Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,KEW

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO SUPPORT THE OBJECTS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW.IT RAISES VOLUNTARY INCOME FROM TWO PRINCIPAL SOURCES FOR THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW: FUNDS RAISED THROUGH ITS LEGACY PROGRAMME; AND RETURNS FROM ITS ENDOWMENT VIA INVESTED FUNDS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,526,000 available, equivalent to 35 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 34 years

www.kew.org

info@kew.org

0208 332 5000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£5,458	£3,581	£1,877	£214	£20,664	£10,526	35.3	0
31/03/22		£4,328	£8,739	£-4,411	£275	£19,641	£8,989	12.3	0
31/03/21		£2,009	£3,353	£-1,344	£235	£23,864	£14,125	50.6	0
31/03/20		£5,575	£7,950	£-2,375	£241	£23,699	£12,880	19.4	0
31/03/19		£6,057	£8,486	£-2,429	£260	£26,839	£4,635	6.6	0
31/03/18		£13,697	£25,105	£-11,408	£859	£27,490	£3,705	1.8	47
31/03/17		£21,921	£24,955	£-3,034	£2,554	£39,284	£10,742	5.2	49
31/03/16		£25,167	£21,450	£3,717	£2,094	£40,991	£10,654	6	47
31/03/15		£28,840	£14,576	£14,264	£2,247	£37,792	£9,954	8.2	43
31/03/14		£15,853	£14,079	£1,774	£2,350	£23,120	£2,222	1.9	41
31/03/13		£11,928	£12,694	£-766	£2,436	£21,058	£3,778	3.6	42
31/03/12		£10,678	£6,400	£4,278	£1,611	£21,325	£6,662	12.5	36
31/03/11		£7,495	£5,851	£1,644	£1,486	£17,038	£6,246	12.8	41
31/03/10		£8,308	£7,783	£525	£1,520	£15,071	£4,762	7.3	44
31/03/09		£8,347	£8,538	£-191	£1,734	£12,768	£2,984	4.2	41
31/03/08	*	£9,970	£10,871	£-901	£1,481	£13,686	£2,430	2.7	42
31/03/07	*	£9,559	£5,099	£4,461	£999	£14,898	£2,514	5.9	39
31/03/06		£7,542	£7,185	£358	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£5,175	£5,603	£-429	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£3,183	£2,896	£287	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 35.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 6.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Brazil, Madagascar, Richmond Upon Thames, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
£90,000	10/03/2021 36	Kew’s Youth Programme: Training the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders
ARCADIA - Millennium Seed Bank Partnership – Threatened Biodiversity Hotspots Programme
£3,250,980	01/06/2019	To collect seeds and build in-country conservation capacity in biodiverse hotspots experiencing rapid and drastic land use changes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£3,000,000	27/03/2019	The Global Tree Seed Bank
Nuffield Foundation - Education grant
£15,000	07/12/2017	Growing up digital: The apparent disconnect between theory and practice when it comes to the use of digital technology in education raises three important questions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Grow Wild
£10,505,123	28/02/2012 61	This project will motivate people and organisations across the UK to participate in high-profile community-led environmental activities, based around educating, preserving and promoting the ....more This project will motivate people and organisations across the UK to participate in high-profile community-led environmental activities, based around educating, preserving and promoting the importance of the diversity of UK plant species. It will provide activities for the general public and community organisations and have a specific focus on engaging with disadvantaged young people aged 12 - 25.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Henry Moore exhibition at Kew
£290,000	14/12/2006	Towards the costs of the "Henry Moore at Kew" exhibition.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 59-76

JAN PETHICK (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chair, Troy Asset Management, Other trusteeship: Launch It Trust,

JANE ELIZABETH REEVES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE GREEN ALLIANCE TRUST,

JANTIENE KLEIN ROSEBOOM VAN DER VEER Appointed: 2021

KRISTINA LOUISE KENWORTHY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

STEPHEN ALMOND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/1990, number: 803428
Registered at Companies House on 03/05/1990, number: 02499006

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 58 days late,

Main office

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
RICHMOND
TW9 3AE

Objectives

The Company is established for the public benefit for the object of supporting such of the purposes of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and in such manner as the Company shall from time to time think fit.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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