The South London Botanical Institute

Analysis

The South London Botanical Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 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 00116643). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The South London Botanical Institute reported income of £120k and spending of £229k, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £180k to £120k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 177% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The South London Botanical Institute sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bee Friendly Trust (£120k), Treebourne (£121k) and Forest of Selwood (£120k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.