The Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden
What it does
The Charity's volunteers carry out most of the management of the Botanic Garden, including gardening, plant records and woodland management. We show visitors around the Garden and arrange gardening and botanical training courses, walks and garden visits. We arrange concerts and other entertainments at the Garden and hold plants sales.
Its charitable purposes
3.1 TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING, THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUNDS AND GARDENS AND MONUMENTS THEREIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES BANGOR BOTANIC GARDEN, TREBORTH, BANGOR, GWYNEDD.3.2 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROUNDS AND GARDENS, PARTICULARLY BY PROMOTING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF TREBORTH BOTANIC GARDEN, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ADULT GROUPS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.3.3 TO PRESERVE, ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE SCIENTIFIC VALUE OF THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS IN THE GROUNDS AND GARDENS, THE HABITAT THEY OFFER FOR INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN THE AREA.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £33,377 and spent £28,497.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £33,377 | £28,497 | Not reported | 60 |
| 31 July 2024 | £27,042 | £21,898 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 July 2023 | £24,356 | £22,531 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 July 2022 | £22,973 | £34,939 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 July 2021 | £23,199 | £19,326 | Not reported | 30 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 44%, from £23,199 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £33,377 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Sarah Lane EdgarChair
- Dr Anthony John Howard MBE
- Dr John Gorham
- Dr Tomos Sion Jones
- Natalie Jayne Chivers-Cross
- Professor John Anthony Parkinson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 22 February 2026, 98 days early | Received 22 February 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 27 March 2025, 65 days early | Received 27 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 13 March 2024, 79 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 23 June 2023, 23 days late | Not required |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 8 May 2022, 23 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1126087
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 September 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MAY 2007.
- Company number
- 06238935This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.friendsoftreborthbotanicgarden.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.