What do our latest accounts show?

The information below has been extracted from the Financial Statements of the Friends of the Botanic Garden Limited for the year ending 28th February 2009. Critchleys, one of the leading firms of accountants in the Thames Valley, examined these accounts as Reporting Accountants and issued an unqualified report. Full copies of the accounts are available to Friends on request from Liz Woolley, the Friends Administrator in the Garden Office.

How much money was raised

Source of Funds

2008/9

2007/8

£

£

Membership fees

60,288

45,436

Appeal donations

19,174

27,087

Special events and garden visits,

27,104

13,587

Gift aid tax recovery on

19,733

17,107

Other donations and grants

4,744

8,889

Interest on cash deposits

3,715

2,295

Total net income

134,758

114,401

How was this income spent

Use of Funds

2008/9

2007/8

£

£

Total net income (as above)

134,758

114,401

Less friends newsletter and other

(6,213)

(12,023)

Less administration costs

(10,575)

(8,564)

Funds available for distribution as

117,970

93,814

Grants made to the Oxford

(87,336)

(64,920)

Undistributed income from the year

30,634

28,894

Reserves brought forward from earlier

58,767

29,873

Reserves available at year end

89,401

58,767

Of these reserves:

Restricted to Arboretum car park

41,168

24,648

Unrestricted

48,233

34,119

What grants were made by

Categories of grant support

2008/9

2007/8

£

£

Facilities improvement, including the Palmers

51,407

12,720

Staff development

18,000

29,500

Plant collection management

4,000

11,500

Public education support

9,800

7,200

Other

2,000

4,000

Matching grant

2,159

0

Total grants made to the

87,336

64,920

What assets and liabilities made

Assets and liabilities at the

2008/9

2007/8

£

£

Cash at bank and bank

93,909

61,348

Less life members’ fees already

(17,517)

(17,605)

Cash less prepaid life members

76,392

43,743

Gift aid tax recoverable from

19,734

17,131

Other assets - office equipment,

1,053

1,852

Less amounts due to suppliers

(7,778)

(3,959)

Total net assets making up

89,401

58,767