Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

BOTANIC GARDENS EDUCATION NETWORK

Botanic Gardens Education Network promotes and advances the delivery of education in botanic gardens, parks and historic gardens. It helps raise awareness of plant diversity, conservation and role of plants in our daily lives, and makes links between people and plants around the world. BGEN works with families, schools groups and the wider community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£23	£18	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£15	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£2	£12	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£26	£29	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£24	£21	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18		£22	£19	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£17	£19	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£17	£23	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£16	£19	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£18	£20	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£37	£27	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£34	£32	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£46	£44	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£37	£23	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£6	£8	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£13	£18	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£35	£17	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.bgen.org.uk

info@bgen.org.uk

07341131965

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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 (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

WADZANAI MAVHURA Appointed: 2024

DR LAUREN BAKER Appointed: 2024

FRANCES SAMPAYO Appointed: 2022

NIA CROUCH Appointed: 2024

RUPERT BANNISTER Appointed: 2024

RUTH GODFREY Appointed: 2024

SARAH WEBLEY Appointed: 2022

SOPHIE KIRK Appointed: 2024

ZOE CHAPMAN Appointed: 2022

FELICITY GAFFNEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Of Education, National Botanic Gardens

HELEN GRIMBLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Education And Vocational Training

SUZIE CLARE KELPIE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Schools Programme Manager

SARAH GARRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2004, number: 1103482

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 33 days late, AR13: 44 days late, AR09: 0 days late, AR07: 20 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

Botanic Gardens Conservation International
199 Kew Road
RICHMOND
Surrey
TW9 3BW

Objectives

1. ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIODIVERSITY, ESPECIALLY PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND ITS IMPORTANCE, PARTICULARLY BY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO THOSE INVOLVED IN EDUCATION ABOUT BIODIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;2. PROMOTE RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ABOUT BIODIVRERSITY, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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