THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & ARBORETUM

Charity number: 1111939
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO SUPPORT & ASSIST THE WORK OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & HARCOURT ARBORETUM BY SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £226,046
Total expenditure: £93,753

People

5 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & HARCOURT ARBORETUM (Previous name)
Company number:
05547805 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Percival Leighfield Trustee 27 September 2024
ARCHIVES OF IT
Received: On time
Dr Janita Good Trustee 24 September 2024
None on record
Professor John Geddes Trustee 06 July 2023
None on record
Marius Apetrei Trustee 06 July 2023
None on record
Professor Simon John Hiscock Trustee 24 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £360.91k £229.70k £283.91k £291.93k £226.05k
Total expenditure £193.95k £119.57k £358.82k £137.45k £93.75k
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 29 February 2024 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 13 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 13 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 14 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 14 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 18 July 2022 202 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 19 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 29 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 26/08/2005 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/12/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 APR 2018 as amended on 25 Jan 2021

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE WORK OF THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN (WHICH TERM SHALL CONNOTE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN, THE HARCOURT ARBORETUM AND ANY OTHER PARK OR GARDEN OWNED OR MANAGED BY THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN) AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PURPOSE: 3.1 TO PROMOTE THE GATHERING, EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN; 3.2 TO SEEK FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY WAY OF SUBSCRIPTION, VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION, SPONSORSHIP, GRANT, ADVERTISING, LEGACIES AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL SEEM CONDUCIVE TO THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY; 3.3 TO ORGANISE VISITS TO THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN AND OTHER PARKS, GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES OF EDUCATIONAL, BOTANIC, HISTORIC OR AESTHETIC INTEREST; 3.4 TO ARRANGE AND PROVIDE FOR EXHIBITIONS, TRAINING COURSES, CLASSES AND SEMINARS; 3.5 TO PRINT, PUBLISH, SELL, SPONSOR AND DISTRIBUTE NEWSLETTERS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION) RELATING TO THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN; 3.6 TO PROMOTE AND PUBLISH RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. OXFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
University of Oxford
Botanic Gardens
High Street
Oxford
OX1 4AZ
Phone:
01865 610303
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/support-us-join-friends Open in new window