01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024418
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV7 8EJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
BRISC seeks to promote biological recording in Scotland through funding bursaries, so people resident in Scotland can increase or improve their biological recording skills and lobbying for an supporting the creation of national, biological data management infrastructure.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the organisation are to advance the education of the public about biological diversity and to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the environment and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise. a) To promote the effective gathering and use of biological data and other related information as a means to develop an understanding of Scotland's biodiversity and contribute to the conservation of the natural heritage of Scotland. b) To stimulate biological recording in Scotland through promotion of a network of area based local records centres and recording groups. c) To represent the interests of those records centres, recording groups and individual recorders to other organisations. d) To promote co-ordination/co-operation between and training of individuals and organisations with an interest in biological recording. e) To promote the adoption of good practice and minimum standards of biological recording and the accreditation of records centres.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,405 | £1,254 | 0 | 2 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £920 | £6,739 | 0 | 25 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,310 | £1,559 | 0 | 30 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,110 | £722 | 0 | 30 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 7 Muirden Road, Maryburgh, Dingwall
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.brisc.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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