# PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY AND FIELD CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164156
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 28, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1164156


## Contact

- **Address:** OLD LOWER LIGHTHOUSE, PORTLAND BILL, PORTLAND, DORSET
- **Postcode:** DT5 2JT
- **Phone:** 01305820553
- **Email:** obs@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.portlandbirdobs.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC:(A) IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT LIMITATION IN NATURAL HISTORY GENERALLY AND IN ORNITHOLOGY IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) THE MAINTENANCE AT PORTLAND BILL IN DORSET OF A BIRD OBSERVATORY FOR THE STUDY OF BIRD MIGRATION AND BIRD BEHAVIOUR, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF A FIELD CENTRE TO FACILITATE THE STUDY OF ANY OTHER BRANCH OF NATURAL HISTORY OR SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT;(II) THE PROMOTION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSERVATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY AT THE ISLE OF PORTLAND IN DORSET; AND(III) THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF STUDY RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK.(B) BY PRESERVING REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC BUILDING KNOWN AS THE OLD LOWER LIGHT.

**Activities:** Operates at Portland Bill a bird observatory and field centre for the study of bird migration and other aspects of the natural history of the Isle of Portland; publishes and distributes useful results of this work; promotes and participates in the conservation of the natural environment of the Isle of Portland; preserves and maintains the historic building known as the Old Lower Light.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £193783 | £291703 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £580686 | £132077 | £3566203 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £237799 | £210452 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £110215 | £84220 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £88155 | £124374 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PETER JOHN MORGAN** (Chair) — appointed July 14, 2018
- Andrew Davidson — appointed July 14, 2019
- Dr GLEN THOMAS — appointed July 14, 2018
- Dr Nevil Howard Fowler — appointed July 14, 2018
- Ian Davidson — appointed July 20, 2024
- James Francis Phillips — appointed July 14, 2018
- LUCY JESSICA CUMBERLAND — appointed July 14, 2018
- Luke Christopher Phillips — appointed July 14, 2018
- Mark Cutts — appointed July 14, 2019
- Rosemary Morgan — appointed July 14, 2018
- Simon James Craft — appointed July 16, 2016
- Susan Murphy — appointed July 20, 2024