The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum

Analysis

The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05547805). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum reported income of £242k and spending of £169k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £230k to £242k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weavers Triangle Trust (£241k), Workington Transport Heritage Trust (£243k) and Carbon Copy Network (£240k).