# SUSSEX ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 256936
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 1968
- **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=256936


## Contact

- **Address:** Blessings, Barns Farm Lane, Storrington, Pulborough
- **Postcode:** RH20 4AH
- **Phone:** 07730128140
- **Email:** merrited2@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.sos.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO RECORD AND STUDY WILD BIRDS IN THE COUNTRY OF SUSSEX. B) TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION OF WILD BIRDS IN GREAT BRITAIN. C) TO ENCOURAGE BY THE USE OR FILMS, BOOKS, MEETINGS, OUTINGS AND OTHER MEANS (I) THE STUDY OF BIRDS IN THE FIELD AND ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE GENERALLY AND (II) THE EDUCATION OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORNITHOLOGICAL, SCIENCE AND THE NEED FOR PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.

**Activities:** To record and study wild birds in the county of Sussex.To assist in the conservation of the wild birds of Great Britain.To engage, inspire and educate people to enjoy, appreciate and understand birds and their habitats.

**Area of benefit:** GREAT BRITAIN




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £59745 | £49461 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £41983 | £29526 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £76884 | £62075 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £39232 | £50431 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £35487 | £30075 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Adam Edward Huttly — appointed Feb. 4, 2025
- Alan John Swetman — appointed May 7, 2021
- Anthony John Benton — appointed April 1, 2023
- Clare Buckle — appointed April 1, 2023
- Edwin Merrikin — appointed April 13, 2019
- JONATHAN COOK — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- Jack Thompson — appointed Feb. 4, 2025
- Katie Nethercoat — appointed April 9, 2022
- Patricia Kathleen Wilder — appointed April 25, 2023
- Steve Gilbert — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- Susan Kerry-Bedell — appointed Dec. 28, 2023