Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN COMPANY

The Charity maintains and provides public access to and interpretation of a historic botanic garden. It provides formal and informal opportunities for all people to learn about plants, their use and their history.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
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

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£2,585	£2,545	£40	£421	£7,855	£1,412	6.7	42	171
31/12/22		£3,061	£2,063	£998	£348	£7,612	£1,621	9.4	36	130
31/12/21		£3,550	£1,681	£1,869	£295	£7,099	£1,323	9.4	30	142
31/12/20		£1,761	£1,802	£-41	£273	£4,981	£1,201	8	31	135
31/12/19		£2,243	£1,992	£251	£458	£4,857	£943	5.7	30	127
31/12/18		£1,862	£1,774	£88	£502	£4,114	£881	6	26	0
31/12/17		£1,597	£1,498	£99	£454	£4,276	£784	6.3	24	0
31/12/16		£1,501	£1,398	£103	£411	£3,966	£712	6.1	21	0
31/12/15		£1,417	£1,239	£178	£0	£3,459	£634	6.1	19	0
31/12/14	*	£1,370	£1,251	£119	£128	£3,260	£709	6.8	21	0
31/12/13		£1,157	£1,155	£3	£142	£3,209	£727	7.6	17	0
31/12/12		£1,019	£1,111	£-91	£329	£3,008	£694	7.5	18	0
31/12/11		£892	£1,060	£-169	£345	£2,928	£867	9.8	15	0
31/12/10		£868	£1,105	£-237	£295	£3,202	£1,006	10.9	16	0
31/12/09		£913	£791	£122	£241	£3,308	£1,341	20.3	14	0
31/12/08	*	£908	£752	£156	£232	£3,010	£1,216	19.4	13	0
31/12/07	*	£904	£714	£190	£230	£3,364	£1,085	18.2	13	0
31/12/06	*	£688	£652	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£188	£511	£-323	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£611	£499	£112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 42 years

www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk

smedway@chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk

02073525646

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kensington And Chelsea, Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£635,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
City Bridge Trust	£45,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Chelsea Physic Garden
£5,000	29/10/2022	towards core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chelsea Physic Garden
£45,000	14/05/2021	£45,000 over a further and final 18 months (£29,500; £15,500) for the salary of the Learning and Engagement Officer to develop onsite and offsite community outreach, engagement and learning.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	09/04/2021	Preserving London's Botanical Heritage for Future Discovery
DCMS - CRF21 The Chelsea Physic Garden Company
£206,800	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20: Chelsea Physic Garden
£428,200	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000	14/02/2019	towards The Art and Healing Power of Plants, exhibition at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Royal Brompton Hospital
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Chelsea Physic Garden
£5,000	13/02/2019 14	Chelsea Physic Garden Glasshouses Restoration: Preserving London's Botanical Heritage
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chelsea Physic Garden
£853,200	27/11/2018	Chelsea Physic Garden Glasshouses Restoration: preserving London's botanical heritage for future discovery
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chelsea Physic Garden Company
£86,300	20/09/2017 36	£86,300 over three years (£20,400; £32,600; £33,300) towards the salary and on-costs of a full time Education and Outreach Officer.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-67

ALAN DEMPSEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Architect

ANDREW WOODWARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

ANNA VALLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vp Marketing

COLIN CHISHOLM HON FRSL Appointed: 2015

DR HELEN CHARMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Learning

DR PHILIPPA SIMPSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Design, Estate And Public Programme

SIMON MAJOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

TONY KIRKHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Horticultural Manager

WILLIAM GRAHAM VICTOR KENNEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Fund Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1983, number: 286513
Registered at Companies House on 13/01/1983, number: 01690871

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 19 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 131 days late, AR06: 496 days late, AR05: 43 days late,

Main office

CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
66 ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD
LONDON
SW3 4HS

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF BOTANY AND RELATED SCIENCES; TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE SAME, AND TO PUBLISH OR PROCURE THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ALL SUCH RESEARCH.B) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN PARTICULAR BOTANICAL BIODIVERSITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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