# THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1036354
- **Other names:** MIDDLETON BOTANIC GARDEN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 12, 1994
- **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=1036354


## Contact

- **Address:** MIDDLETON HALL, LLANARTHNE, CARMARTHENSHIRE
- **Postcode:** SA32 8HG
- **Phone:** 01558667102
- **Email:** account@gardenofwales.org.uk
- **Website:** https://botanicgarden.wales/



## Activities

**Objects:** (THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE, TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCE OF PLANTS AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PLANT SPECIES OF THE WORLD ESPECIALLY THOSE OF WALES, GREAT BRITAIN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN SEABOARD, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN FOR WALES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC;(B) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL CONSERVATION ASSET OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PLANT SPECIES;(C) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND THE CREATION OF AN EXEMPLAR OF GOOD HORTICULTURAL PRACTICE;(D) THE PROVISION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES PARTICULARLY TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERACTION OF PEOPLE, PLANTS, LANDSCAPE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; AND(II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF WELSH CULTURE AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE BY THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPED ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING AT THE SITE OF THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN REFERRED TO IN (I)(A) ABOVE.

**Activities:** Botanic Garden

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Carmarthenshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4872226 | £4871574 | £27021414 | 83 |
| March 31, 2024 | £4447064 | £5261965 | £26495904 | 79 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5331608 | £5208098 | £27310805 | 114 |
| March 31, 2022 | £6141896 | £5264356 | £27187295 | 113 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4976109 | £4353072 | £26309755 | 86 |



## Trustees

- Adam Daniel Taylor — appointed Nov. 29, 2024
- Dr Paul Philip Smith — appointed Aug. 9, 2017
- Dr Sara Matthews — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Dr Tomos Dafydd Davies — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Emma Louise Burns — appointed Nov. 29, 2024
- JOHN LLOYD-JONES — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Karen Isobel Miles — appointed Nov. 29, 2024
- Professor Iain Donnison — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Ross Burnett — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Samia al Qadhi — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Sharon Davies-Smith — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Timothy William Jones — appointed Aug. 16, 2017