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Field Studies Council

SC039870Registered charity from 17 September 2008
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By FSC
Address Preston Montford
Montford Bridge
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
Postcode SY4 1HW
Website www.field-studies-council.org
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
4.1 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 FSC can be advantageously or usefully carried out; 4.2 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 FSC determines; and 4.3 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.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Sept 2008
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 297
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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 £12,374,759 £14,144,138 01 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £17,021,639 £16,072,157 21 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £17,529,957 £16,691,460 27 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £18,793,939 £18,629,421 19 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
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
Philip Wilson
Keith Goddard
Christopher Brook
David Westgate
Gillian Miller
Mohammad Farhadinia
Jessica Maingay
Jane Eckford
Ruth Copeland-Phillips
Nicholas O'Loughlin
Lynette Huntley
Delia Garratt
Peter Higgins
Jeffrey Sissons
Christopher Lane
Amanda Craig
Nicola Lynes
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