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Charity Details:

Botanical Society Of Britain and Ireland

SC038675Registered charity from 10 September 2007
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The Name the Charity is Known By BSBI
Address 65 Sotheby Road
London
Postcode N5 2UP
Website www.bsbi.org
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The Objects of the Charity are: 1.1.1 To promote the study of, and interest in, the British and Irish vascular plant and charophyte flora. 1.1.2 To support, encourage, carry out and participate in research into the taxonomy, ecology, biogeography and conservation of the British and Irish flora and to co-operate with Continental and other botanists in matters of mutual interest and concern.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 03 Oct 2014
Previous Constitutional Form 1: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 10 Sept 2007
Geographical Spread: Scotland and other parts of the UK
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £396,354 £421,899 07 Oct 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £459,438 £500,828 29 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £538,427 £622,466 09 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £818,239 £697,061 09 Dec 2024 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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   .
Information on details of charity trustees

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Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

From April 2016 we began to publish charities’ accounts, initially for those charities with an annual income of £25,000 or more, and for all SCIOs.

When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

You have the right to the following information under section 23 (1)(a) and (b) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, from the charity direct:

  • a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
  • a copy of the charity’s constitution.

In addition to the above, a charity may also be able to provide you with previous years’ accounts and constitutions, although it is not obliged to do so. You can contact the charity to request this information using the contact details on the charity’s Register entry.

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