Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Acronym: RSPB
General Information
Identification Code: 21862631806-19
Website: http://www.rspb.org.uk
Entity Form: UK Registered charity: England and Wales no 207076, Scotland no. SC037654
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 6/5/2009
Last Update: 2/28/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: • We champion birds and the environment to decision makers.
• We protect, restore and manage habitats for birds and other wildlife.
• We research the problems facing birds and the environment, looking for practical solutions that we can implement on the ground, and promote to others.
• We carry out 'hands-on' recovery projects for our most threatened species.
• We own and manage 200 nature reserves, where wildlife can thrive and people can be inspired.
• We share our knowledge and enthusiasm, to help young and old enjoy the natural world.
• We champion the cause of biodiversity conservation within the wider debate on sustainable development.
• We are active across the UK at national, regional and local levels - our work is relevant to your environment.
• We tackle international conservation issues through the Birdlife International Partnership - a global coalition of like-minded conservation organisations.
• We work with decision makers on behalf of birds and t (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Budget
- Climate action
- Customs
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Energy
- Environment
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: •Climate & Energy Policy
•Water Framework Directive (WFD)
•Directive 2009/147/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
•Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.
•Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
•Fisheries and Marine conservation:
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fisheries (IUU) Regulation
•External development and finance:
Post 2015 EU and Global Sustainable Development Framework
•Regulation on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.
•Regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT)
- Brexit and EU-UK trade negotiations
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: The Lodge, Potton Road
Post Code: SG19 2DL
City: Sandy
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 1767680551
EU Office
Address: The Lodge, Potton Road
Post Code: SG19 2DL
City: Sandy
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 1767680551
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
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Funding Sources:
- Donations
- Grants
- Member's contributions
- Other
Other Source Info: Membership subscriptions and donations are the foundation of our core income. Legacy income in 22/23 provided the second maintstay of largely unrestricted income. Grants, corporates and trusts also form part of our income. There is no single grant greater than 10% of total budget.
Contributions:
Total Budget: 187363266
Grants:
- Source: European UnionAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 1904: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 9611: 120
Current Year:
Grants:
Complementary Information: Most recently closed financial year exchange rate GBP to EUR calculations from https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ as of 31.03.2023.
Current financial year exchange rate GBP to EUR calculations from https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ as of 28.02.2024
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 3
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1.2999999523162842
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: RSPB is a membership organisation:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/about-the-rspb/about-us/how-the-rspb-is-run/
RSPB is the UK partner of BirdLife International:
https://www.birdlife.org/regions-and-partners/
Organisation Members: BirdLife International
European Environmental Bureau
European Bird Census Council
IUCN – World Conservation Union
European Habitats Forum
Green Alliance
Wildlife and Countryside Link
British Ornithologists Union
Greener UK
Current Job Opportunities
Research Intern at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025