Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

VENTNOR BOTANIC GARDEN FRIENDS' SOCIETY

The Society holds lectures, discussions, demonstrations, workshops and seminars at Ventnor Botanic Garden (VBG); it maintains and develops a reference library of horticultural books ; promotes school visits and tours of the Garden to all age groups; gives horticultural assist in VBG under Curator's direction; raises funds for specific projects at VBG

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
30/09/22	£18	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/09/21	£31	£35	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
30/09/20	£23	£45	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
30/09/19	£56	£53	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
30/09/18	£47	£49	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.ventnorbotanicfriends.org.uk

info@ventnorbotanicfriends.org.uk

01983872519

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Isle Of Wight,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JENNIFER JANE PARKER Appointed: 2019

SALLY ELIZABETH PEAKE Appointed: 2017

TIMOTHY WILLIAM WOODCOCK Appointed: 2017

VALERIE JEAN PITTS (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2017, number: 1174751

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from VENTNOR BOTANIC GARDEN FRIENDS' SOCIETY on 31/10/2020

Main office

The Old Cottage
Upper Green Road
St. Helens
RYDE
Isle Of Wight
PO33 1UQ

Objectives

THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BOTANY, HORTICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AT VENTNOR BOTANIC GARDEN, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) HOLDING LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS;(B) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF HORTICULTURE BOOKS AND JOURNALS;(C) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING SCHOOL VISITS AND GUIDED TOURS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF ALL AGE GROUPS:(D) GIVING SUCH HORTICULTURAL AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN VENTNOR BOTANIC GARDEN UNDER THE DIRECTION AND WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE CURATOR, AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL STAFF THROUGH VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE;(E) RAISING FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS WITHIN VENTNOR BOTANIC GARDEN

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