01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044850
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- BH16 6FA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
the advancement of the science of ornithology.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £219,507 | £281,983 | 2 | 25 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £218,114 | £264,865 | 2 | 25 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £221,915 | £221,077 | 2 | 9 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £202,323 | £253,767 | 2 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £182,527 | £228,777 | 2 | 27 August 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
- British Ornithologists' Union, Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bou.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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