# THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 216652
- **Other names:** B T O
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 23, 1964
- **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=216652


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY, THE NUNNERY, THETFORD
- **Postcode:** IP24 2PU
- **Phone:** 01842750050
- **Email:** info@bto.org
- **Website:** www.bto.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE, CARRY ON AND ENCOURAGE STUDY AND RESEARCH AND PARTICULARLY FIELD WORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN ALL BRANCHES OF THE SCIENCE OF ORNITHOLOGY. PERMANENTLY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT LANDS AND OBJECTS WHICH BY THEIR NATURAL FEATURES ARE SUITABLE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND STUDY OF BIRD LIFE AND OF FAUNA AND FLORA GENERALLY.

**Activities:** Ornithological research

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8712000 | £9028000 | £6538000 | 163 |
| March 31, 2024 | £9463000 | £8037000 | £6703000 | 155 |
| March 31, 2023 | £7134000 | £7035000 | £4812000 | 151 |
| March 31, 2022 | £7842000 | £6572000 | £2090000 | 149 |
| March 31, 2021 | £6187000 | £6127000 | £-734000 | 133 |



## Trustees

- Dominic Edward Buscall — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Dr Geeta Ludhra — appointed Jan. 2, 2026
- Dr Rachel Clara Thomas — appointed Jan. 7, 2026
- Emma Dresser — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Emma Jane Thornton — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Iain Coucher — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Jamie Dunning — appointed Jan. 5, 2026
- Jane Elizabeth Miller — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Joel Meade Ziff — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Prof Zoe Georgina Davies — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Professor Stephen Geoffrey Willis — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Simon Marquis — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Stephen Jonathan Metcalfe — appointed Jan. 1, 2025