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CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY

Registered charity 802196 · organisation 802196

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 December 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02411786
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£817,528
Latest expenditure
£895,881
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: British Exploring Society, c/o Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, LONDON, SW72AR

Website recorded by the regulator: http://britishexploring.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

British Exploring Society is an educational charity. We inspire young people from all backgrounds to unlock their potential through exploration on demanding and scientific expeditions, helping them and society better understand the world around us.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£817,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£895,881
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£903,661
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,173,985
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,615,677
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,828,694
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received
23 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,571,104
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,622,872
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,255,362
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,176,344

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
14 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£817,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£895,881
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
60
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£903,661
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,173,985
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
46
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
19 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,615,677
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,828,694
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
72
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
23 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,571,104
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,622,872
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
98
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
22 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,255,362
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,176,344
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
110

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
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
14 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
802676
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1856
Income Other
12896
Income Total Income And Endowments
817428
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
110
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£895,881
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
895881
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
34211
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
16956
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£214,705
Assets Total Fixed
13064
Assets Own Use
13064
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£270,121
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,480
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£214,705
Creditors One Year Total Current
68480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£210,141
Funds Endowment
7584
Funds Unrestricted
112223
Funds Restricted
94898
Funds Total
214705
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
764403
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
127838
Income Investments
10967
Income Other
453
Income Total Income And Endowments
903661
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£178,690
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£995,295
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1173985
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
75594
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
23802
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£151,685
Assets Total Fixed
27639
Assets Own Use
27639
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£312,364
Assets Total Liabilities
£46,946
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£293,057
Creditors One Year Total Current
46946
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£285,468
Funds Endowment
7474
Funds Unrestricted
151685
Funds Restricted
133898
Funds Total
293057
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
19 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1196405
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
403051
Income Investments
11467
Income Other
4754
Income Total Income And Endowments
1615677
Income Legacies
7038
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,828,694
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1828694
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
40721
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£125,852
Assets Total Fixed
41607
Assets Own Use
41607
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£621,775
Assets Total Liabilities
£100,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£563,382
Creditors One Year Total Current
100000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£547,813
Funds Endowment
19062
Funds Unrestricted
167459
Funds Restricted
376861
Funds Total
563382
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
23 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
952828
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
615846
Income Investments
1189
Income Other
1241
Income Total Income And Endowments
1571104
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
310
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,622,872
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1622872
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
82953
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
26973
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£229,456
Assets Total Fixed
56132
Assets Own Use
56132
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£801,838
Assets Total Liabilities
£81,571
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£776,399
Creditors One Year Total Current
81571
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£629,643
Funds Endowment
44026
Funds Unrestricted
285588
Funds Restricted
446785
Funds Total
776399
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
22 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
674648
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
580115
Income Investments
80
Income Other
519
Income Total Income And Endowments
1255362
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
125
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,631
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,168,713
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1176344
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
71731
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
29521
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£255,457
Assets Total Fixed
76536
Assets Own Use
76536
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£821,307
Assets Total Liabilities
£69,676
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£828,167
Creditors One Year Total Current
69676
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£734,440
Funds Endowment
43716
Funds Unrestricted
331993
Funds Restricted
452458
Funds Total
828167
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
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
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-12-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/08/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/02/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24/08/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 FEB 2017
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING INSPIRATIONAL, CHALLENGING, SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS TO REMOTE, WILD ENVIRONMENTS AND SO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
512595
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BSES
Charity Name Id
31143
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BSES EXPEDITIONS
Charity Name Id
31141
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BSES
Charity Name Id
31139
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BRITISH SCHOOLS EXPLORING SOCIETY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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