ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN

Charity number: 291159
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To support the work and development of the Botanic Garden and to stimulate interest through a variety of events and activities. Income generated by such events, and also from membership subscriptions, is used to invest in new projects in the garden, make a major contribution to its upkeep and support horticultural education through the funding of trainees in the garden.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £186,437
Total expenditure: £91,993

People

10 Trustee(s)

80 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 February 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucy Davies Chair 16 March 2023
None on record
Robert Nicholas BRISTOW Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Ian KNIGHT Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Christine Anne Radford Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Eva Louise BARRETT Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Janet Newland Trustee 17 March 2022
None on record
Rebecca Jane Tregarthen Trustee 17 March 2022
None on record
Paul Mugford Trustee 22 March 2018
None on record
Mrs J Martin Trustee 10 March 2016
None on record
PATRICIA MARGARET DAVIE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £50.21k £63.33k £85.78k £110.86k £186.44k
Total expenditure £52.62k £63.37k £74.03k £113.54k £91.99k
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 December 2024 21 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 21 April 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 June 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 July 2021 On Time
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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.

CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 25TH JANUARY 1985, 31ST JANUARY 1986 AND 15TH MARCH 2007 as amended on 30 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO, BOTANY AND ITS RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Botanic Garden
Hollybush Lane
Stoke Bishop
BRISTOL
BS9 JB
Phone:
01174282041
Email:
nicholas.wray@bristol.ac.uk
Website:

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