# THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249877
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 9, 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=249877


## Contact

- **Address:** Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset
- **Postcode:** BH16 6FA
- **Phone:** 07485385451
- **Email:** bou@bou.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bou.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF ORNITHOLOGY

**Activities:** The promotion of the science of ornithology.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £218114 | £264865 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £221915 | £221077 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £202323 | £253767 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £182527 | £228777 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £167189 | £244235 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Graeme Buchanan** (Chair) — appointed April 5, 2023
- Dr Alexander Lees — appointed April 5, 2023
- Dr Catharine Horswill — appointed April 13, 2022
- Dr Catriona Morrison — appointed April 5, 2023
- Dr Hugh Lewis Wright — appointed April 2, 2025
- Dr Lynda Donaldson — appointed April 5, 2025
- Dr Mark Alexander Eaton — appointed March 31, 2021
- Dr Mark James Eddowes — appointed April 13, 2022
- Dr Natalia Barbara Zielonka — appointed April 5, 2025
- Dr Rosamund Mary Whipple Green — appointed April 2, 2025
- Dr Stuart Sharp — appointed April 5, 2023
- Dr Tom Bradfer-Lawrence — appointed April 2, 2025
- Professor Arjun Dev Amar — appointed April 2, 2025
- Professor Emma Jane Ann Cunningham — appointed April 5, 2023