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THE BENTHAM-MOXON TRUST

Registered charity 305966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW

To provide financial support for plant and fungal collection, research and education that further the work of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £128,603 are held, which is comfortably within the trustees' policy target of approximately £32,500. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £391,654, driven largely by a £360,224 loss on investments, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £8,043,868 to £7,652,214.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months' non-grant expenditure or 25% of the value of the unrestricted grants whichever is the greater, in 2025 equal to approximately £32,500 (held: £129k)
“The Trustees have agreed that the free reserves should be maintained at the level of approximately six months' non-grant expenditure or 25% of the value of the unrestricted grants whichever is the greater, in 2025 equal to approximately £32,500”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£769k
Total spending
£168k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£184k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£255k£287k
31/12/2024£243k£295k
31/12/2023£769k£168k
31/12/2022£198k£194k
31/12/2021£222k£116k

Common questions

Is THE BENTHAM-MOXON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £128,603 are held, which is comfortably within the trustees' policy target of approximately £32,500. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £391,654, driven largely by a £360,224 loss on investments, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £8,043,868 to £7,652,214. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds THE BENTHAM-MOXON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BENTHAM-MOXON TRUST as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION, CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2025£1.0mto create The Carbon Garden
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£500kEnvironment
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£500kEnvironment
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£357kEducation
THE ALDAMA FOUNDATIONFY2022£250kAdvancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£179k
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£179k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£150k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£150kTowards project costs and a UK Conservation Projects Officer salary
THE OLD DART FOUNDATIONFY2024£99kRelief of sickness
THE OLD DART FOUNDATIONFY2023£86kRelief of sickness
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£68k
THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£68k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£60k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£46kEnvironment
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£43k
THE OLD DART FOUNDATIONFY2022£36k
Richmond FoundationFY2024£27kGrant awarded in 2023/24
Richmond FoundationFY2023£27kEnhancing community cohesion
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kResearch visit to Japan to gain deeper understanding of Kew's collection of Japanese paper and lacquerwork
THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kResearch visit to herbarium in Fukuoka to examine collection and develop plan to make it accessible
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kConservation & Environment
FITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£11k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)FY2023£10kPlant conservation and research
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851FY2023£10kGrow Wild
BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONALFY2023£7k
Friends of the Nations' LibrariesFY2022£5kThirteen original watercolours of plants by Sydenham Teast Edwards and others
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£3k
PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£1k
Friends of the Nations' LibrariesFY2022£800Catalogue for an Exhibition of 500 Oil Sketches of India and the Archipelago by Marianne North
JOHANSSON FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA—£1.3mMillennium Seed Bank Partnership
ARCADIA—£2.0mMillennium Seed Bank Partnership
ARCADIA—£3.3mMillennium Seed Bank Partnership – Threatened Biodiversity Hotspots Programme