BOTANIC GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1164497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Botanic Gardens Community Association of volunteers was formed in 2012 to help the gardens to continue providing beautiful flora displays and other attractions which were in the process of being reduced, ended or closed by severe funding cuts.

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Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £121,521 at the end of the year, an increase from £108,671 the previous year. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are held to ensure the charity can continue for the short term in the event of a significant fall in income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable the charity to continue for the short term in the event of any significant fall in income (held: £122k)

“The trustees aim to ensure that the level of reserves held at any time would be sufficient to enable the charity to continue for the short term in the event of any significant fall in income.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/08/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID COBHAMchair
ALAN FOXALL
ANN COBHAM
CLIVE PICKUP
GAIL SETTLE
JOAN HUYTON
JOHN DODD
SALLY JENNIFER CROWTHER
SUSAN MARGARET REGAN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£36k	£23k
31/12/2023	£42k	£30k
31/12/2022	£40k	£28k
31/12/2021	£80k	£58k
31/12/2020	£26k	£14k

Common questions

Is BOTANIC GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £121,521 at the end of the year, an increase from £108,671 the previous year. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are held to ensure the charity can continue for the short term in the event of a significant fall in income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.