PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL-THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY

Charity number: 1059559
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wild plant conservation

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£11,338,416

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Donations and legacies £2.36m
Charitable activities £8.60m
Other trading activities £108.47k
Investments £265.59k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£9,146,435

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Raising funds £1.17m
Charitable activities £7.98m
Other £0

£227,358 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £6,909,828 from 15 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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.17m
Charitable expenditure £7.98m
Retained for future use £2.19m

People

73 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

1509 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£100k to £110k 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

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 July 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PLANTLIFE (Working name)
  • PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL (Working name)
  • PLANTLIFE THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY (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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Philip Wilson Trustee 27 March 2024
WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Julia Suzanna Knights Trustee 27 March 2024
THE WOODLAND TRUST
Received: On time
Prof Sallie Bailey Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
David Llewelyn Daniels Trustee 11 October 2023
None on record
Dr Jill Kowal Trustee 15 December 2021
FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM BOTANICAL GARDENS
Received: On time
Anthony John Payne Trustee 15 December 2021
SANDY VILLAGE HALL
Received: 34 days late
James Jansen Trustee 15 July 2021
None on record
Timothy William Jones Trustee 15 July 2021
None on record
Hien Vi Luong Trustee 15 July 2021
None on record
Sally Louise Thomas Trustee 15 July 2021
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 £3.50m £4.13m £4.48m £5.51m £11.34m
Total expenditure £3.15m £3.10m £4.31m £4.96m £9.15m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £982.01k £1.11m £1.28m £2.22m £6.91m
Income - Donations and legacies £1.24m £1.62m £1.39m £1.47m £2.36m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £123.12k £108.47k
Income - Charitable activities £2.16m £2.43m £3.01m £3.82m £8.60m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £92.16k £77.54k £73.09k £101.51k £265.59k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £587.43k £954.28k £734.32k £530.44k £634.86k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.93m £2.91m £3.84m £4.25m £7.98m
Expenditure - Raising funds £218.15k £187.39k £472.84k £715.18k £1.17m
Expenditure - Governance £23.70k £15.96k £15.68k £20.06k £27.16k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £3.62m
Expenditure - Investment management £19.47k £19.12k £22.20k £21.55k £22.98k
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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £1.62m £1.62m £1.64m £1.70m £1.79m
Long-term investments £2.40m £3.29m £3.52m £3.36m £4.08m
Other assets £2.86m £3.50m £3.63m £4.30m £7.90m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £294.61k £372.02k £397.82k £622.90k £2.60m

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 21 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/02/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/07/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/11/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/03/2012 as amended on 04 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

1). TO PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND THEIR HABITATS. 2). TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PLANTS, AND THEIR AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PLANTS AND THE NEED FOR PLANT CONSERVATION. 3). TO PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PLACES OF BOTANICAL INTEREST FOR THE CULTIVATION AND PRESERVATION OF PLANTS. 4). TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND UNDERTAKE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND THEIR USES PROVIDED THAT ALL THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED. 5). TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE AFORESAID OBJECTS AS THE BOARD MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN ITS DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

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Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 15 MARCH 1990, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME SEALED 12 SEPTEMBER 1996. "AS AFFECTED BY A UNITING DIRECTION (MADE UNDER S.96 (6) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993) DATED 20 JULY 2001
Charitable objects
-A) TO PROMOTE & UNDERTAKE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION OF PLANTS & THEIR HABITATS B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PLANTS & THE NEED FOR PLANT CONSERVATION C) TO PROMOTE & UNDERTAKE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ESTABLISHMENT & MAINTENANCE OF PLACES OF BOTANICAL INTEREST FOR THE CULTIVATION AND PRESERVATION OF PLANTS D) TO PROMOTE ORGANISE AND UNDERTAKE STUDY & RESEARCH IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE CONSERVATION OF PLANTS & THEIR USES PROVIDED THAT ALL THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED E) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE AFORESAID OBJECTS AS THE BOARD MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN ITS DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 16 July 2003 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
BREWERY HOUSE
36 MILFORD STREET
SALISBURY
SP1 2AP
Phone:
01722342738
Email:
enquiries@plantlife.org.uk
Website:

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