THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,KEW

Registered charity 803428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF KEW, KEW FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE RBGKEW, THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW, THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,KEW, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW FOUNDATION

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO SUPPORT THE OBJECTS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW.IT RAISES VOLUNTARY INCOME FROM TWO PRINCIPAL SOURCES FOR THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW: FUNDS RAISED THROUGH ITS LEGACY PROGRAMME; AND RETURNS FROM ITS ENDOWMENT VIA INVESTED FUNDS.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased trading and transferred all net assets to RBG Kew, resulting in zero net assets at the year-end. The financial statements were prepared on a breakup basis as the charity is being wound up. The auditor issued an unmodified opinion, noting the non-going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2025) to "below" (FY2026).
• Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2025) → not a going concern (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fern Karen Stoner
• Rebecca Jane Munro · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Almond

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

Operates in: Brazil · Madagascar · Richmond Upon Thames · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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