Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -8

THE ANNALS OF BOTANY COMPANY

The Company delivers public benefit by publishing original plant science in its journals Annals of Botany, AoB Plants, and in silico Plants. It operates on a not-for-profit basis and applies any surpluses to the creation and free distribution world-wide of the botanical media Botany One and The Week in Botany. It also makes selective grants and donations in pursuit of plant science more generally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,602,969 available, equivalent to 95 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		£505	£456	£49	£0	£3,603	£3,603	94.8	0	36
31/12/21		£539	£388	£151	£0	£3,903	£3,903	120.8	0	50
31/12/20		£540	£431	£109	£0	£3,441	£3,441	95.7	2	0
31/12/19		£495	£391	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£460	£344	£116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£435	£347	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£437	£310	£127	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£390	£500	£-110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£434	£400	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£495	£358	£137	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£402	£319	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£372	£348	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£383	£266	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£346	£249	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£367	£246	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£340	£229	£111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£393	£262	£131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£254	£201	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£224	£195	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 94.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 41 months
Quick Ratio: 9.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years
(121 years as a company)

http://annalsofbotanycompany.co.uk/home-welco

R.HUNT@EXETER.AC.UK

01392 314519

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

PROFESSOR HUGH GORDON DICKINSON DSC (Chair)

PROFESSOR PHILIP MARK GILMARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor

RODERICK HUNT Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Scientist, Other trusteeships: DEVON OPERA, BATH OPERA,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/1964, number: 237771
Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1903, number: 00078001

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR16: 10 days late, AR06: 20 days late,

Main office

Annals of Botany Co
1 Emperor Way
Exeter Business Park
EXETER
EX1 3QS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF BOTANY AND WITH THAT OBJECT TO PRINT, PUBLISH, SELL AND DISTRIBUTE THE PUBLICATION KNOWN AS THE ANNALS OF BOTANY, AND ANY OTHER BOOKS, REPORTS, MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS RELATING TO BOTANY, AND TO ACQUIRE AND EXERCISE ANY RIGHTS IN RELATION THERETO, AND TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND BOTANICAL TRAVEL; AND FROM TIME TO TIME TO EMPLOY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER CONDUCIVE TO THE PROMOTION OF BOTANICAL SCIENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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