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the british trust for ornithology

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Activities & Mission

Ornithological research

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,463,000
Latest Expenditure
£8,037,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 77.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 23.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,138,000
Charitable Activities £3,967,000
Other Trading £1,266,000
Investments £92,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,215,000
Raising Funds £1,772,000
Governance £75,000
Grants to Institutions £1,114
Other Expenditure £50,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,463,000£8,037,000£6,215,000£6,703,000£3,150,000155 / 40000
2023£7,134,000£7,035,000£5,608,000£4,812,000£2,165,000151 / 40000
2022£7,842,000£6,572,000£5,301,000£2,090,000£1,849,000149 / 40000
2021£6,187,000£6,127,000£4,544,000-£734,000£1,068,000133 / 40000
2020£6,514,000£6,364,000£4,785,000-£370,000£1,101,000123 / 60000

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY
THE NUNNERY
THETFORD
IP24 2PU
Website
www.bto.org
Registration Date
23 March 1964
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
216652
Charity Number
216652

Trustees

Richard du Feu
Dr Lucy Wright
Iain Coucher
Prof Zoe Georgina Davies
Joel Meade Ziff
Jane Elizabeth Miller
Emma Jane Thornton
Emma Dresser
Simon Marquis
Stephen Jonathan Metcalfe
Professor Stephen Geoffrey Willis
Dominic Edward Buscall

Also Known As

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