Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

STANLEY SMITH UK HORTICULTURAL TRUST

The advancement of research in any branch of horticulture and the publication of the results of such research; Assisting in the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public; Promotion of the cultivation of plants which have horticultural value and new plants; and Assisting in the publication of books or other works related to the science of horticulture.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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
05/04/23	£143	£164	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/22	£170	£193	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/21	£135	£170	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/20	£166	£189	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/19	£171	£179	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/18	£151	£170	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/17	£140	£176	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/16	£78	£178	£-100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/15	£147	£169	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/14	£129	£152	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/13	£148	£126	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/12	£136	£120	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/11	£131	£131	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/10	£135	£127	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/09	£135	£125	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/08	£136	£127	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/07	£128	£103	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/06	£122	£111	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/05	£117	£112	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
05/04/04	£115	£180	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 53 years

www.grantsforhorticulturists

d.rae@rbge.org.uk

01312482844

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Egypt, Fiji, India, Scotland, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

DR JOHN CHARLES DAVID Appointed: 2014

DR SABINA GEORGINA KNEES Appointed: 2020

PHILLIP RODNEY SYKES

WILLIAM ANTHONY JOHN WATKINS Appointed: 2021

ALEXANDER DE BRYE, Other trusteeship: THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST,

DR TIMOTHY MARTIN UPSON Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE FORTESCUE GARDEN TRUST, BORDE HILL GARDEN LIMITED, GARDENS AND LAND MARKS TRUST,

EDWARD NICHOLAS REED, Other trusteeships: B-C H 1971 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRIENDS OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/1970, number: 261925

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
20 INVERLEITH ROW
EDINBURGH
EH3 5LR

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCE OF HORTICULTURE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND (IF AND SO FAR AS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SAID SCIENCE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS CAPABLE OF FALLING WITHIN SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES) OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

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