Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE BENTHAM-MOXON TRUST

To provide financial support for plant and fungal collection, research and education that further the work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22	£198	£194	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£222	£116	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£185	£90	£95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£183	£208	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£178	£170	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£175	£187	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£173	£159	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£170	£175	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£253	£2,574	£-2,321	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£256	£250	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£247	£234	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£247	£229	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	£244	£235	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	£237	£213	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	£245	£220	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	£221	£226	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£563	£221	£342	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£188	£151	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£170	£173	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 58 years

https://www.kew.org/about-us/who-we-are/benth

j.alsop@kew.org

02083325222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Richmond Upon Thames,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DIANE ELIZABETH SCOTT Appointed: 2017

DR ISABEL MARIA A LARRIDON (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DR MARK ANDREW CARINE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: BOTANICAL RESEARCH FUND,

RUTH CLOSE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: LEARN ENGLISH AT HOME,

REBECCA MARGARET BOWER, Occupation: Retired (Accountant), Other trusteeship: DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/07/1966, number: 305966

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
RICHMOND
TW9 3AE

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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