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2021-12-31-accounts

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee)

Charity No. 1098834 Company No. 04673175

Reports and Financial Statements

for the year ended

31 December 2021

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee)

Contents Page Trustees’ and directors’ report si Independent auditors’ report 11 Statement of financial activities 14 Balance sheet 15 Cash flow statement 16 Notes 17

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee) Trustees’ and Directors’ Report for the year ended 31 December 2021

Reference and Administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisors

Name of Charity: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (also known as BGCl)

Charity registration number: 1098834

Company registration number: 04673175

Principal office: Descanso House 199 Kew Road Richmond Surrey TW9 3BW United Kingdom

Trustees and directors: The following were trustees and also directors of BGCI on the date the report was approved:

Prof Stephen Blackmore — Chair Mr Stuart Clenaghan Dr Gerard Donnelly Mr Martin Gibson — Chair Finance and Audit Committee Dr Charlotte Grezo Dr Kathleen Mackinnon Ms Carmel Helene Mbizvo Ms Kirtida Mekani

Mr Michael Murphy — Chair Development Committee HRH Princess Basma bint Ali bin Nayef Sir Ghillean Prance Ms Anna Quenby Dr Maricela Rodriguez-Acosta Dr Peter Wyse Jackson

The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.

Company Secretary: Ms Nicole Lee

Secretary General: Dr Paul Smith

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Other relevant organisations:

Bankers HSBC plc City of London Branch 60 Queen Victoria Street London EC4N 4TR

Barclays Bank plc 8 George Street Richmond, Surrey TW9 1JU

Auditors

Knox Cropper LLP 65 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 2AD

Solicitors DLA Piper UK LLP 160 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4HT

Registered Office Descanso House 199 Kew Road Richmond Surrey TWS9 3BW

Structure, Governance and Management

Constitution

Botanic Gardens Conservation International was established as the Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat by IUCN, the World Conservation Union, at the beginning of 1987. In 1990 it became a separate entity and in 1994 changed its name to Botanic Gardens Conservation International.

On 20 February 2003, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee) was incorporated. Charitable status was granted, and with effect from 1 January 2004, all assets, rights and liabilities were transferred from Botanic Gardens Conservation International to this new company. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (the trust) became dormant from this date. Botanic Gardens Conservation International is governed by a memorandum and articles of association and the liability of the members is limited to £10 per member.

Organisational Structure

BGCI is governed by the Board of Trustees that meets quarterly to guide the organisation's work programme and to review management accounts, future development and other organisational matters. Day to day management of the charity is delegated to the Secretary General, who acts as BGCI's chief executive officer reporting to the Board.

The charity is guided by the International Advisory Council. The Council consists of highly respected leaders of the botanic garden and plant conservation community. They provide technical and scientific guidance and advice on the strategic direction of BGCI.

The charity has a Finance and Audit Committee which meets on a regular basis to review and monitor financial and risk management issues. The charity also has a Development Committee which meets regularly and a Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee which meet on an ad hoc as required basis.

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Appointment of Trustees

New Trustees (who are also Directors of the company) can be appointed by decision of the majority of the Trustees present and voting at any duly constituted meeting. The total number of Trustees shall be not less than three.

Affiliation

BGCI is a worldwide membership organisation. BGCI is the guarantor for Botanic Gardens Conservation International Africa Limited which was incorporated on 8 October 2018 in Kenya as a company limited by guarantee.

BGCI has a sister organisation in the United States of America:

Fundraising Preference Service

BGCI is registered with the Fundraising Preference Service.

Risk Management

A Risk Register which considers the major risks facing the charity, their impact and likelihood of occurrence and identified means of mitigating the risks is in place. The Risk Register is reviewed on an annual basis. The Trustees are satisfied that this process is adequate to assess the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed.

Grants Made for Projects

BGCl's policy on making grants is set out in note 1(f} to the financial statements.

Volunteers and Donated Services and Facilities

BGCP’s policy on the value of these services provided is set out in note 1(i) to the financial statements.

Objectives and Activities

Objectives

The objectives of Botanic Gardens Conservation International as set out in the organisation's constitution are as follows:

Public benefit

When planning its objectives and activities for the year, BGCI has considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. All of the charitable activities of BGCI focus on plant conservation and are undertaken to further the organisation's charitable purposes for the public benefit.

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Significant Activities and Achievements

BGCI works within the established business case and strategic plan for the 5 year period to December 2025.

BGCI is in a prime position to promote a more efficient, cost-effective and rational approach to plant conservation in botanic gardens.

We will do this by:

  1. Saving plants: BGC!'s leadership role in the Global Tree Assessment, Global Trees Campaign, Global Conservation Consortia, Ecological Restoration Alliance, Global Seed Conservation Challenge and International Plant Sentinel Network mean that we are in an excellent position to catalyse and co-ordinate conservation action within and beyond our own network.

  2. Inspiring and leading people: The botanic garden community is stronger together, and greater than the sum of its parts in areas such as policy, advocacy, maintaining professional standards and cost-effectiveness, provided that it is effectively led, and its actions are coordinated. BGCI plays a pivotal role in ensuring that this happens through our policy work, leadership, co-ordinating role with regional networks, membership and convening power.

  3. Sharing knowledge and resources: Plant conservation, public engagement and botanic garden management capacity is spread unevenly and inequitably across the globe. Institutional capacity is particularly weak in many developing countries and biodiversity hotspots. BGCI plays a crucial role in sharing information, knowledge and skills between different parts of its network through its databases, training and technical support activities.

  4. Addressing global challenges through public engagement and education: BGCl’'s network of botanic gardens attracts hundreds of millions of visitors each year, and many gardens engage their visitors on sustainability issues such as reducing carbon, water, energy and waste. However, changing visitor behaviour related to sustainability is not a mainstream activity in the world’s botanic gardens. Despite the fact that gardens are ideally placed to influence attitudes and behaviours, their visitors are generally high consumers, and shifting to more sustainable practices is consistent with their values.

  5. Ensuring an effective and resilient BGCI: BGCl’s institutional risk register itemizes financial, governance, operational and reputational risks to the organization that are actively managed in order to minimize any vulnerabilities. In order to ensure a robust and resilient organization, further work is required in some areas of BGCI’s business, including communications, fundraising, sustainability, IT infrastructure, data protection, Health and Safety, and regulatory compliance.

Saving plants

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Inspiring and Leading People

Sharing Knowledge and Resources

Addressing Global Challenges through Public Engagement and Education

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Ensuring an Effective and Resilient BGCI

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Financial Review and Reserves

The transactions of the charity are summarised on page 14 of the financial statements, with further details of restricted funds transactions in note 16 on page 24.

The charity in common with many other similar charities receives its donation and grant income with fluctuations in timing and frequency. Payments are dependent on a number of factors such as the preference and cash flow of funders, the completion of work and the submission of reports. In some cases funding is provided in advance of work and in other cases the charity pre-finances expenditure. Some funding is provided through medium term agreements while other funding has shorter agreements or is one off in nature. All of these factors contribute to the need for the charity to hold unrestricted reserves. The trustees have aimed to hold unrestricted funds in the order of £300,000. At the year-end net assets and total funds showed a surplus of £1,075,460 (2020 £716,469) which was made up of restricted funds of £625,596 (2020 £333,352) and unrestricted funds of £449,865 (2020 £383,117). In view of the anticipated increase in the monthly wage bill, in 2022 the trustees propose to raise the target level of unrestricted reserves to £500,000. We anticipate that the charity will be able to achieve its target by the end of 2022. We will continue to monitor the level of reserves throughout the year and will review the policy on an annual basis.

The trustees continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of the charity, including restrictions and delays to conservation activities, and we are proactively managing associated risks. All staff have continued working, both at home and in the office, and travel to projects and conferences is gradually recommencing. We continue to work closely with our overseas partners and there has been very little impact on projects beyond delays to timing.

Investment Policy and Performance

The trustees updated their investment policy during 2018. They appointed an investment advisor, Rathbone Unit Trust Management, to guide their decision-making consistent with the aim of growing surplus capital with a reasonable income and with a balanced or medium attitude to investment risk. Sufficient cash is to be retained in current and deposit accounts to provide for the regular expenditure associated with the charity.

BGCI invested £200,000 during 2018 in Rathbone’s Core Investment Fund for Charities. Income in 2021 was £4,812 (2020 £4,287). The valuation at 31 December 2021 was £247,764 (2019 £220,322) reflecting a strong year of investment performance. BGCI aims to be a long term investor with these surplus funds.

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Plans for Future Periods

BGCI plans its activities on an annual basis, in line with these goals defined in the 2021-25 year plan:

Key activities and outcomes planned for 2022 include:

Saving plants

Inspiring and leading people

Sharing knowledge and resources

Addressing global challenges through public engagement and education

Ensuring an effective and resilient BGC!

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Directors’ and Trustees’ responsibilities for financial statements

Charity and company law require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the income and expenditure of the company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

(a) so far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditors are unaware, and

(b) they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information.

Smal! companies regime

This report has been prepared taking advantage of the exemptions for small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

On behalf of the Board:

Prof Stephen Blackmore — Trustee 25 May 2022

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Basis of opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we

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conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the Trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect

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of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of the audit report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken, so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report or for the opinions we have formed.

Shoaib Arshad Senior Statutory Auditor for and on behalf of Knox Cropper LLP Statutory Auditors 65 Leadenhall Street London EC3A 2AD

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Statement of financial activities including income & expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2021

Restricted Unrestricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
2021 2021 2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £
Income
Incomefrom charitable activities 2 1,865,523 299,970 2,165,492 1,945,471
Donations 3 142,489 30,772 173,261 67,375
Investment income 4 - 5,448 5,448 6,416
Total income 2,008,012 336,190 2,344,202 2,019,262
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 5 (1,715,768) (225,330) (1,941,098) (1,890,150)
Costs of raisingfunds 5 - (71,554) (71,554) (69,962)
Total expenditure (1,715,768) (296,884) (2,012,652) (1,960,112)
Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement in funds forthe year before
losses on investments 7 292,244 39,306 331,550 59,150
Net gains/(losses) on investments 14 . 27,441 27,441 10,853
NetMovement in Funds 292,244 66,747 358,991 70,003
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 16 333,352 383,117 716,469 646,466
Transfer between funds - - . -
Totalfundscarriedforward 16 £625,596 £449,864£1,075,461 £716,469

All amounts relate to continuing operations.

The company had no material recognised gains or losses other than those included in the gains and losses above, and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented.

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Balance sheet as at 31 December 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 10 20,591 18,095
Investments 11 251,513 224,071
272,103 242,166
Current assets
Debtors 12 119,067 108,166
Cash at bank and in hand 906,671 518,227
1,025,738 626 393
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year 13. (222,379) (152,091)
Netcurrentassets 803,358 474,302
Total assets less current liabilities £1,075,461 £716,469
Funds
Restricted funds 16, 18 625,596 333,352
Unrestricted fund 16, 18 449,865 383,117
£1,075,461 £716,469

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

Approved by the Board of Directors on: 25 May 2022

and signed on its behalf by:

Prof Stephen Blackmore

Company Number: 04673175

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Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021

Statement ofcash flows Notes 2021 2020
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities 19 402,526 20,772
Cash flows from investing activities 19 (6,325) (1,430)
Cash flows from financing activities - :
396,202 19,342
Reconciliation of Net Cash Flow to Movements in Net Funds
Increase/(decrease) in cash in the year 396,202 19,342
Cash and cash equivalents atthe beginning ofthe 518,227 500,267
reporting period
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to (7,758) (1,382)
exchange rate movements
Cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe 906,671 518,227
reporting period
Analysis ofcash and cash equivalents 2021 2020
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 274,883 205,452
Depositaccounts 631,788 312,775
906,671 518,227

The attached notes form part of these financial statements

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Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee) Notes forming part of the financial statements

The company is registered in England with registration number 04673175 and its registered office is Descanso House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3BW, United Kingdom.

These financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is also the functional currency of the company.

The accounts present information about the company as an individual undertaking on the grounds that BGCI Trading has been dormant since incorporation and the inclusion of BGCI Africa is not material for the purpose of giving a true and fair view. On these grounds, the trustees are not required by Section 399 and Section 405 of the Companies Act 2006 to prepare group accounts for the year. The subsidiary companies are included at cost.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

The trustees have considered the financial position, forecasts and cash flows of the organisation and are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

(b) Depreciation

Computer equipment is depreciated at 25% per annum ona straight-line basis in order to write off the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives.

(c) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds are funds which are established by the Board from time to time for specific purposes. They are not restricted funds and any surplus or deficit remaining when the fund is closed will be transferred to or from the general funds.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in note 16 to the financial statements.

Such income is only deferred when the donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods or the donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.

Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.

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Where services are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally be purchased from our suppliers, this contribution is included in the financial statements at an estimate based on the value of the contribution to the charity.

Investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction costs and subsequently measured at their fair value as the balance sheet dates using the quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements (continued)

2 Income from charitable activities

2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £ £ £
Grants 1,865,523 - 1,865,523 4,656,845 2,500 1,659,345
received
Membership
fees - 274,507 274,507 - 274,670 274,670
Sundry income - 25,463 25,463 - 11,455 11,455
1,865,523 299,970 2,165,492 1,656,845 288,625 1,945,470

3 Donations

The income from donations was £173,261 (2020 £67,375) of which £30,772 was unrestricted (2020 £6,947) and £142,489 was restricted (2020 £60,428).

4 Investment income

2021 2020
£ £
Income distribution from investment 4,812 4,287
Intereston on cash deposits 636 2,129
£5,448 £6,416

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Notes forming part of the financial statements (continued)

5 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities and costs of raising funds

||Costs of
raising|Costs of
raising|||Charitable
activities|Support
Costs|Govern-
ance|Govern-
ance|2021
Total|2020
Total| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||funds|||||costs|||| ||£|||£|£|£||£|£| |Staffcosts|70,193|||691,697|78,522|16,450||856,862|790,956| |Grants|||-|707,368|29,987||-|137,355|816,879| |Consultants|||||||||| |&workshops|||-|214,837|15,409|||230,246|167,091| |Printing|||||||||| |& distribution|1,208|||16,641|11,224||.|29,073|12,242| |Travel
Other direct costs|||-
-|13,142
5,387|6,851
-||.
-|19,993
5,387|23,012
635| |Rent & services|||-|-|47,374||-|47,374|45,508| |Administration|||||||||| |costs||153||-|76,933||-|77,086|96,144| |Depreciation|||||||||| |& losson disposal|||-|.|9,277||.|9,277|7,645| |Allocation of|||||||||| |governance costs|||-|-|16,450|(16,450)||-|-| |Reallocation of|||||||||| |support costs|||-|292,027|(292,027)||-|-|.| ||71,554|||1,941,098|-||-|2,012,651|1,960,112| |Included in rent and services||are|donated services of£6,000|||(2020|£6,000).||| |Prioryearcomparative|||||||||| ||Costs|of||Charitable|Support|Govern-||2020|2019| ||raising|||activities|Costs|ance||Total|Total| ||funds|||||costs|||| ||£|||3|£|£||£|22| |Staff costs|67,618|||617,116|88,719|17,503||790,956|700,340| |Grants|||-|785,378|31,501||-|816,879|1,104,574| |Consultants|||||||||| |& workshops|||-|158,485|8,336||270|167,091|282,337| |Printing|||||||||| |& distribution|1,569|||5,785|4,888||-|12,242|42,862| |Travel
Other direct costs|||-
-|20,541
635|1,498
-||973
-|23,012
635|140,653
16,206| |Rent & services|||-|-|45,508||-|45,508|44,233| |Administration|||||||||| |costs||775||-|95,073||296|96,144|74,341| |Depreciation|||||||||| |& loss on disposal|||-|-|7,645||-|7,645|13,803| |Allocation of|||||||||| |governance costs|||-|-|19,042|(19,042)||-|-| |Reallocation of|||||||||| |support costs|||-|302,210|(302,210)||-|-|~| ||69,962|||1,890,150|-||-|£1,960,112|£2,.419,389|

Included in rent and services are donated services of £6,000 (2020 £6,000).

Prior year comparative

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Botanic Gardens Conservation International (a company limited by guarantee) Notes forming part of the financial statements (continued)

6 Analysis of governance and support costs

The company initially identifies the costs of its support functions. It then identifies those costs which relate to the governance function. Having identified its governance costs, the remaining support costs together with the governance costs are allocated to the costs of the charitable activities.

Net income/(expenditure) for the year is stated after charging:

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2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation and loss on disposal 9,277 7,645
Audit fees 6,000 7,200
Non-financial statements audit fee 1,500 -
Fees paid to auditors for non-audit services 1,680 1,680
Staffcosts and thecost of key management personnel
2021 2020
£ £
Total remuneration:
Salaries 742,118 680,183
Social security costs 67,031 63,151
Pension costs 47,713 47,622
£856,862 £790,956
The average number ofpersons employed by the company was:
Management Number
1
Number
1
Programme staff 17 16
Administration 6 4

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees, the Secretary General and the other members of the senior management team. The total employment benefits, including employer pension contributions of the key management personnel was £385,035 (2020 £405,511).

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

31.12.21 31.12.20
£70,001 - £80,000 1 4

The amount of employer's pension contribution for the highest paid employee was £9,187 (2020 ~ £9,096).

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9 Trustee remuneration and expenses and related party transactions

No remuneration was paid to the directors or trustees during the year. £105 was reimbursed to one director in 2021 for travel and accommodation costs (2020 £Nil).

No director or trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year (2020 — ENil).

10 Tangible fixed assets

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Computer|equipment| |£| |Cost:| |At|1|January 2021|61,195| |Additions|in|the|year|11,772| |Disposals|—_———=| |At|31|December 2021|72,967| |Depreciation:| |At|1|January|2021|43,100| |Charge|for the|year|9,277| |Accumulated|depreciation|on|disposals|-| |At|31|December|2021|52,377| |Net|book|value:| |At|31|December 2021|£20,590| |At|31|December|2020|£18,095|

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14 Fixed asset investments

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Unit|trusts|247,764|220,322| |BGCI|Trading|Limited|294|294| |Botanic|Gardens|Conservation|International|Africa|Limited|3,455|3,455| |Market|value|as|at|31|December|£251,512|£224,071| |Movement|in|unit trusts| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Value|brought|forward|at|1|January|220,322|209,469| |Additions|to|investments|at|cost|-|-| |Net|gain/(loss)|on|revaluation|27,441|10,853| |Market|value|as|at|31|December|£247,764|£220,322|

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The unit trust investments are carried at their fair value.

On 5th December 2006 the company formed a 100% subsidiary company, BGCI Trading Limited, registered in England with registration number 06019325. The registered office is Descanso House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3BW, United Kingdom. Since incorporation this company has remained dormant. The share capital and reserves of BGCI Trading Limited at 31 December 2020 totalled £1. This investment is carried at cost.

On 8th October 2018 the company formed a subsidiary company, Botanic Gardens Conservation International Africa Limited, registered in Kenya with registration number CLGVXFAEQ. The company is limited by guarantee and Botanic Gardens Conservation International is the guarantor. This company remained dormant until 12 June 2021. The reserves of Botanic Gardens Conservation International Africa Limited at 31 December 2021 totalled £NIL. This investment is carried at cost.

12 Debtors
2021 2020
£ s
Amounts due within one year:
Grants, subscriptions and donations 88,646 90,195
Prepayments and otherdebtors 30,421 17,971
£119,067 £108,166
13 Creditors
2021 2020
£ E
Amounts falling due within one year:
Salaries and social security costs 19,282 18,075
Amount due to BGC Africa 26,935 -
Accruals and other creditors 176,162 134,016
£222,379 £152,091

14 Operating lease commitments

The company is committed to making the following payments during the next year in respect of operating leases, which expire in:

Land and buildings
2021 2020
Less than one year £36,270 £36,980

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15 Legal status of the company

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £10.

16 Reconciliation and analysis of movement of funds

||At
1 January||Direct
project|Indirect|At 31
|December| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||2021|Income|expenditure|expenses|2020| ||z|£|£|£|3| |Restricted funds|||||| |Askonas Holt|-|13,959|(400)|(3810)|9,749| |Chanticleer Society
CHK Foundation|7,475
-|-
5,000|-
(5,000)|-
-|7,475
-| |Critical Ecosystems|||||| |Partnership Fund|(14,012)|11,435|1,372|983|(222)| |Department for Environment,|||||| |Food & Rural Affairs|(10,399)|156,725|(43,250)|(91,143)|11,933| |Ecosia
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust|-
-|12,205
3,000|-
(3,000)|(371)
-|11,834
-| |Etihad Airways|-|75,146|(23,316)|(5,440)|46,390| |EU Horizon 2020|14,650|(5,732)|-|8,918|-| |Fondation Franklinia|174,833|1,120,030|(516,505)|(462,361)|315,997| |Frankfurt Zoological Society
Garfield Weston
IMLS|-
-
-|5,221
50,000
3,021|(4,595)
(16,000)
-|(5,221)
(6,000)
(2,460)|(4,595)
28,000
561| |IUCN|4,915|1,786|-|(6,701)|-| |Keidanren Nature|||||| |Conservation Fund|7,003|20,329|(14,202)|(5,863)|7,267| |Mohamed bin Zayed Species|||||| |Conservation Fund|1,145|-||(1,145)|-| |National Geographic|22,531|1,100|(1,993)|(1,682)|19,956| |Rufford Foundation|-|15,000|(980)|(11,520)|2,500| |The Darwin Initiative|40,551|352,086|(222,418)|(98,294)|71,925| |The Klorane Institute|(839)|10,404|(5,167)|(5,134)|(736)| |The Rothschild Foundation|13,361|17,827|(3,011)|(14,823)|13,354| |University of British Columbia|2,814|2,867|-|(5,681)|-| |US Forestry Service|~|12,663|(3,885)|(8,778)|-| |WestonbirtArboretum|(4)|352|-|(352)|(4)| |Anthony Hitchcock Fund|200|580|-|3|780| |Global Botanic Garden Fund|37,898|95,131|(95,024)|(9,513)|28,492| |Small Garden Sponsorship Fund|125||-|-|125| |Sylvia Scholarship Fund|20,705|100|-|-|20,805| |The Stanley Smith|||||| |Horticultural Trust|10,000|-|-|-|10,000| |Tree Conservation Fund|400|27,777|-|(4,167)|24,010| ||333,352|2,008,012|(957,374)|(758,394)|625,596| |Unrestricted funds|||||| |General Fund|383,117|336,190|-|(296,883)|-| |Net gains on investments|-|-|-|27,441|449,865| |Total|£716,469|£2,344,202|£(957,374)£(1,027,836)£1,075,461|||

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Prioryearcomparative
At
1 January
Direct
project
Indirect At 31
December
2020 Income expenditure expenses 2020
£ £ £ £ 3
Restricted funds
Belvedere Trust - 5,000 (5,000) - -
Chanticleer Society - 7,475 - - 7,475
Chicago Botanic Garden - 2,789 - (2,789) -
CHK Foundation - 10,000 (10,000) - -
Critical Ecosystems
Partnership Fund 19,500 - (33,512) - (14,012)
Department for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs - 46,618 (10,331) (46,686) (10,399)
EU Horizon 2020 27,378 . (612) (12,116) 14,650
Fondation Franklinia 50,083 1,061,521 (532,050) (404,721) 174,833
Keidanren Nature
Conservation Fund
ICRAF
5,871
-
24,042
14,996
(16,002)
-
(6,908)
(14,996)
7,003
-
IUCN 6,055 22,030 - (23,170) 4,915
Maple Society - 500 (428) (72) :
Mohamed bin Zayed Species
Conservation Fund
Missouri Botanical Garden
11,533
-
-
4,462
(9,344)
-
(1,044)
(4,462)
1,145
-
National Geographic 14,223 34,077 (21,778) (3,991) 22,531
Rufford Foundation . 15,000 (476) (14,524) -
The Darwin Initiative 7,741 341,574 (253,422) (55,342) 40,551
The Food & Environment
ResearchAgency - 7,250 - (7,250) -
The Klorane Institute 1,082 11,108 (7,252) (5,777) (839)
The Rothschild Foundation 13,361 17,827 (900) (16,927) 13,361
UNEP-WCMC 4,952 7,782 (11,764) 2,030 -
University College London - 11,968 (11) (11,957) -
University of British Columbia - 2,913 - (99) 2,814
Westonbirt Arboretum - 588 (416) (176) (4)
Anthony Hitchcock Fund - 200 - - 200
Global Botanic Garden Fund 54,277 65,424 (57,526) (24,277) 37,898
Small Garden Sponsorship Fund - 125 - - 125
Sylvia Scholarship Fund 19,100 1,605 ~ - 20,705
The Stanley Smith
Horticultural Trust 10,000 - ~ - 10,000
Tree Conservation Fund - 400 - - 400
242,156 1,717,274 (970,824) (655,254) 333,352
Unrestricted funds
General Fund 404,310 301,988 - (334,034) :
Net gains on investments - - - 10,853 383,117
Total £646,466£2,019,262 £(970,824) £(978,435) £716,469

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |17|Grants|made|for|projects| |£| |Addis Ababa|University|Herbarium|9,830| |African|Forest|17,441| |Asociacién|Colombiana|de|Herbarios|10,000| |Asociacion|para|la|Ninez|y su Ambiente|10,734| |Auckland|Botanical|Garden|1,032| |Auroville|Botanical|Garden|11,500| |BGCI|Africa|26,935| |Cambridge|Botanic|Garden|8,000| |Centre|Suisse|de|Recherches|Scientifiques|en Cote|D'Ivoire|1,000| |CSIR —|Forest|Research|Institute of Ghana|5,500| |Department of National|Botanic Gardens|Sri|Lanka|9,000| |Dr|Cecilia|Koo|Botanic|Conservation|Centre|18,000| |Dunedin|Botanic Garden|1,032| |Eastwoodhill|Arboretum|New Zealand|1,032| |Eye on the Rainforest|Puerto Rico|9,000| |Forest|Research|Centre,|Sabah|Forestry|Department|4,000| |Fundacion|Progressio|2,000| |Groupe|des|Specialistes|des|Plantes|Malgaches|-4,688| |Greens|Biodiversity|Sanctuary|10,000| |Hainan|University|8,000| |Hangzhou|Botanical|Garden|8,000| |Herbario|Nacional|de|Bolivia|11,000| |Huarango|Nature|Peru|4,940| |Hunan|Forest|Botanical|Garden|8,000| |Institute|for|Regional|Conservation|USA|1,496| |Instituto de|Ecologia|Mexico|9,017| |International|Council|for|Research|in Agroforestry|69,751| |Jardim|Botanico|Arariba|1,321| |Jardim|Botanico|do|Rio|de Janeiro|20,000| |Jardin|Botdnico|Carlos Thays|5,167| |Jardin|Botanico|Universitario|(BUAP)|11,330| |Kings|Park|Australia|1,064| |Les|Cayes|Botanic|Garden|8,000| |Lopez|Group|Foundation|Inc.|4,800| |Makerere|University|8,500| |Mauritian|Wildlife|Foundation|14,000| |Mozambique|Agricultural|Research|Institute|3,500| |Mulanje|Mountain|Conservation|Trust|37,571| |National|Authority|for|Preah|Vihear|44,311| |NatureFiji|16,500| |Oxford|Botanical|Gardens|8,000| |Peaks|Foundation|South|Africa|2,949| |Pha|Tad|Ke|Botanical|Gardens|5,000| |Provita ONG|8,000| |Pukekura|Park|New Zealand|1,036| |Qinling|National|Botanical|Garden|8,000| |Royal|Botanical|Garden|Victoria|2,866| |Sabah|Parks|6,000| |Samoa|Conservation|Society|22,385| |Sanya|Academy|8,000| |Shangrila|Botanic Garden|-8,000| |Shenyang Arboretum|8,000| |Southern|Institute|of|Ecology|7,000| |Talca|University|17,500| |The|Morton Arboretum|27,700|

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forming part of thethe financial statements (continued)
Tooro Botanical Gardens 3,000
UniversitatWien 1,000
Wellington Botanical Garden 1,032
Zhejiang ForestAcademy 8,000
Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry University 8,000
Zhoushan Academyof Forestry 8,000
Awards from the Global Botanic Garden Fund 95,026
Awards less than £1,000 3,258
£707,368
Prioryearcomparative
£
AddisAbaba University Herbarium 21,466
African Forest 4,500
Asociaci6n Colombiana de Herbarios 7,500
Asociacién para la Ninez y su Ambiente 9,000
Auroville Botanical Garden 9,000
BogorBotanicGarden 25,916
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Cote D'Ivoire 4,000
CSIR— Forest Research Institute ofGhana 3,500
Dr Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Centre 16,500
Fiji Nature Conservation Trust 20,000
Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department 6,250
Fundacao Flora de Apolo a Botanica 19,500
Fundacion Progressio 7,875
Groupe des Specialistes des Plantes Malgaches 14,103
Guangxi Institute ofBotany 8,000
Greens Biodiversity Sanctuary 10,000
Hangzhou Botanical Garden 8,000
Herbario Nacional de Bolivia 6,000
Hunan Forest Botanical Garden 8,000
IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant SpecialistGroup 2,734
Jardim Botanico Arariba 9,000
Jardin Botanico Carlos Thays 7,235
Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre 17,094
Kilifi Tree Nursery 3,000
Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery 500
Kurdistan Botanical Foundation 10,659
LesCayes Botanic Garden 9,000
Lincoln University 1,031
Lopez Group Foundation Inc. 2,000
Makerere University 8,500
Maastricht University 3,000
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation 15,000
Missouri Botanical Garden, Madagascar 13,190
Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust 71,713
National Authority for Preah Vihear 19,124
National Chiayi University 1,000
Papua NewGuinea Forest Research Institute 21,424
Pha Tad Ke Botanical Gardens 10,000
ProvitaONG 9,106
Qinling National Botanical Garden 8,000
Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden 10,000
Sabah Parks 6,000
Samoa Conservation Society 9,000
Sanya Academy 8,305
Shenyang Arboretum 8,000
SichuanProvincialAcademyofNaturalResourceSciences,Chengdu 8,000

Prior year comparative

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Notes forming part of the financial statements

(continued)

South China Botanic Garden 30,662
Southern Institute ofEcology 9,000
Southwest Forestry University 8,000
Talca University 16,000
Tanzania Forest Service 5,499
The Council ofHeads of Australian Botanic Gardens 10,000
The Morton Arboretum 25,200
Tooro Botanical Gardens 110,044
Traffic International 3,055
Universitat Wien 1,000
UniversityofAntananarivo 4,542
UniversityofNorth Carolina 3,000
Wuhan Botanical Garden 8,000
Zhejiang ForestAcademy 8,000
Zhoushan Academy ofForestry 8,000
Awards from the Global Botanic Garden Fund 57,305
Awards lessthan £1,000 8,846
£816,878

18 Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 20,591 - 20,591
Fixed asset investments 251,513 - 251,513
Cash at bank and in hand 243,203 657,692 900,895
Other current assets 26,369 98,474 124,843
Current liabilities (91,810) (130,570) (222,380)
Net assets at 31 December 2021 £449 865 £625,596 £1,075,461
Prioryearcomparative
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 18,095 - 18,095
Fixed asset investments 224,071 - 224,071
Cash at bank and in hand 185,121 333,106 518,227
Other current assets 24,889 83,277 108,166
Current liabilities (69,060) (83,031) (152,091)
Netassetsat31December2020 £383,117 £333,352 £716,469

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Net|incoming|resources|358,991|70,003| |Depreciation|9277|7,716| |Investment|income|(5,448)|(6,416)| |Loss|on|disposal|of|plant|&|equipment|-|193| |Decrease/{increase)|in|debtors|(10,901)|(79,233)| |Increase/(decrease)|in|creditors|70,288|37,980| |Change|in|investments|valuation|(27,441)|(10,853)| |Unrealised|FX|revaluation|(gain)/loss|on|monetary|assets|7,758|1,382| |Net|cash|inflow|from|operating|activity|402,526|20,772| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Investment|income|5,448|6,416| |Proceeds|from|sale|of equipment|-|438| |Purchase|of fixed|assets|(11,772)|(8,284)| |Purchase|of|investments|-|.| |Net cash|(used|in)|investing|activities|(6,325)|(1,430)|

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