# CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 702484
- **Other names:** C A W O S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 24, 1990
- **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=702484


## Contact

- **Address:** Apartment 10, Mere Hall, Warrington Road, Mere, Knutsford
- **Postcode:** WA16 0WY
- **Phone:** 01565830677
- **Email:** treasurer@cawos.org
- **Website:** www.cawos.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ORNITHOLOGY AND RELATED MATTERS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. B) TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND STUDY OF WILD BIRDS AND PLACES OF ORNITHOLOGICAL INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE BENEFICIAL AREA AND TO PROTECT THESE FROM INJURY ILL-TREATMENT OR DESTRUCTION. C)TO PROMOTE THE RECORDING, STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE AVIFAUNA OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE TOGETHER WITH THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIRRAL (INCLUDING THE HILBRE ISLANDS) AND TO COLLATE, MAINTAIN AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RECORDING

**Activities:** In the operative area: to advance public education in ornithology and related matters; to promote the recording, research and study of birds and other wildlife; to support and encourage the preservation, conservation and study of wild birds and places of ornithological interest; to protect these from injury, ill-treatment or destruction; to collate, maintain and publish recorded results.

**Area of benefit:** CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Halton
- Warrington
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £7094 | £6855 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £6694 | £7089 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7204 | £5724 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7540 | £7124 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £7126 | £5950 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **PROFESSOR EDWARD ALAN LOCK MIBIOL PHD** (Chair)
- DERMOT SMITH — appointed April 15, 2025
- David John Hiley — appointed March 5, 2021
- David Steventon — appointed March 4, 2016
- Dr Andrew Derek Wolfenden — appointed March 13, 2026
- Dr DAVID MICHAEL PARKER — appointed Jan. 21, 2026
- Dr Jane Turner — appointed March 4, 2022
- HUGH PULSFORD
- JOHN PATTERSON FCMA CGMA — appointed March 18, 2013
- Jane Hiley — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- Roy Samuel Leigh — appointed March 7, 2025