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

Latest income

£255k

Latest spending

£287k

Registered

1964

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£769k

Total spending

£168k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£184k

Employees

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

Trustees

Dr Isabel Maria A Larridonchair
Dr Elinor Breman
Dr MARK ANDREW CARINE · trustee of 1 other charity
Nina Roberta Ciuffardi
Raoul Patrick Paul Curtis-Machin
Ruth Close · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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

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, THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION, CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	FY2025	£1.0m
THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£250k
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2023	£179k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	FY2025	£150k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£150k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£60k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£60k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£46k
CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£43k
Richmond Foundation	FY2024	£27k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2025	£20k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851	FY2023	£10k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)	FY2023	£10k
PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
JOHANSSON FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2025	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
ARCADIA	—	£1.3m	Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
ARCADIA	—	£2.0m	Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
ARCADIA	—	£3.3m	Millennium Seed Bank Partnership – Threatened Biodiversity Hotspots Programme