THE MATHERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1182172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity conserves living specimens of historically collected species dating back to the Victorian age and hybridised orchids, develops new breeding lines of orchids and conducts and/or funds scientific research into orchids and their habitats and disseminates the results of such research. It provides public access to orchids and their history through attendance at public shows.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £3,279,123, an increase from the previous year, supported by a net surplus and significant investment gains. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to build non-ringfenced reserves to match the liability of conserving a large living collection of long-lived plants. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mathers Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~232.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Matherschair
• Anna Mathers
• Isabel Mathers

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £607k
• THE BATSFORD FOUNDATION income £2.2m
• THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION income £1.4m
• THE SHRIMATI PUSHPA WATI LOOMBA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION income £229k

Side by side with its peers

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