Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

EDINBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN (SIBBALD) TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	05/04/18	05/04/19	05/04/20	05/04/21	05/04/22	05/04/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies						£500,000
Other Income
Investment Income						£18,663
Total income	£69,752	£66,755	£66,025	£58,553	£56,749	£519,852
Charitable activities spending						£67,084
Fundraising costs						2%
Other spending
Total spending	£70,163	£66,538	£86,201	£47,004	£48,347	£74,705
Surplus/deficit	-£411	£217	-£20,176	£11,549	£8,402	£445,147

Established: 47 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

GiG Classification

Land or water management

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/09/1977, number: SC016908

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH3 5LR

Objectives

(one) To promote and encourage financially or otherwise the furtherance of Research and education in any sphere relating to the work of the Botanic Garden. (Two) To promote and encourage financially or otherwise the writing or publicatjion of works on Botany or Horticulture. (Three) To make grants and otherwise subsidise the cost for competent persons to travel and collect plans for the Botanic Garden. (Four) To promote and encourage the fulfilment of any special requests that may be indicated or provided under the terms of any gifts or legacies received by the Trustees provided that the same shall be consistant with the general charitable purposes of the Trust.