Botanic Gardens Community Association

Analysis

Botanic Gardens Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport.. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Botanic Gardens Community Association reported income of £40k and spending of £26k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £80k to £40k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Botanic Gardens Community Association sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo) (£40k), Befrienders Worldwide (£40k) and Tilmanstone Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground (£40k).