Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 11

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE GARDEN MUSEUM

(i) The advancement of education in all aspects of the study and teaching of gardening and its history(ii) The maintainance of the churchyard of St Mary at Lambeth as a garden/open space for the benefit of the general public(iii) The care of the church of St Mary at Lambeth; and to finance its use for charitable purposes for the benefit of the general public

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 23 years
(45 years as a company)

www.gardenmuseum.org.uk

info@gardenmuseum.org.uk

02074018865

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£2,872	£3,110	£-238	£1,370	£5,377	£423	1.6	46	75
31/03/22	*	£3,404	£2,659	£745	£1,237	£5,615	£586	2.6	44	50
31/03/21		£2,119	£1,738	£381	£1,572	£4,870	£-504	-3.5	45	60
31/03/20		£1,936	£2,173	£-237	£952	£4,489	£-1,085	-6	67	95
31/03/19		£1,613	£2,237	£-624	£1,260	£4,727	£-995	-5.3	45	72
31/03/18		£2,772	£2,226	£546	£573	£5,350	£-646	-3.5	41	0
31/03/17	*	£3,367	£691	£2,676	£59	£4,804	£152	2.6	7	0
31/03/16?		£2,386	£1,204	£1,182	£589	£2,120	£319	3.2	10	0
28/02/15		£1,803	£1,364	£439	£915	£939	£535	4.7	17	0
28/02/14		£1,011	£1,235	£-224	£802	£499	£127	1.2	16	0
28/02/13		£1,185	£1,079	£107	£534	£720	£181	2	15	0
28/02/12		£775	£806	£-30	£406	£611	£181	2.7	13	0
28/02/11		£622	£688	£-66	£435	£641	£248	4.3	8	0
28/02/10		£374	£685	£-311	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/09	*	£790	£794	£-4	£192	£1,012	£614	9.3	8	0
29/02/08	*	£537	£676	£-139	£454	£1,025	£853	15.1	8	0
28/02/07	*	£314	£448	£-134	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/06	*	£1,365	£543	£822	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05	*	£291	£414	£-123	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04	*	£415	£380	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 98.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 44.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 51%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 8%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

46 employees
75 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£360,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£229,200
Garfield Weston Foundation	£75,000
Rothschild Foundation	£55,900
The Foyle Foundation	£48,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£48,000	28/11/2023	to cover the Archivist salary and the costs of managing GM's collections, improved digital access, and taking the steps towards Archive Accreditation over the next 12 months
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Garden Museum
£1,900	01/03/2023	Cost of living supplementary grant
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£2,500	09/01/2023	Towards core costs
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Garden Museum
£54,000	02/07/2021	Garden Museum Food Learning Programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award WCF award - COVID19 response
£75,000	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund to Regular Grant
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Garden Museum
£180,000	11/06/2020	COVID19: GARDEN MUSEUM
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund Garden Museum
£240,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Garden Museum Culture Recovery Fund Round 2
£120,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Garden Museum
£49,200	16/12/2019	Caribbean Garden and Horticultural Heritage in South London
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	16/04/2019	Lambeth Green
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Garden Museum
£1,062	13/11/2018	Conservation of the Sealy Tomb
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Garden Museum
£53,900	01/12/2016	Development and implementation of a strategy for corporate support and involvement
Walcot Foundation - Creation of Walcot Room
£35,000	11/04/2016 12	Creation of Walcot Room
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Garden Museum
£100,000	09/07/2015	£100,000 towards the costs of building a second Learning Studio.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Garden Museum
£60,100	03/07/2013	Gardening in Wartime - People, Plants and the Great War

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-83

ALEXANDER JAN FORTESCUE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investor

BRYAN SANDERSON CBE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Finacial Director

BRIDGET PINCHBECK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

EDWARD MCMULLAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

EDWINA SASSOON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Art Consultant, Other trusteeship: ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS,

HAZEL GARDINER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Floral Designer

JANE MARY RUFFER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JEREMY CLAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

LADY CAROLINE EGREMONT, Occupation: Landscape Designer

LADY JILL RIBLAT OBE Appointed: 2011

LADY TANIA COMPTON, Occupation: Journalist

MARCHIONESS OF NORMANBY Appointed: 2013

RUPERT DAVID TYLER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Wealth Manager

SIR CHARLES ROBERT SAUMAREZ SMITH Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL, THE WATERCOLOUR WORLD, CASTLE HOWARD FOUNDATION,

THOMAS STUART-SMITH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Garden Designer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/08/2001, number: 1088221
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1979, number: 01413661

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR09: 36 days late, AR08: 98 days late, AR07: 114 days late, AR06: 395 days late, AR05: 32 days late, AR04: 28 days late,

Main office

Garden Museum
5 Lambeth Palace Road
LONDON
SE1 7LB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF GARDENING AND ITS HISTORY; 2. THE REINSTATEMENT, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN LAMBETH AND LAND ADJOINING OR ADJACENT THERETO AS A GARDEN OR OPEN SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 3. THE REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN LAMBETH, AND TO FINANCE THE USE OF IT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LAMBETH, LONDON, AND ELSEWHERE

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