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the annals of botany company

The charity supports the general public. The Annals Of Botany Company is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Wales and operates in England And Wales, Australia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Company delivers public benefit by publishing original plant science in its journals Annals of Botany, AoB Plants, and in silico Plants. It operates on a not-for-profit basis and applies any surpluses to the creation and free distribution world-wide of the botanical media Botany One and The Week in Botany. It also makes selective grants and donations in pursuit of plant science more generally.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£578,216
Latest Expenditure
£585,291

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £501,427
Other Trading £0
Investments £76,789
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £554,784
Raising Funds £30,507
Governance £28,213
Grants to Institutions £10,598
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£578,216£585,291£554,784£3,721,547£00 / 63
2023£578,789£485,057£459,904£3,894,997£00 / 400
2022£504,897£456,019£423,442£3,602,969£334,9510 / 36
2021£538,909£387,700£356,338£3,903,137£297,2740 / 50
2020£539,987£431,300£403,145£3,441,006£3,441,0062 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers