01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037817
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- SP6 1EF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The promotion in the public interest of research into the habits of and the scientific study of deer and, as appropriate, other feral or free-ranging ungulates in the British Isles (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) with particular reference to their relationship to the natural habitat, forestry, agriculture and areas to which the public have access. The promotion in the public interest of knowledge of methods of management, humane treatment and humane control of deer and, as appropriate, other feral or free-ranging ungulates.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £914,190 | £944,199 | 9 | 8 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £932,197 | £968,835 | 9 | 30 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £813,627 | £825,960 | 9 | 12 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £783,400 | £804,096 | 9 | 15 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £737,776 | £704,113 | 9 | 16 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
- The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bds.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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