# BRITISH BRYOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 228851
- **Other names:** B B S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 12, 1966
- **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=228851


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 Abbotts Grove, PETERBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** PE4 5BP
- **Phone:** 01733284376
- **Email:** secretary@britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ALL BRANCHES OF BRYOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO BRYOPHYTES OF THE BRITISH ISLES;(B)TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG BRYOLOGISTS BY ORGANISING FIELD MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS, PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF BRYOLOGICAL STUDY AND RESEARCH, MAINTAINING A LIBRARY, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS;(C) TO PROMOTE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THE CONSERVATION OF BRYOPHYTES.

**Activities:** The Society supports and promotes the study of bryology by organising field meetings and training workshops, by publishing a journal, bulletin, and occasional publications - including a Field Guide and a Bryophyte Atlas for Britain and Ireland, highly regarded by amateurs and professionals alike. Other facilities include an informative web site to assist both experienced and new bryologists.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £79092 | £81891 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £72030 | £56883 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £78287 | £50199 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £70193 | £70581 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £54477 | £42929 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Andrew Branson** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Claire Halpin — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- DR K J ADAMS
- David Jeffrey Scott — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- David William Adamson — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Dr CHRISTOPHER David PRESTON — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- Dr Joanne Denyer — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr Neil Elliot Bell — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Dr O L Pescott — appointed Jan. 5, 2014
- Dr Rory Iwan Llewelyn Hodd — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Dr Sarah Elizabeth Grinsted — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- MR N G HODGETTS
- MR P G MARTIN
- Mary Clare Shaw — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Mrs M CRITTENDEN — appointed Jan. 1, 2018
- Philippa Jane Thompson — appointed Sept. 12, 2020
- Sharon Lesley Pilkington — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Wendy Tyler-Batt — appointed Jan. 1, 2025