Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST FOUNDATION 

    TO PROMOTE PLANT SCIENCE BY PUBLISHING LEARNED JOURNALS, INCLUDING NEW PHYTOLOGIST. FUNDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE BROAD AREA OF PLANT SCIENCES. SUPPORTING DEFINED GROUPS AND MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS THAT FALL WITHIN THE GENERAL REMIT OF THE TRUST.SPONSORING SYMPOSIA AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS WITH THEMES RELEVANT TO THE WORK OF THE TRUST.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,667,053 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

    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
    31/12/22£1,634£1,478£155£0£3,667£3,66729.8120
    31/12/21£1,367£1,061£306£16£3,914£3,91444.2120
    31/12/20£1,424£1,092£332£20£3,313£3,31336.4120
    31/12/19*£1,396£1,423£-27£24£2,720£2,72022.9110
    31/12/18£1,393£1,202£191£0£2,469£2,46924.6110
    31/12/17£1,100£1,084£16£0£2,423£2,42326.880
    31/12/16£1,002£991£11£0£2,234£2,23427.180
    31/12/15?£1,011£893£118£13£2,113£2,11328.480
    30/11/14*£2,690£758£1,932£45£2,009£2,00931.850

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 9%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 29.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
    Quick Ratio: 6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 10 years

    www.newphytologist.org

    newphytol@lancaster.ac.uk

    01524 594691

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 12 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 10/11 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 51-73
    • MIRIAM MAUS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Publishing Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2013, number: 1154867
    • Registered at Companies House on 25/11/2013, number: 08789102
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    9 returns made; AR19: 3 days late, AR14: 22 days late,
    Main office

    Lancaster University
    Furness College Main B Floor, B089
    Bailrigg
    LANCASTER
    LA1 4YG

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE AND STIMULATING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF BOTANICAL SCIENCE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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