INTERNATIONAL DENDROLOGY SOCIETY
Operates worldwide, with members in 50 countries. Organises tours and study periods, provides bursaries for dendrology students , produces a Yearbook and Newsletter and maintains a Website, alerts authorities where arboreta or natural plant resources are under threat, publishes the Website Trees and Shrubs Online, incorporating New Trees and Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £381,700 at the end of the year, which exceeds the budgeted unrestricted expenditure of £226,000 for the next financial year. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet commitments for the following twelve months and that the charity is operating on a going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to ensure that there is sufficient unrestricted funding available to meet all commitments for the following twelve months” — page 8
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Trustees
- ANTONIA MARY JOHNSON
- Abraham Rammeloo
- Anthony Stuart Kirkham
- Arnaud Brunel
- Charlotte van Beuningen-Rauwenhoff
- Georgina Roberts
- JOHN RICHARD CORK AND ORRERY
- Marie-Christine Kraffe de Laubarede
- Robert John Bowring Bland
- The Lord Philip Esme Howard
- WILLIAM WALTER RALEIGH KERR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £727k | £354k |
| 30/09/2024 | £359k | £274k |
| 30/09/2023 | £266k | £234k |
| 30/09/2022 | £261k | £193k |
| 30/09/2021 | £136k | £144k |
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL DENDROLOGY SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £381,700 at the end of the year, which exceeds the budgeted unrestricted expenditure of £226,000 for the next financial year. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet commitments for the following twelve months and that the charity is operating on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHWICK TRUST | 2 | £52k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £33k |
| THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £9k |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| THE TRESANTON TRUST | 1 | £731k |
| THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £602k |
| THE JANUS FOUNDATION | 1 | £135k |
Charities like this
- THE ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
- THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES
- WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED
- INTERNATIONAL TREE FOUNDATION
- BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY
- THE FRIENDS OF OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN & ARBORETUM
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL DENDROLOGY SOCIETY | £727k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION | £1.7m | in excess of £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES | £5.1m | £100,001 - £110,000 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| INTERNATIONAL TREE FOUNDATION | £1.4m | — | 0 | above | 8.2% | no doubt |
| BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY | £405k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |