# FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 313364
- **Other names:** F S C
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 12, 1963
- **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=313364


## Contact

- **Address:** FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL, PRESTON MONTFORD, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY4 1HW
- **Phone:** 01743852100
- **Email:** fsc.headoffice@field-studies-council.org
- **Website:** www.field-studies-council.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE PURSUIT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF FIELD STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND THE SCIENCES WITH WHICH SUCH STUDIES ARE CONSISTENT OR IN THE OPINION OF THE COUNCIL CAN BE ADVANTAGEOUSLY OR USEFULLY CARRIED OUT. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN EVERY KIND OF FIELD WORK IN ANY SUCH ARTS AND SCIENCES AND TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP AND MAINTAIN IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND OR ELSEWHERE A CENTRE OR CENTRES FOR FIELD STUDIES, RESEARCH, MEETINGS AND LECTURES, INSTRUCTION  OR BY ANY OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE COUNCIL DETERMINE. (C) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.

**Activities:** Our charitable activities are the 'bringing of environmental understanding to all'.  We do this by the advancement of outdoor education, the protection of the environment and the pursuit of field studies.

**Area of benefit:** ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND OR ELSEWHERE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £18669723 | £18629421 | £16099222 | 297 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £17529957 | £16762576 | £15934704 | 389 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £17021639 | £15964355 | £15096207 | 368 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £12374759 | £14144138 | £14146725 | 321 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £9485142 | £13089036 | £17849794 | 373 |



## Trustees

- **Prof PETER HIGGINS** (Chair) — appointed July 2, 2015
- Amanda Craig — appointed March 10, 2019
- Chris Lane — appointed July 8, 2014
- Christopher Brook — appointed June 17, 2024
- David Westgate — appointed June 17, 2024
- Delia Garratt — appointed June 17, 2024
- Dr Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia — appointed July 17, 2025
- Dr Ruth Copeland-Phillips — appointed March 10, 2024
- Gill Miller — appointed July 3, 2013
- Jane Elizabeth Eckford — appointed July 17, 2025
- Jeff Sissons — appointed May 11, 2018
- Jessica Maingay — appointed July 17, 2025
- Keith Goddard — appointed March 10, 2024
- Lynette Miriam Huntley — appointed July 17, 2025
- Nicholas Peter O'Loughlin — appointed April 10, 2022
- Nicola Lynes — appointed June 17, 2024
- Philip Charles Wilson — appointed July 17, 2025