BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1098834
Charity reporting is up to date (26 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BGCI was founded in 1987 to link botanic gardens as a co-operating global network for effective plant conservation. BGCI aims to do this in four ways by leading and advocacy, leading innovative and strategic projects achieving outcomes in plant conservation policy, practice and education, building plant conservation capacity in botanic gardens and broader society, and by providing funding.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£3,172,528

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Donations and legacies £106.24k
Charitable activities £3.04m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £21.69k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£3,653,013

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Raising funds £88.22k
Charitable activities £3.56m
Other £0

£5,119 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,494,580 from 12 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £88.22k
Charitable expenditure £3.56m

People

31 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£90k to £100k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Richmond Upon Thames
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Haiti
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Laos
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2003: Standard registration
  • 26 January 2022: Funds received from 1113325 THE FRIENDS OF BEDGEBURY PINETUM
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BGCI (Working name)
  • PLANTS FOR THE PLANET (Working name)
  • BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROFESSOR STEPHEN BLACKMORE Chair
None on record
Dr Nicole Cavender Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
Karen Fawcett Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
Dr Ren Hai Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Kirtida Makani Trustee 10 February 2021
None on record
Carmel Helene Mbizvo Trustee 28 January 2021
None on record
Dr Maricela Rodriguez-Acosta Trustee 26 January 2021
None on record
HRH Princess Basma Fatima bint Ali bin Nayef Trustee 28 November 2017
None on record
Michael Todd Murphy Trustee 12 September 2017
None on record
STUART JEROME CLENAGHAN Trustee 31 July 2012
None on record
Dr PETER WYSE JACKSON Trustee
None on record
Dr CHARLOTTE ANNE GREZO Trustee
None on record
Martin Gibson Trustee
THE DUCHESS OF SOMERSET'S HOSPITAL
Received: On time
THE REVEREND CHARLES MAYO'S TRUST
Received: On time
THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
ACTION FOR THE RIVER KENNET
Received: On time
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND HEREFORD BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.00m £2.02m £2.34m £2.95m £3.17m
Total expenditure £2.42m £1.96m £2.01m £2.89m £3.65m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £3.00k N/A
Income from government grants £305.43k £395.44k £508.81k £1.11m £1.49m
Income - Donations and legacies £102.64k £67.38k £173.26k £187.61k £106.24k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.89m £1.95m £2.17m £2.75m £3.04m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £9.66k £6.42k £5.45k £11.51k £21.69k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £1.50k £36.00k £187
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.35m £1.89m £1.94m £2.80m £3.56m
Expenditure - Raising funds £66.42k £69.96k £71.55k £88.37k £88.22k
Expenditure - Governance £32.55k £19.04k £16.45k £17.66k £20.04k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.10m £816.88k £737.36k £1.23m £1.77m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £18.16k £18.10k £20.59k £21.43k £29.84k
Long-term investments £213.22k £224.07k £251.51k £217.52k £222.64k
Other assets £529.20k £626.39k £1.03m £1.17m £601.78k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £114.11k £152.09k £222.38k £308.15k £227.23k

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 December 2023 26 November 2024 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 November 2024 26 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 16 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 06 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/02/2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/12/2003

Charitable objects

(I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PLANT SPECIES OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING THE PROMOTION OF THE CULTIVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH PLANTS BY BOTANIC GARDENS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN RELATION TO SUCH PLANTS AND THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH CONCERNING SUCH PLANTS AND THEIR CONSERVATION PROVIDED THAT ALL THE USEFUL RESULTS SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Botanic Gardens Conservation
International
199 Kew Road
RICHMOND
TW9 3BW
Phone:
02081755105
Email:
info@bgci.org
Website:

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