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Isle Of May Bird Observatory & Field Station Trust

SC001783Registered charity from 05 May 1989
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
The SCIO was incorporated on 16 April 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC001783 Isle Of May Bird Observatory & Field Station Trust, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 05 May 1989.
Charity Information:
Address Sestri
31 Maxwell Street
Dumfries
Postcode DG2 7AN
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.isleofmaybirdobs.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To foster and encourage the pursuit of ornithology for the benefit of the public and to advance the education of the public by the study of natural history on the Isle of May. This will be achieved by
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Isle of May Bird Observatory’s principal objectives are to encourage the pursuit of ornithology, for the benefit of the public, and to advance the education of the public by the study of the natural history of the Isle of May. The base of the Observatory is the Low Light on the Isle of May. From April to November the Trust arranges for the Observatory to be manned on a weekly basis by volunteers. Accommodation is provided in the Low Light on a self- catering basis. The Trust is responsible for the upkeep of the Observatory. Parties of up to six stay in the Low Light and keep records of all birds seen. Bird migration is studied and recorded. The Trust provides rings so that the persons manning the Low Light can ring birds and thus contribute to the national bird ringing scheme. The Observatory records are published in an annual report and made available to NatureScot and to national ornithological reports. In the summer months, work is done on seabirds which nest on the May.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Apr 2012
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 05 May 1989
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £44,536 £15,412 16 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £40,209 £46,697 21 Apr 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £36,984 £26,297 13 Jul 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £39,436 £26,297 01 Apr 2025 Yes
31 Dec 2025 £58,863 £42,576 16 Mar 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Sheila Russell
Stuart Rivers
Mark Newell
Ian Skilling
Mark Oksien
Iain English
Alan Lauder
David Grieve
Brian Minshull
Brian Etheridge
Chris Broome
Scott Jones
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