BOTANIC GARDENS EDUCATION NETWORK

Charity number: 1103482
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Botanic Gardens Education Network promotes and advances the delivery of education in botanic gardens, parks and historic gardens. It helps raise awareness of plant diversity, conservation and role of plants in our daily lives, and makes links between people and plants around the world. BGEN works with families, schools groups and the wider community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £16,770
Total expenditure: £15,728

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BGEN (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jorden Summers Wade Trustee 22 July 2025
PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS' TRUST
Received: On time
Eduard Snoeren Trustee 07 July 2025
None on record
Samantha Bowden Trustee 15 October 2024
None on record
Ruth Godfrey Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Sophie Muskett Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Dr Lauren Baker Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Rupert Bannister Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Nia Crouch Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Sarah Webley Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Sarah Garry Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Helen Grimble Trustee 13 November 2019
None on record
SUZIE CLARE KELPIE Trustee 07 January 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £26.49k £2.44k £14.90k £22.98k £16.77k
Total expenditure £28.93k £12.35k £15.70k £18.38k £15.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 04 MAY 2021 as amended on 03 Feb 2022

Charitable objects

1. ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIODIVERSITY, ESPECIALLY PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND ITS IMPORTANCE, PARTICULARLY BY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO THOSE INVOLVED IN EDUCATION ABOUT BIODIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 2. PROMOTE RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ABOUT BIODIVRERSITY, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
199 Kew Road
RICHMOND
Surrey
TW9 3BW
Phone:
07710637476
Email:
info@bgen.org.uk
Website:

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