# THE BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 528981
- **Other names:** BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS AND GLASSHOUSES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 1963
- **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=528981


## Contact

- **Address:** BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS, WESTBOURNE ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B15 3TR
- **Phone:** 01214541860
- **Email:** admin@birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
- **Website:** www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO FURTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BOTANY, HORTICULTURE AND ZOOLOGY AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH THEREIN AND TO INCREASE AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE THEREOF AND INTEREST THEREIN AND TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE GARDENS, GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND LANDS IN OR ABOUT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM FOR THE SAID PURPOSES AND FOR THE RECREATION OF THE PUBLIC

**Activities:** The current activities are to further public education in botany,horticulture and zoology and provide facilities for research. In addition the charity maintains and operates the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses for the above purpose and for the recreation of the public.

**Area of benefit:** BIRMINGHAM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2011835 | £2109386 | £2221885 | 44 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2117539 | £2067795 | £2319438 | 38 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2490150 | £1781395 | £2269692 | 35 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1698639 | £1737680 | £1560937 | 25 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1573552 | £1432591 | £1599977 | 25 |



## Trustees

- Anthony Bryan — appointed March 24, 2024
- Carol King — appointed March 25, 2024
- Caroline Clutton-Brock — appointed June 20, 2020
- Daniel Murphy — appointed March 25, 2024
- Fiona Taylor — appointed June 28, 2021
- Helen Fowweather — appointed June 11, 2025
- James Michael Brown — appointed Sept. 28, 2019
- Lynsey Rutter — appointed March 24, 2024
- Pamela Smith — appointed Sept. 27, 2021
- Philip Chapman — appointed Feb. 3, 2025
- Rita McLean — appointed March 27, 2023
- Rob Macpherson — appointed June 28, 2021
- Susan Beardsmore — appointed Feb. 28, 2022
- William Holden — appointed Sept. 23, 2024