# FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL BONSAI COLLECTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1008283
- **Other names:** FNBC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 13, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1008283


## Contact

- **Address:** WOODLANDS NEW HALL, NEW HALL DRIVE, SUTTON COLDFIELD
- **Postcode:** B76 1QX
- **Phone:** 01213784837
- **Email:** mkhughes567@btinternet.com
- **Website:** nationalbonsaicollection.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ANCIENT ART OF BONSAI BY THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL COLLECTION OF BONSAI SPECIMENS

**Activities:** Involved in putting on public exhibitions of bonsai together with demonstrations and lectures on the history and creation of bonsai; Making accessible to the public displays of bonsai within the National Bonsai Collection situated at it's permanent site at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham.Advising the public on care and maintenance of their bonsai.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 30, 2024 | £765 | £113 | — | — |
| Dec. 30, 2023 | £915 | £425 | — | — |
| Dec. 30, 2022 | £1220 | £385 | — | — |
| Dec. 30, 2021 | £655 | £409 | — | — |
| Dec. 30, 2020 | £440 | £375 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Barry Walker** (Chair) — appointed March 15, 2015
- Dr MALCOLM JOHN WYNNE HUGHES