Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY

To advance the education of the public in the conservation, cultivation, and propagation of Japanese gardens through study, meetings, publications, lectures, shows, displays, visits to gardens and to support the construction, maintenance, and restoration of Japanese gardens.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£40	£27	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
31/03/22	£23	£27	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	56
31/03/21	£25	£28	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	58
31/03/20	£25	£28	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/03/19	£27	£36	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/03/18	£38	£31	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£19	£13	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£20	£18	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£19	£17	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£23	£16	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£22	£20	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.jgs.org.uk

INFO@JGS.ORG.UK

07768340599

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other natural resource management and conservation

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
95 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coventry Schools Japanese Peace Garden
£9,975	27/03/2020 7	The funding will be used to build a Japanese Garden in Coventry War Memorial Park. The project aims to demonstrate commitment of children to peace and reconciliation throughout the city.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

MAIKO ISHIDA Appointed: 2021

BRIAN CHEETHAM Appointed: 2021

DIANE CRAWFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ROBIN LOWTHER BARRATT Appointed: 2021

DAME DEANNE JULIUS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: CHAPEL MAINTENANCE FUND OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2011, number: 1141251

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

92 DAN-Y-COED ROAD
CARDIFF
CF23 6NF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, CULTIVATION, AND PROPAGATION OF JAPANESE GARDENS THROUGH STUDY, MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, SHOWS, DISPLAYS, VISITS TO GARDENS AND TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND RESTORATION OF JAPANESE GARDENS

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