FOR THE PERIOD EIYDED 31 MARCH 2025 BOTANY AND OTHER STORIES INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEN18 for the perlod ending 31 March 2025 Page Trusttts Rq)ort Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Aceount Balance Sheet Note to the Finanei81 Statements BOTANY AND OTHER STOIUES TRUSTEES. REPORT for the period endlng 31 Mgrth 2025 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENr Botany and Other Stories is a Charitable Incorpordted Organization esthblishcd under a constitution dated 28, March 2024. Th¢ charity was registered with the Charili¢s Commission 15 August 2024. TRUSTEES Tryste￿. Mr Pierre H Moulinier-app)inted 15 August 2024 Mrs Franc01￿ M Ver8er-Moulinier- appointed 15 August 2024 Miss Emily C Warner DPhil- appointed 15 August 2024 Miss Emily S Jon¢s- appointed 15 August 2024 Miss Jenny J Dicker- appointed 15 Au8USt 2024 Mi55 Imogen A Cripps- appointed 20 January 2025 Henallt House Oxford Road Hay on Wye Powys HR3 5AJ PrlnclpAI offlee: Aceounlants WJJAmes&Co Chariered Ac¢ountsnts Bishop House 10 Wheal Street Brecon Powys LD3 7DG BAnk¢rs Natwest Bank PLC 27 High Street Brecon Powys LD3 7LF Charity number Company Dumber 1209614 CE037208 ORIECTS OF CHARITY The Ch8rity'S pufFQS¢ is to advance education for the public benefit by:" A) The provision of an observatory of the nAturnl world, usin8 scientifi¢ wllcctions and artistic and infomiative tools with 8 partieular emphasis on botanical illustration. B) The provision of inforni41 ¢du¢ational and interpretational experiences for people of all ages and obilili¢s particularly to enhance und¢rstanding of th¢ int¢rnction of p¢opl¢, planty landscape and the ¢nvironment in a sustainable futu￿. ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS This is the first accounting period of the ChaTity. AJ) op¢n exhibition inviting people to discover Botany and Other Stories, Cabinet of Curiosities was held in March 2025 at H¢nalli House. Hay on Wye. The Trustees are delighted with the reswnse to the exhibition and are very enthusialic for the future. BOTANY AND OTHER STORIES TRUSTEES, REPORT (¢ontiDued) for the period ending 31 March 2025 PUBLIC BENEFIT In planning the Charities activities for ihe period ended 31 March 2025 we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at our rtgular trustees, me¢tings (¢x¢cutive ¢ommit¢e¢). TRUSTEE POLICY There must be at least three charity trus￿es. 8nd the maximum number is eleven. The conslituiion deals with the appoinlmeni of Trusiees. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trust¢es' Report and the finan¢ial ststcm¢nts in ￿cordanCe with applicable law and United Kingdorn A¢counling S￿￿lards IUni*d Kingdom Generally Accepled Accouniing Practice). The law applicable to charilies in England and Wales requires 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 i￿OmIng resources and application of resources of the charily for that period. In prepaTing these financial Statements. the trustees are required to: sele¢1 suitable accouniing FA)li¢ies and apply thern Co￿ls1ent1Y observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: stats whether applicable accounting standards have been followe4 subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements: prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume thai Ihe charity will continue in operation. The Iruslees are responsible for keeping accounling records thal disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial p)siiion of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial slalements comply with the Charities Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charily and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Slgned on beh￿1 of the Trustees Dated:.... BOTANY AND OTHER STORIES INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT to the Trusttts of Botany and Other Stories I report to ihe charity Iftts￿eS on my examination of the accounts of the tharity for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are sei on pages 4 to 6. Ruponsibili¢i&s •nd basis of report As the ¢harity'5 tn￿¢¢c$ you are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of th¢ charity'5 ￿Counts ¢arri¢d out under ￿ctIOn 145 of the Act and in Carrying oul my examination I have followed all the applicable direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Aet. IDdependellt examlner'j statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material mailers have ¢ome to my attention in connection with the examlnation giving me Cause to believe Ihat in any material respec¢: accounting records were noi kept in resp￿¢ of the charity as required by seclion 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with those records. or the accounis do noi comply with the 4)plicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and view. which is not a matter considered as part of an iThlependent examination. I have no concems artd have come gcross no other malters in connection with the examination lo whith altention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. K R Saunder5. WJJames&Co Chartered Accoun¢Ants 10 Wheal Stree¢ Brecon Powys LD3 7DG B5¢, FCA RECEIIryS AND PAYME￿ ACCOUNT for the peri{￿ ending 31 March 2025 RECEIFrs PAYmE1￿s Donations 3.591.33 Exhibition costs Printing Editing Advertising 1,505.55 539.32 589.06 957.40 3,591.33 3,591.33 Excess of Income over Ex￿￿lture Nil 3,591.33 3,591.33 BOTANY AIYD OTHER STORILS BALANCE SHEET as at 31 March 2025 CURRENT ASSETS REPRESENTED BY Accumulated Surplus as at 31 March 2025 N* Wes¢ account NIL NIL Excess of income over eX[￿diture NIL NIL NIL NIL Approved by the Trustees on .... signed on their behalf by .... BOTANY AND (yfHER sfoiuES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEN for the period eDdiDg 31 March 2025 I. TRUSTEES? REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES No remuneration was paid or payable directly or indirectly out of the funds of the charity to any trustee or to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them. 2. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The￿ were no related party transactions in the year that require disclosure in these fuwicial statements.