
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5429
Expenditure Support Costs
5429
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-757363
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,500
Assets Total Fixed
48017698
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
48017698
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£127,326
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,200
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£48,137,824
Creditors One Year Total Current
7200
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,016
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
48137824
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
48137824
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Due Date
5 February 2022
Ar Received Date
3 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
630000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
11
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
630011
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£502,880
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
502880
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
500000
Expenditure Governance
2880
Expenditure Support Costs
2880
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£127,131
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£130,011
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,880
Assets Current Investment
125000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£127,131
Creditors One Year Total Current
2880
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,011
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
127131
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
127131
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Netherlands
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Bird Song Trust
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-10-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 21 SEP 2020 as amended on 15 Mar 2023 as amended on 27 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENTS AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS, INCLUDING ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP IN RELATION TO EARLY JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ART AND CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON EUROPEAN SOCIETY.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
634051
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE VOGELGEZANG CHARITABLE TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Investment
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries