' BIRMINGHAM . BOTANICAL "QARDENS BIRMSNGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY L7D ANWUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT5 2DI5 ReglsteY*d Offke Blimlngham 8Dlanlcal Gardens & G1355house5 Westbourne Road Edgb05ton Blrmingharn B15 3TA Telephone.. Email- 444101121 454 1860 admln@blYmlngh8mbotsnic?Igardens.or8.uk IL115510NSTA TEMENT A dIV￿5*bOt￿n1Col worldthqt enhonces ttlloyrllves. Ourmlsslon IJ tosupportplttnt blodlver$Ety ondun understondthg oAits Importonce to the uturol envlronmeTrt through ronseryutlon. educotlon, engogemen¢ nndenloyment. Help us to prttte¢t the rlch selehtffv herlttTge of Blrminpkom $6gt¢7nl￿1 Gordens 5hure In ourdtscoveryof the boté7nlcoYworl(L THE BOTANICALGARDENS. STAFF AT 51 fv7ARCH 2025 Senlor L¥adeTshlp Team Chlef Executlve Officer Head of Flnance Development Dlrector Head ofOpeiation$ & Commertlal Head of Learnlng& Eng3gemÈnf Head ot SlorticulEure & Curatton S. Blalr-mannlng M. PEtrcell 6 E. FroMlck * C. Maher J. Rktdtng L GotfoTI • Man?gern6ntTe•m Learnlng Mana¥er Molntenance Markager Maikettng Manager HR DlSanager Commerclal SupèNlsor Finance Manager Duty Mafioger Venue 5ale5 and Operallons Mana8er DevelopmeTLt J. Jatwis O. Husselbee, J. Talat t C. HainÈs 4 C. Wells i S. Béll i 8. SkFdmpie A. Gayden p V. Heath Flnante M. KazÈml' Horti¢ulture L Belcher Taylor • tLJedyka . A. Prodmmou S A. Trinc¢J . Collertoo . N. Escobar MalntenafS£e T. Chambets . OperaElon5 A. Humpliries A. Be8uni E. Savage M. Tu¥ner L Neate H. bird F. Begum M. Mlller C. Kéntaway ' C. Casp A. Pound H. Pemel J. Brookes X. Jorda Le4minE & Engagtmpnt R. Carless L. L3nESton S. Bolat R. GIIITes BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITEO Reportofthe Trustee5torthe year endpd 31 March 2025 The Trustees are pleased to piesent thelr RÈport together with the finan(ial statèments of the Ch8rlty for thè year ended 31 March 2025. Referencè and admln15trall¥e details tharity number. Company aumbor: Reglstsred Oftt￿.. Blrmlngham Botanlc41 & Horticultural so¢lety Ltd Wes-thourne Road Edgbaston 8lm)Ingham 815 3TR 528981 248827 General Comrnlttee ITru5toesofthe Soclètyl S. Beardsrnore J. Brown C. Clutton.Brock F. Taylor R. MacphÈr50n D. WBrdle P. Smlth J. Bland R. McLean D. Murphy L. Ruttef A. Bry7n C. King H. Fowweather M. Holden P. Chapman ICl?alrl ice Chair) Secretary- Re48ned 31 July 2024) ITreosurer- Re51Bned 30 S8ptember20241 {Treasurer--Appofnted 11 June 2025} (Appolnted 30th September 20241 (AppointÈd 3rd February 20251 accordance wlth the Arttdes of Assoclatlon, and belny eli8ible, P. Chapman, M. Holden, H. Fowwe8ther3re bEln8ele£ted. J. Brown, Q Clutton-8ro(k, R. Ma£pheT50n ènd R. Mclean retiTe and offErthemsefves for rt-electlon. BIRMINGHAM BofANICALAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIEfi UMITCD Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 btsrth 2025 oihev CommSttee5and their(thalrs at 31 WÉarch 2025 E￿a£eMeTkt & Learnlngcommlttee.. Flnance Commiltee: Holtlcultural Cfjmniittee: M.O.R.E Commlttee.. Scfullnycomfhltlee C King C. Clutton-8rock P. Smlth R. Macpherson fi. Mclean Blrnilngham Botsnlcal GardeT15 IEnterp¥l$eS) Itd Cammlttee: H. Fowweather Ichalr-Appolnted 28JunÉ 20251 P. Andrews-fjarth IAppointrd 23 September2024} J. Grenfell (Appointed 24 March 20251 P. Chapman {Appointed 28 June 20251 c clutton-Brock R. Macphe￿n Audltor Forvts m￿￿$ LLP First Floor Two Ch8mberl8ln Square Blmilnuham B3 3AX BaThkers Nallonal Westmln5ter Bank 36, HarboFne Road. Ed8b?5toft B15 3BS BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORflCULTUAAL SOCIEN LIIVIITeD Report of tho Tiu5teesfor the year ended 31 March 2025 5tiucturè Goveinance and MaDaEement Governlng Dorument Blrmlngham BDtonlc¢il and Hoiticultural Sotlety Ilmlted (also refe¥red to a5 the Binntngham Botsnical Gardersl Is a compafiy liniited by guavarttÈe governed by Its Memorandum and Artlcles of Association. It Is a th?rity YeÉlstsred wlth the tharityCi¥mmis5ion. TheTrvstees have had regard ￿ the Charity Commlsslon's gUIdan￿ OJE publlc benefft. Trusteas and organlsatlon Twsiees are appointed lollowing a feciultment and seEectlgn proce55 and are thosen based on the contrIbU￿On thÉy¢an make to the Charitywith the 5ki115 they possess. Trustee5 recelve èn induttlon programme on ?ppDlntment w7th perlodle updates on Trustee responslbilltle& The Board ofTYilStees, whlch can have up to 14 members, admlnlsters the Charity, The Boartl Me￿ nDt IE55 than 4 ￿M@S a year there are sub-committees covering Capllpl Projecl en8asement and lèamlnE, Ilnance. hortlculture ant4 marketing. operatlons, retall and event5 IM.O.IiEJ. whlch meet regularly. Rdated parttes The Charltyhas a wholly owned 5vbsidl3ry, Bliffllagham Bolanlcal G3rdeD5 IEnt@Iprlses) Limited. whlch was established to operate thÈ rètall and other commerclal activlt1es of the Soclety and distributes its profits to Lhe Chartty. Publlc benefit The TrusteÈs havè conslflered the ChaAtycomml￿lon'5 requ1￿mentin respett of Publlr Beneflt. In thelrvlew the Charity meets. Infvll, the trltèria to sakn"5fythe test. R15kman38ement The Trusteesh3ve a r15krnan38emenl $tfategy whlth compFlses: The onnual fevlew of rf5ks the Charity mTght face. supported byquarterly discu5slons as part of the Flnance Subcommittee. The Èstabllghmentof sysrems and procedurÈs to mIU￿te s¥Jch risks. Th£ implementalion of procetluies deslgned to minimliè any potenllal Impact (m the Charity should those r15ks materlali5e, The Risk Management Pollcyls contalnedwlthin the Chafitrfs Corporate Governance Docvment. BIRMINEHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURAI SQCIETY LIMITED Report of thè Trustees forthe yeaT onded 31 Marth 202S Trvstees have idenbNÈd the followlng main risks to the £harlly.' Molnten¢7ncè OA property." ThÈ Gardens employ professlonal adv150rs to carry out annu81 in5pecÉlon5 and provtde 5peclallst supptsit for Its fulure capital projRrt developn2ent. Fraud..The Gardens have In pPdce effective Controls and proceclures with ieBardsto paymÈnts of Invo££es and handllng of cash. A Fraud Policy Is also contolned viithin our employee handbook. Cash Flow." Thè Gardens opergte tight budgetary contro15 Internauy. Management accounis and ¢ash floiv prolecUo115 are revlewed reguladyduiirjs iheTrnstee5 board meeiln8s. Atargel of 3 mon*hs r￿mial operating costs Is aLso In place. Reduced ltttome.. The Gardens are frequently Moniiorlng cash flows and prole¢llons and adlwting budgels accord5ngly. Applic3ttons lorBrants have been sucressful and are on8olng. Cyber Attu¢k.. The Gardens employ prgfesswgnal ￿ support to the se¢urlty of our IT systems and the infomatlon stored wlthln these sy5tern5 is kept in accordan￿ with the Fequkements ofGDPIL Extreme Weather The GaTdens have polrcies and risk 4sge5sments in place to safeguard vtsltors and stalf durlng extreme weather events. Cupltalproiect.. Dependlngon the outcome of the fundln8decislon. The Garden5are plannln8 to delivera NatloH41 lottery Herltage Fund %tage ? Dellvery phase forcapltal Inve5tmenl. The projectalmsto restore the hlsiorlc 8Sa5%hou5es and teTraresulte, and delivei Improvedvlsitor experien￿, a¢¢ess. learnlng and horticultrral standards. The Gardens has engaged Greenwood ProJects to support the project rnan3Bement funcdvn of the £apltral Investment PTolecL Greenwood projects operate a clear and transparent rfsk fflBna8efflent ptoces suppoited bya capltal pn)Ject rlsk reglster. whlch Isseen on a quartertybasls by The Gardens Strutiny Panel. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIEfY LIMITED Repart of the Tcustees for the year ended 31 March 2025 Trllstees Mtelfn85 The Trustees, record of3Ltrndante at mÈedngs ofrthe Generalcommittce is stated below: Attendan Eliglljle to Attend S. Beardsmore J. Brown . Clutton-Brock F. Tayloi R. Macpherson D. Ward P. 5mllh J. Bland R. McLe3n D. Murphy A, Bryan C Ktng L. Rutter P. Chapman M. Holden RpmuneAlion Tnjstees oFih¢ Charltywork on a voluntsryba&sand do not retelve rernullerauon. Pay and remuneratlon of the CharlW5 key management personnel Is Tevlewed and set nnually In Ilnewiih maikel n(mis wlipre the Cha¥lVs resources perrnlt. Fmm ApFiI 2022 th8 ChaAlyha5 commltted to paylrtg at least thè kg21 Ll￿fig Wage to all employees, Ins¥iarfe The Charlty holds 311 In5uran¢es r¢qulred by law. includtn8Tru5tee5 Liability InSur&h￿. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYLIMITED Report o* the Trustecsforthe year ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 Alms and obSectives The airns of the Charity are: To further public education in botany• hortlculture and zodogy and Pro￿de facillties for re%Èarch. To malnlaln and operate the Blrmln8ham Bolanical Gardens artd Grassho￿se5 lorthe abovppurp05e and for the r2trÈaiion of the PLtbll The Charitys oblerttves cOnti￿e to be to m81ntsln the Gardens at Westbourne Road. Edgbaslon to an outstandlng quality and to conlinue to dEvelop them by IntTOtFudng new and infkovatlve features for education èntl reueatlon. The Charft¢s educatlonal prO8￿MmE5 Intlude edutatlon for schools and hF8her educotlon by 85rmln8ham Mètropolllan College based In the LÈaTninE Cenlre and Welcome BulldlrteL The Gardens also works with Birmingham City Unlver55tythrough 3 Strate8ic Leainiii8 partnersh1￿ J horlicukLtral tralnlng and leLwre leaming courses. The CharitWs hortituliural activitles ¢oncenlrale on malntalnlng and developing the Gardens and GlassI￿vSeS and encompdss both conserotion and IhterprÈtaUon for the p￿&SUr￿ of the public and for educatlonal puiposes. In 5etlinEour oblecllves Bnd plannlng our a¢tlffts. Ihe Charfty ha5elven ￿reful ¢L)nslderation to the Charitycommlsslonerl g￿leral guidance on pvblc benefit. The Chartty has a pollrythat a¢￿$$ to our farilitieg and educatlon should he available to thosewho cannot afford to be membets or pay the full admFsslon pylce. Chlldren are also glven 8 redu￿￿ admisslDn price. AS part of the development phase of Ihe Capital Prolect Engagement woik has ItKreased imlvementwith Communltygroups and carrlÈd out wklÈ ¢on5ultatlon to Inform the work and offer of B￿G. A tomprehensfve Actlvlty plan has been de¥eloped. The Ch?rlty. Its commer£l81 ￿b51d1ary 5Utpcontr¥Giof5 oper4tetommer¢lo1 octlvtVe5 such as banquetlng and ctJnferencAng from pu￿03e.bu11tsUfte$w1thEn the Garden5. These ￿tivItIeS make a swiSfi¢ant flnantlal ¢onl¥[b￿l￿1ffi to the So¢lety annually. Volvntee15 are vital to the successful OperatID￿ of the Charily. The Cha¥ity receives a substanti31 Input of volunteer a￿StanCe in all a4)ects of runnkngthe Garde￿ for which we are extremelyBrateful. BIRMINGHAM BOYANICAL AND HORTICULTURALSOCIEtY LIMITEO Reportofthe Trnstees forth& year ended 31 Ma￿h 2025 STUTEGIC REPORT l)vewlew vf the YeaE Aprll 2024- Maroh 2025 It was an extremely challengin8 ye•r, but a huge amount iyas achieved. The team. led by Sara Blair-maftrklng worked flat u*Jt to improvethe Gardens. develop the buslness to support them. and complete the plan5 for the opit81 prtslect, 'Growlng ovrGreen Her¢Lage', for svbmlssion to the Nathnal Lottery Herrf(age Fund. All thE5E thinBs arè crucial to the suNlval of the Garden5. Ènd trustees wanl lo thanksara and her team for thelr hard worl flexlblllty and determlnatTon ovÈr thè whole VEar. Thanks too. lo Qui volunieers, member$ and vt55tors- wlthoul thelrsupport the Garflens would not survlve We want the Garden5 lo be one of Birmingham's sp¢¢ial places for another 200years- but the challenge5 are Immense. TSme Is runnln8 Out far thè glats I￿LFseS costs have increase the funding landstape Is exiremely challenglng-as afe the eeonomk condluons for everyore. As èn independent charity. with no guaranteed public fundin& we ale dèpet)deht on our Hrli¥ltlÉs 8hd fuhdra151Ag for Income. Eyceptionally, as part of the'Growlng our Green HerttaEe' project we have ￿ceIVed gubstandal funding Irom the Natlonal Lottery Herltage Fund to Enable our development work and exlr8 StaffTn& aftd we are enormouslygralelul to them for the tsppDrtunlty. Wlthout the moneyand thelr SUPFOTL pro8re55 tQ 50ve the Gardens would not have been posslble. The HortioJlturÈ Team worked to Improve stand3rds of care and present8tlon-and vlsltors nOmce￿ the dlflerence. The PDnd once agaln had glant III1Esgro%￿na In It- Its origlnal purpose. and li was a stunnlng attra¢Uon. led by DFTe£Lor of Ilortltultur@. Emily Hazell, the Gardensachleved BGO (Botanic Gardens Con5ervaliort Intematfonal}Aceredltation. one of only 104 In the world. Emily then decided to return to London tt> tske up o new role with Chetspè Physlc Garden. Emlty h8d huge Impart whlle she was with us and we thank hor for her h#rd work io BIRMINGHAM 8OTANICAI AND HORTICULlliRALSOCIETY LIMITEtJ Report of the Tmstees forthe year ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 6udiLand d￿lt[satIon ofthe plant CDllectloft contsnued. 5UPI)orted by the new IRISGG database- mékln2 Inforniètion Moré accesslble lo￿51t0r$ and hortlculiuralSsts. part of tl important work of ? bolanit318arden. Lance Goffort wa5 apptsinted our nei¥ Head of Hortlculture In September. The avÉ&iy was tsken down. Built the 19905 it was looking very shabby, would have cosi manythou5and5 bj palnt and with the declslon ts slop keEplng blrd5, no longer had a purpose. Its removal revealed thevi5ta as irnogined hy Loudon in his ortginal design For the first Ume In ihlrty years. The Commertlal Ye8m lefl by Chyls Maher wnElnued to develop the events Programme at the Garden. Luminate returned with It5 popular winter light trai15. as did the dintbYdur5 fn the Jurasslcgardens and there weFe new collaborations In film, eiitertaihment and Imislcon the bandstand and there were new links to wtderaudlemces vlsfttng for the flTSttimo. Our new Heèd of Engagemer*t, Jen Rlddin& ueated ways for maRy more communStygTOUP5 to corhnectwilh us, and word of the opportunities the Gtrdett5 offered, spread. In AddltFon. the E&L team trlalled addlttonal focused acttvlttp.5 as paTt of the NLHF Actlvllv pla￿ manyof vthlch wtie successful and will bE continued. Tradlng Thls wear cost of Ilvln8 thallenges and tr8dlngtondltfons were difliojlt for everyone, znd the Gardens were no exceptton. Member and vlsitor numbers held up well. but the weather was deflnltelyntst (èn our£ide. With raln and wlnd events tesllng the infrastructure and fijrdng tlosuie on occaslon, It was tough. We knew the budget would be IIAI)t and the tearfjdld a great job to keep thinB5 Qn tr8ck. We had budgeted for a deficÈtthls year. but11 eTrded with an Improvement on forecosts and de5plte 3 decre35e of £250k In Income from caiertng due to contractva5 changes-the i￿ome achieved was the same as the prevlous year. ThaE￿5 to the fundin8 provlded by th& Nailonal lottery Heriiagè Fund theposts rrèated io 5UPPQrt thÈ Garden's work contlnued. We remained committed to the ieal Ilvlng w?ge as well as fundir]e the Incre05e5 In nètlonal InSUra￿e tosts. 0￿r Catering arrangements were due to change when the currentwfttractended In DetsmbÈr 2024.1Tr PTepar3llon for that ivè ¢arrlÈd out a thoroush tender from Apri12024 W41h a successful and excltlng outcome,, but due to clrcumstantes Completely ￿tsIde0ur control, when the prevlous caterers left. the (afe had to close. Disappolnting FOr￿s4t0r5 and us, and verybad rtev￿ for ourfts)ances. Thanks to thè tèam ivho manageiff ro pyovlde a serles Ot popup food and drinkarrangement5. and to everyone who 5UPPOrted us untll the afé could reopen. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORYICULTURAL SOCIEfY LIMITEO Reportof theTru5tees tQT the year endad 31 Match 2025 'Growing aurGreen Herltag Our flnal subm5sslon for'GrowFng our Green Herits8e' wa5 made to the NIHF In February. As the plan developed and fully costed, it increased to E2E mlllltsn. Thp declslon was taken to splil the project iftto two phases. but th5s stlll mean1£19.5 mllllon wa5 needed lo ￿rry out the first lrnport8nt phase whlth Included restorntlon of the slass houses. We took the dlfflcult detision to 2sk the Natlonal lottery Heritsge Fund for the fftaxtmum èmount of fundlng possible. (£10 million),. diffxult because it means the prolect has to compete wlth VK wlde prolects. Ir was submltted In Febru3ry> the declslon wlll be made In June 2025. Fundralsln8 The huge amourtt of workled bythe Develrspment Director, Liz Frostick over morethan three years led to some excltinE nÈWS In November. An appllcalion to the Garfield Weston Fovndatlon resu￿ed in an unprecedenled and transform8UoTr?I ptcdge of £5 rnllllon for the PToJeci: and the Ju113 RauslngTrust pledged £2 mllllon. This fantastic devEItspMent put us In reall$tlc511e oFthe tolal needed-but lsdepÉndenton a successful hlLHF bld. Work continuès to raise the rest of the funds, other Developments Strategic partnerships were agreed ivith Klirmingham City Un¢versity and Universlty of Birmingh3m;and ive continued to workwlththe Natlonal BoDsalCol1ectl￿ the Llrlamen SDclety. Durln8 theyear a new brand and a newwebsitè for thè Garden5 were cie8ted. Funds meant that o huge amount had to be done with Ilmited resource5 and thanks to JJ Talat OUT Marketln8 Mana8eF. and ihe team at Defeye for the results, a$ well as looking 8reat the web5tte15 pro￿nE to be much more functlonal. Oui landlords. the Catthorpe Estatè, a8reed lo the renewal of the lease for the Gardens ftsr a pertod of IIXI years if the projtKt 800s ahead. w8 are gratefvl for thls and their otTrBoir support. 12 81RMINGHAfv] SOTANICALAND HORTICULTiIRALSOCIEfY LIMITED Report of the Trw5t8e5 for the ye4r Ènded YI March 2025 Sustalnability During 2024-25 8bG conunued to ivork vdith Dr Breno Nunes. Senlor Lecbjrèr in Sustainable Operatlons ManagementatAston Unlverslty and Deputy Olrertor of CEAS Icentre for Clrcular Economy & Advènced Su5talnabllltyl. OurSy5t8inability Pollcyfeeds Into our work and the Capltal Project. The Gafden515 Committed to tho West Midla￿d5 Combined Authoiity Net Zero Pledge and is supported In thL% workbysustainabllity West Mldtand5 Blfmln8ham Botaniial Garden5 re¢ognlses the ur8enc¥ and impurtance OT beln6 suslalnable. We are committed to reducing our environmentai impacts to tsckte climate change and the bitidiveisity cli515. As a member of BGCI aml as a plant consernatlon charlty, wo tommlt to tonslderlng ovr Impact on the environment In every ￿e(￿lOn we make. In ijur role as a West Mldlands environmental educatlonal charlty. we ¢ommlt to meeiln£ UKenvlronmenlvÈrnartcè Tru5tee5 meet quarterly for full b￿rd meettTrgs: there are sub-commSttee5 foi FlnÈnce and General Purpose5, HartFcvlture- Marketing, Operations, Retall & Events,. Engagemenl & Learnlng, and S¢rutfjny of the Capllal Project. We were joined ill September by a new trustee. Mark Holden, whts}olned the Suuttny Panel for the Capllal Prolect. Mark a charte￿d surveyor who specialises In project creation. Tegenerdtton and development. DI Wardle belt Injuly 3s her term of ol11￿ ended. We thank her for hÈr y￿rk ènd 511PPOrt. In Septen￿er. Iligel Bland resigned &8 Chair of Finance. He had workeil hard for the G4Tdens ond WÈ thank hlm for hlswork and contrlbuttorL Future Mzny of the plan5 and dpvelopments put In pl￿e over the past two years are expectèd to yleld results over the next 12 months. There VAII be new catering arnan8emÈnts and an integrated approath as tg how the Gafdens are used for horttculture. for members and sltors, and to bEcome financialty 5U5talnablÈ. But by lar tne blgge5t event on the horfzon wi11 the dpci.%ion by Ihe National Loltery Heritage Fund about 'GrO￿n8 our Green Heritage,, If it IS Positive It wlll mean more hord worK more difftcult decisltsn5 and the challenge of a ¢apitsl projÈct- bvt there wlll be • tleaT load map for the future. 11 it is ne£a￿ve we wlll work to keep the Gardens a5 8 speclBI pE3ce for as lon8 as we possibly can-but the future wiu be unknown and uncertain. DEVELOPMfNfAND FUNDRAISING Ov8rvlew- Caplt•l fttndraklnB for fjrowlns OurGieen Herltage The focijs of development and fundra15ing throughout 2024-25 ha5 been upon BBG'S major tapitsl and SErètebTt development, 'Grèwing Our Green Herlta8e'. 51nce BBG'S successful StaBe lapplieatlon to the Natlonal Lottery Herltage Fund INLHFI In 2022, the 2.year fvnded 'Development Phè5e' of the project ha5 enabled the charlty to cotrmmct a comprehen5fve revtew of the slte, d￿.10P robust projett costs and lundlng plans, complete RIBA Sts8e 3 des18n 8nd sÈcure plannlhg perm￿s1On. Informed Infrastructure Informatlon, c05t-of-livlng ¢risl$ and Innatlonary ch#llenges Increased the c05t of the deslgn and tho cost of dellverln8 the CrowingOurGre?n HerltB8e proj8tt,15 nuw£19.45m. (The full slte m8stefF)lan wlll ifivolvè a SeparatefUtU￿ prole£t, estlmated at£4.8m. t(J rèstorè otherllsted bulldlnos and aspectsof the historlc landscape). After an Ir¢tenslve perlod ol revlew throughout the &utumn. NLHF aBreedto the Incréased grant request aftd subm￿ST0n of the siage 2 Applicatlon In February. 14 BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAI AND HORTICLILTURAL50C]EtY IIMITED Reportofthe Trusteesfor the year ended 31 March 2025 The Oevelopment Phase for Growlng Our Green Heritage was completed ltt Februèry 2025. vAth £825.528 NLHF funds and£214,606 BBG Reserves, total c05t £1,040.134. Thls Ss relevant to the grant level for the Delivery phase, ￿th BB6 seeksng the Ma￿muM OF £IOrn overati (Development+ DelDiÈry). The NLHF 5tsge 2 application wa5 5vbmTttedln Februaryand awaits a flnal natlonal commltteèdÉctslon In Jung. Weare Immensetygratefvl to the Natlonal lottery Herltage Fund for ihls unlque opportunity to restore an important part ol Blrfflln8ham's heri188e. ch&inplon h1nd￿ersIty and the en￿][{￿menL and reconnect people with nature. The ¢hallenge lor BBG hes been lo ra15e a lurther £10.3m. requI￿d to release the WIHF granl of É9.Im and to deliver the project In full. BBG has implemented Its multt-fuodlng strate whlth continues to evolve lo relle¢t ¢h3n8lng citCUMStan￿S. Itlias been a year of Intenseand Immense work In development & fundralslng lor BBG'S tapltal projettand huÉe progress has been made In securlng the funding foi the prolect and In proBressFng the developmenL We areverypleased to reportthatwe havesecwed over t7Sm from SOMÈ of the UK'S targest and most PfesttglDusfoundatioTbS and redutèd tho fuThdlng gap lo some £2.5m. We also ho¥e lurther appfication5 valued at £1.2m in thÈ pipeltne. includin8 an invited final rtège applkai7on to The Wolfson Foundatltsn under thelr Publlc Undersiandlng of Sclence proKr3mme, We ?Im to have 93% of the ftmdinE sn place at the time of the NLHF dec555on. There15 a dear appeilte for the pro]e¢t, ond we remaln confiderkt that we tan secure the carnpaign tar4el. There iswdestale recognltlon of the VBlue of the Gardens to BiimlF]gham and the lrnpactthe project￿11 havevn people.on learnlng andtheen¥tronmeht, andonthe Garden￿ bullt. Ilvlng and social Heiita8e. Tru5tee5 are hugèly giateftjl loi the shared enthuslasm for and recoEnftton of the tmportance OF this project. They wlsh to forMal￿record thelr ackr￿w1edgEMtnt of tr?nsformatkJttal pledges of supptsrt fmm the Garfield Weston Foundatlon. Julla Rausln8 Tvus¢ Edward Cadbury Trusi and Sivlre Foundatlon. We are atsogtateful for the suppDrtfrom ourlandlord Cakhorpe Estate5, andfor pbnnSng &Yvlce from Blrmtngham Cltycouncil. Duflng Ihe pa# year the exleTrial envtronment for fundralslng has become ever more chaUen8ln8. wilh a reduction in publlc lundln& fundln8 from trusts and loundauons Is ncreastfiglycompetitlve.The City CounciYs'spEthI mea5UTes'financlal posiuon haslmpzcied across the rewon and has ￿der Implications on dowatFons from indivEdua15 and buslnesse5. as well as competitiDn for fuftds within thc Ctty. Audlences contSnue lo show ￿￿n5 of reducttons In dlscretlonary spend wlth Inthdual dorialtoths dedln5n8 and corporate donaltonsto Charl￿eShave decnned ICAFI. Itls tlwefore hu8ely encouta8in8 that so manyof our approathts havè, rtonèthdess been positl¥ely retÈlved. 15 81RMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURALSOCIETYIIMITÉD Rtport of the Trusleej for the Y￿r ended 31 Morch 2025 Aswe move Into the next and public stages of ourcampalgnwe lookforward to sharlns detalls of the projert and inviting indivlduals io get Invofved In thè project h) the next ffnanclal year. OpEr4llonal Fundralslng We are dellghted to hwe appointed Vlcky Heath as our nevi Development Manager and to Increase our fur4draisino résource. As well as the capitsl fundraisingrequlrement, the eveloprnent team continue to f•lse funds to support current charttable activity. It Is Mszl to fnntTnue to steivard Èxtstln8 funders and donO￿t0 hlBh standards and V￿ will utili5P the existing supporler base build fundraldn8 Income throii8h thè capital project. We Bre plvased to report a volktntary Income total fram trusts. indlvlduals and legacies of £170.000. rampaigns durin8 2024-25 Included: The TRe Ell￿gement Project We are pleased to acknr)wlÈdge the extremelyvalo3ble gTbnt of £25.000 from The West Mldlands Comblned Authorlty's Community Envtronment Fund towar(ts flt4G'sTree Engogement Project. Th15 was a 5pe¢lal Cllmate scIen￿ engagement projertto oblain vitsl rfaia trtsm BBti'S unlque botanlcal collecdon tree canopy to asslst In underslandSng the Impact of tjlmate chan8È on BBG s own and local trees. The project Involved sur¥eylnE by )lunteers 8nd u)mmunity partners. to quantifyecowtÈms Se￿1(ed by thè tree canopy Ibenetftto lorot E¢Dlogy-using BBG dats systems to survey and measure. It delivered new ftrst-tlme web-ba5ed acces5to BBG s unlque dats collection of trees enabling acce55 to real on Ihe Imp2er ¢Jf cttm*e th3nge and lo¢al trees. and bulldlng reslllence. lon8er teiffl. BBrfs 500 magnlflcenl Indigenous and n￿￿-na￿e trees creaie a unique, blodlver5e 'urba lun￿ and green canopy right In the heart OF Birrningham and BBG 15 now part of Ihe Intematlonal Coniler Conservation Progrpmme. We arè iM￿.enSelY grateful to all those member5 and Indivlduals who donated generousty to our on-llne Tree appeals who helped us ralse£9,50LI In total to SUPPOrt e55enttal wothwlth rhamplpn hBwJts8e tree5. Hort[C￿t￿ra1 TTqlnee5 We wlsh to thank The Cydarnen Soclcty for thelr generous support tor a trainee to rdre for and proMOtÉ thè Tr12tlonal Collecdon of Cydatnen. We are hugely grateful for thetr generous fundlnB of E24,500towards the Salary costs ofthe tiainee and vital Yjoik undertaken. We have a150 Contknved to Y4ork ih partnenhip with WRAG5 as a placement Garden and ere very g￿￿1￿1 to the MIINGS charity lor P￿￿dIng E4,1)00 towards a 124nonth tralnee In hortitulture at BBG. Thls has 8lven 3 unlquÈ opportunlty for a young pèrson io gain trnlnee exPe￿￿￿e. grow ￿119, tonfidence and undeTsl3ndlns of care foi a Wdilety of pF8ttts and facllltstirjg a successful tareerln hortlctslture. 16 BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL50CIETY LIMITED Report ot the Tr￿Stee$ forihe year ÈAded 31 March 2025 In January BBG secured one of the coveted Tralnee tsursaries of £9.(xJo from English Heritage as pan olthelrprestiElous HtUDrlcand Bot4nlcGaTden Tralnlng Pru8ramme. We aredollghted for the opporlullity for 88G to host a HBGtp tralnee and act as a Pla£ement Ganlen. The schett)e ￿m5 io ensure that the skills needed to work In a hlstoric or boianic Earden were passed or* to those pè$5ionate 2nd committed to a oreer Fn horticulthre and 5t Is exeltknE time tgWQTkwith the ho[￿C￿[turn1 tean7 at 8BG. We wish to acknowledge oursIn￿re thanks for generous support towards our traSn&e prDgr3rnme fmm The Loppylugs & Barbara Morrison Trusl. Limo8e5 TTU5L Alplne Garden Sodewand Charles Brotherton Trust. Ltttle Green Trctoy Project An appeal for E40.OOD tthwdrds a nÈw tomsract tractor Is underway-an Èssential mathine in provÈdlngvui Hortlcultural team ¥vlth power. versalTrlity, and m&ximymefficiency. Anew. more fuelofficlent model, with vJide-tangin8 ad3piatioDs and additioftal attaehments wTrll reduce the need for multrple 5peci3115ed machlnes and creatè a more envlronmentally svstalnable approach to essentTral maintenante and rrudal to Pi08ress 88G 5 majtsr develgpmenl project. H8vlné alm&st secured the fvnd5, we plan to pvrchB5e the trattoT thls sunimer and are especlallyErotetul to the Ilowlands Trust. R & D TvfnerTrust. GrtmFnittTru51. CB & HH Taylor Trust, ￿m0￿EsTrusl The Saintbury Trust and Brlt15h Cactu5 & Succulent 5oclety. We also vAsh to aCkno￿￿ed¥e OUT very speclal thank5 to all those rnpmbers and In￿ly]dUats who have donated to the proje£¢ whether on-Iln4 by cheque or our donation boxes. Educ•tton We wlsh to retord ourthanks to those ivho have donateil to BDG'S sthools IEaming PTOBrJffime. especlallythe GJWTuinerTwst,A51tvm. and Ihe UnlvErs1ty of Wolverhampton. Legacles BBG Is very ￿eful to hav& ￿e￿iVed some Important legacy 8ifts this year to the value of f88,(KNJ. We will be further developlng opportunltles throueh the capllal carnpalgn to highllghtthe Importance of BBG a5a va1uedlnstiw￿0n that Is here In ￿rpEtU1￿to helpgrow nd enwjrage Indjvldual and legacy glvln8- Developmenr & Fundralsins at B85 (OurApproa¢hl BBG15 re8lstered Ylth the Fundfaislng Re8ulY&tor, makes the voluntary levy and meets all the requiiements of the Code of Fundra151ng Praclice. Fundrals(ng b undertaken by the Developrnent Dlrector, Development Manager, and wlder BBG team. and the capital fundralslng In the Deiielopment phase was supported by hjndrdtslng consultants Cause4, managed by 8BG. All fundraislng Is revlewed re8ularly by the Board of Trustees who LEndersland their Tesponslbiliye$ for fundrAlslnL Th@ Director of Development Is a w81ilfed professlonal and memberof the Chartered Institute of FundralsinL 17 6IRMINGHAM BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURALSOCI£TY LIMITÈD Report of the Tiustees furthe year ended 31 MÈrch 2025 staff Involv?d In fun6raisFng recelve tralnlD8 3rÈd no volunteers currently undertake fundrai51n8 on behalf ¢)f thecharity. Thete were no fundraislng complalnts In thÈ yeaf. The Board has Set out and reviews how 8BG manages ethl¢al1ssues and soclal responslblllty wlthln fundralsing to rrkake Sure the ¢har&ty can demonstrate its obligations In terrns of feportlngto the ChaTily Commission. The ethtcal ftsndralsl￿ poNcy and strateKY Is rArtewed 8t)nuaNy. to ensure fundroi51n8 relatis)nships do not directty or Indlrectly support actrrfittes covnterto the charit?ble mission ond obl￿t5 of Birmingham Botanlcal Gardens. All fundr8lslng at BBG is legal, hone5L open. and respccttul to the publlc. 88G does not undertake fundraigng In a manner that produtes unreasonable intruslon5 ICLto indivldual priv8¢y. unreasonable pers15tent0ppro￿h¢sfor moneyor placihg any pre55ufe on a person io Elve rhoney and lakes seilou51y Its respDnsibllllVto protectvulnorable people and othÈT members £)f the publlc. 88G always treats people falrEy and wlth respecL e¥pkpinln8 the cause in a way whlch does not mT51ead and 15 sensftfve to people In vulner8ble clrcumstances. BBG WTII never takp a donatlon11 it Is known orthere Isgood reason to belleve that a person lacks¢apacltyto de¢lde todonate or Is in vulnerable clrcumstances. Thank you We arÈ hugely grateful to the generosity of NLHF, trusts and all ourfrjnders. rnemb?ts and Indfvlduats who ¢ontlnue to supporr the Gardens and wlthout whl¢h it would noi be posslble to deliyèr the charitable Impart of PBG. AS a reg15tered and Independen¢ eh8rlry, BG recelves no regular publlc fundlng. The charfty relies on income we can generate froffl v151tor4 membershlps, grants Can secure, and 8enerou5 don3titsn5 from Irustsand people who share ovr vlslon to nurture and makethe Gardens accesslbte for everyone wH)w, and fol ￿tUre Kenerotions. 18 BIRMIWGIIAM BOTANIC4L AND HORTICULTURALSOCIETY tIMITED Repurt of the Trustees for the yeJr ended 31 March 2025 HORTICIJITURE Oft￿ again a busy ye?rai the garden wlth slalf change& plannlng for the tapital prolEct and maklngshorl and lon8-terrn char)8es to hortlcultural prdctlcps and dÈllvery In the eardÈn. Ralslngthe PTollle Overthe 12 monthswork conunued to Talse awareness of the garden wtth plant Oll5eryatlon organ￿atIOnS and other UK butsnlcgardens. Yhls ha5 been aided by members of the horticultural team vlslllng a range of gardens as part of theii CPD and ¥150 spe4lin4 at botJThlcal£onferences ltttluding PIRntNetwork3nd plant Heritage. The 8arden a150 featured on the 8BC Gardertels World proxramme In June 2024. It has been rewardlng for the Horticultural subcommlttee to seÈ the gordensand Kardener5 feature In the wlder hDrtiEuliuial sertor- puttlng BBG flrrnlyback on the map. A hlghbaht for the plant conservation and educatlon arnbltlons of the garden5 was the aivard of BGCI18ot6nlc Gardens Consp.rvAtton Inlefflatlonall ar.c￿d1tation In July2024. Th15 was as a resvlt ofextensive wo¥kurrled outby Emll y Hazell, fomier Dlredorof Hoftlcyttuye, befoie she moved onto take a role atchelsea physic fjardEn In Aug14St 2024. Maio)t81ttkn8 and sharlng plant records are a key part of the PLtrposÈ of a botanÉc gar(lèn. Thè gaiden uses Internatlonally recoEhfsed databa*s and plant nDmentlaiure systerns. Both the database system and plant records post was funded through the NHLF Dtvelopment 8rant. Aft audit of the glasshouse wllectlons was coMpleteJ to support dÈ¢ant pIon5 iin¢S the 0$5e55mentof plant prop3gatlon need& The dorumentation of the *.xtpmol collections wtll contlnue. The garden website links to Garden Lyplorer and allow5 all to access the plan15growing at the gardei)s to plan visits and to Inltkte research partnershlp5. Implementlne thange In the hlstorlc landxape Hordtultural resource aAd visitor beneflt5 have been Implemented across the gardè￿ some are33 have seen substantial rhan8es to enh8nce hortlcultural Inte￿$￿ plant conseFVaElon and the vbltor experlenre whllst iet?Inlng hlsiorfcslgnlllcance. Thè most notablé of these were the relocation of fish from the Troplcaj Glasshouse. fornierfy known a5 the lily Ilouse to altow f(K the cultlvatlon of the Slant lilyVTCtoria cruziana and the d￿lsiOn not to keep caged bird5 and the rehomingof blrgJ5 from thc Gardeni enabled the removal of the 19905 avi3ry. The removal ofthè aviJry has enèbled thss prornlnent area to be used ftsr groatÈr publlc ?nO hoitkultural bÈnelfjt and è future eventsspao durlng the capltal bulld. Improvlng practkes. lrnprovements to compllance Included 3ssessmÈnt of pestlcldè Artd rèflfilng thè trÉp saf?ty pDllcy. Agreater unifEf5tanding of Tisk asspdated wlth wlnd speBd 2nd tree canoples did result In more frequent dosures of the Pineturn overthls perlod. As a Tesvlt. the Plnetum Wdsexduded f8rhphy location 6gp.ncie5. It Wa5 agreed to end the lon&staTiding Aramatkcontract after they de£llned to retendor, and thèy left the site on 310ff 2024. Considerable di5CLTr55iDns took pla£e around fupE Impllcattons and rebooting general provi5ton of £aterSng supplIe$5￿th support froEn consultants and several rovnds of Int?￿jewS. Wealso sp_¢urÈd temporarysupport to prepaTe Improved plpellne TeportSng ftsr ttewek)quiriesto be handled dlFectly by BBG. The webslte was wmpletety ￿[BUnChed in the summer ￿th the new brandsng and swin& and Improved Spektrix CRM integratlon. Thlswa5then rolled outgradually aiross other onllne and physkal collateral Including uniforms. print, membership cards, slgnogellntergrelatwjn, wei(ome area window di5playsJ and glft shop strfk. Several new range5 were trfalled In the gift shop Includln£new sustalnable and local svppllers. alon8 wlth an ongolng detrantè ol older stock. EvEnt5 and publit programrnes dld well durfng theyear and Induded JuFasslc gardens. Lumlnate tralls, ButterRy House pn)motions. Inteynational PhotographyexhlbWon, Bgndsland W￿￿[15. YD8a. Fever concèrts and Fl3tP2¢k Fllms. P8rtnÈrs IndudlnE CBSQ and Opus Contirtued to dellverexcellerrt value gnd rkew Ilnks to wlderaud1en￿ forfifst.time Lan￿ Goffortjolned durlng the year as Hort1￿ltUre DlrectOT on a sla88ered ba515 Inltlally. wlth PR support. Sorlal Tnedla 58W Erowth of followers and en8a8emenL and as many charltles 3nd buslnesses have noiv done. we pausÈd Twtttèrlx asa thannèl redirectln8 V151tors to InstagrainlFacebook arEd LInkedlTr.T￿ré wès also growth of newslelter reciplent umbers and open rates. Pr¢JAle and èwarene5swas boosted through BBC Gardener< auestlon Tlme on Radlo 4 In November. The dernolitlon and rèmoval ol the Avlaryi Creat[￿ slznlfit￿t￿M0Ye space In the mse garden area* was athlevÈd with no signiPJcènt ne4ative PR Im￿1¢￿tIons￿￿￿￿8 the yEdr. messaging￿¢S cèrelulty planned to explaln, as ive had done wtth the rÈplatemènl and removal of the fish, that our prlmaryfocus Ison planWgardEns fathef than anlmolk The Spa￿ Wol￿deS for stretch tent to accommodate wet weather aclNlly allowing more cuver lorv151tors and wldEr cateFlng opportunTrties. 21 BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULIURALSOCIETY LIMITED R¢port Dlthe Tru￿ee$loT theyeaK eAdÈd 31 Matth 2025 Durln8 the year operatlonal rlsk has been regularlyasse55ed wlth updated weeklychecks especlalty for Ela95 durfng exlreme weather. ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING The subcornmlttee for Engagement and Learnln8 h35 cornpleted its flist fvll year. The commlttee met quarterly and h35 been kept up-tTrdotÈ with progress by the Head of Engagement and LE3mln& len Rtdding. Slgnihcant PlQUTt5s ha5 been made In 2024125 In across Engagemethl, Learnin& Archiv@s Ènd sUPPOrt of the capital proleci Én8agem* 2024f25 has conrinued to See thè 5tEp th8n84 In en￿BeMEnt at the B8G. The systern5 anrl procosse5 developed In 2023124 have been embedded and the increased cop¥cIty within the en8agement team hwe produced Increased reach 8nd eftgagemertt levels. ProJeÉts of note include the freEs OvEr fimg Pmject funded bythe West Mldland5 Cotllbiuejj Authority. Over 2.0[￿ people have engaged wlth events and acLlvltie5 a5 pariof this projett. Groups enjoyed free visits foi aitivllie4 includtrt8 Oen Bullding and tree suweying. Over 500 frees 3t BBG have bepn gudited withvoliinteersupport as a result of the prole£¢ enablln8 US to r&lculate the ecusystem OF ovrtree Cat￿py. This is Import3ntb3sÈllne datafor developing tree management and plantin8 pknn5. It ha5 also SUPPOrted closer Il•lson between ETW8etnent and the Hotfcultural tèams. Feedbackfiom all communtty eTYa8ement activEty In 2023124 has been overwhelmln81¥ pogluve SUg￿tiNg that perceptlon of the 8èrdeThs by some communiti&s is thanEing. While the incrÈasèd collaborntlon wlth the hordculturdl and comrnerclal teams has led to sF8nlficant Improvements in thè deliveiy of relevènt and stte.speclflc programming. Family explorerworkshops have seen particular 5ucce5S Wlth an intrease In repeat lamltyv15ks. Learnln8 Fomial leaminK perf01man￿ conllnuesto be Stro￿ though Slightly lower thon the very stron8 pErformance seen In 2023124. The f*)custhls year has been tonsolldatlon and builtling capacity within the team to support thewtder engagement t)ffer. The leainlng tegm ielocated to thp Study Cèntre, now ien4med the Learnkn8 Centre. in August. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICVLTIJIiAISOCIETY LIMITED Report of the Trustees for theye4r end¢d 31 Marth 2025 Thls hasenabled the Eeam to vmrk rnore flexlbly and Efficlently and pmvldes in¢reosed >podly iFtcres>slng thè numberof 5rhvol group5 that can he alLoMn￿dated whlch In turn win increase potentlal reach 3nd income. Inillal feedbatkfrom teachers on the move has been very posfttve. Parthershlps wlth lurther and hithT educatfon rontlnueio ba developed and Susiainod. The Blrmln8ham aty Universityand Heart of Blrmlngham Vocatlonal College partnershlps lo be suc¢eksfirf. A strateglc partnershlp with thè unl￿[SIty of Birmlngham IUOB) partneyshlp for the next aeadem5c year {2025J261 lias been agreed and a partner5hlpwith Uftive15ity CollÈge 8irmln8ham 55 being e¥plored. Actlvltyplan Muth of the En8a8empnttea￿5 tfme In 2024125 was speht developlng and reflnlng the Ac11viiY Plan. Th15 5ub5tanllal document wlll be cru¢laS to the success of 886.5 NLHF ppllcatton. Consldèrable testtng and consultation was conducted throughout the yearto ensure the actt￿ty plan rellects the needs of 8BG'sturréntand fijturé audlen¢e5. Afchlves Si8nifl£antpro8re55 h?5 beeTr aEhieved on our arthive collection 05 a ie5uIt of the fixed-term NLHF4u1sdEd￿thIVe Oevelopmenr Officer p05t. Salomea Chlebow517 completed 3 substanttal and Impre$51ve bodyof work on thearchlve duiingher 12 mgnths. All irchlve catalo8ue¥ di8it15ed ffjatErf61. and assoclaled iesources are MQW available on the Arcl)Ive Project Sharepolnt. We are allvery thankful for he[eXper￿Se and eFfoTls. 5alomea iva5very POsIUveabDUt her eXPerteD￿ hpre 8L 88É-1)er commenls demrmstr&te ourabilityto hi support. aftd Inspire tslented teatn members: "lom so hoppy I cvyldlje of fjSG this lostyeur. I wos often kn qweseelrwhotv everyonels determined to dtherdifftrent projects Jnd&yrgets bvlthllmlted tfme t7nd re5011rce5. Worklng 0longs1depassl¢￿ate people n￿de me morelnspredonddetermlnedto tackleplles Ofun￿9￿￿15e￿1p0j7erS." Sp#ivl thanks to Carol Ann who has bepn volunteering at the Gardens for over 18 month5 tosupport Ihe managernentand dpvelopment of the volunteerproKramme. Carol Ann has generousty shared her profe5SiODal expertise and extenslve ￿perIence with the Garden* She has pmvldedvaluable sUPPOrt to tmprove volunteeradmlnlstratto operation5, commvnicattons, and the launch of ￿]u￿tÈ￿rlng mEe5. Carol Anrb ho5 Put in many hours atthe G￿￿enS and always goes above and beyond to help u50Ut. BIRMINGHAM NOTANICAL AhlD HORTICULTU114ISOCI£TY LIMITED Report tsf theTrustees forthe year ended 31 Marth 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Our oYetar¢hlng strategic Ibnanclal obsethe 15 to be a sustainable Charltsble or8anlsallo with an in¢feased level of free reservÈs to provlde greater flnanci81 re5ilieDce. The p￿ttE1paI aims OF the financlal Year 2024125 werÈ to contlnueto Improve the overall tradln8 r&sult$ of the Of￿Al￿atIOn to ald sustalnablllty. arld to secureihe funding for a subsièntial and vitBI Czpital Prolet¢ to secure the fvjture of the Garden5. A defidi budget w85 set for2024, to allowfor Investment In InfTaSiTUCtUTe, 5taffin8, health ènd 53foiyand presentstion stsndard%, to treatè a ftrm foundatlon forthe upcomln8 Capit81 prolect. The team viorked extremely hard to nunaee thelr budgèts artd the operations. and we ended the year wTth a loiyerdeficll than bLMlgeted, by£9Gk. The departure of ourcaterin8 tontTrctor. Aramark atthp end of Oecember, and the lack ol a cafe ulltll the new contractor started Maythisyear. reducp.d our Intome by f62k. Th was partly mltlgated by the Introductlon of newcommercial partnershlps, and pop up catering outlets. Sin¢e the opening ol the new cafe. and enBagementwith our new partners Medicine. Income has been Inline wilh b￿dEe1 for the first quarterof FYIS126. Flnanclal re5uIt5 lor the yearshow a ￿E￿ClE1n unre5ttittEd fundEng (Jf £200K12024=1£160KI. Total Income. Includlng restffjcted funds. decreased by 5% to £2P12m12024: £ £2,IIBm) lat8ely6eiTr8 ihe result of the IÈCO8nltlon of tho Naiional Lottery Heritage Fund uplift of £235ktowdrd5 the development stage of the project in the prioryeavs attount> Expendrture To5e by 2%to £2,10gk12024: É2,068k) with ¢ost5 In¢rtaslng across tht board. partIcula￿V for vtllitles 9nd wages. BBG 15 cummttted to paylng employee5 all￿st the Real livin8 Wa8e. whlch ros* by IO% durlng the year. The CIArdèns Ènde6 thÈ finantlèl YÈar￿thtOts1 Tret outgolng resources of£98K12024: £50k svrplus} Total Dortsitton5 received 3rnounted to E282k (2024: £460kll. Capital èxpendknJrÈ amounted to £756k. largely comprlslng £734k spend on the project, of whl¢h £230k was from BBG'S un￿$￿F￿t￿d fund5. Gr¢Jup bank balon￿5 deciessed by£S4k to £581k. Thls reductlon Is partly as a result of rinancing the Capitsl Projett in advance of bplng able to clalm back expenditurè frtsm the Natfonal Lottery Heritage fun41.. The final balan￿ of £74k from the NatlDnAI Lottery Heflts8e Fund was re¢esved In Apr11 2025. The Gardens have committed £247k of it5 unre5trlcted fvnds ?5 matched fundlnR towards the dellverysr3ge of ihe Capltal Project and thls ha5 been placed into a deslgnated tund. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAhlD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED Report of the Truste45 for thp year p.nded 31 March 2025 Our payroll w3S OUtsour¢ed althe be6lnnlng of the year to Moorepayand this has relleved some Pfess4re on th¥ small financ￿ tearF). The previous Finance AdminislrdioT Samanth Bell was promoted to Finante Manager during rhe year in recognitlon ol ￿trOY1stat)dIng work and tommltment. ghe report5 to the HÈad of Finance. WÈ also welromed a now Finance Asslsranti partlylunded by the Natlonal Lottery Heritage Maryam Kaiemi, who Issettllng In welL Our flnance volunteer Hetefi Markham has iontriburèd hu8elyto theteam and ¥ve thank hei for herhelp. Our bu5Jness plan contlnues to be reVIev￿ 8nd updated on w ro8ular ba5F5. KPI'5 2015 2.35 1.4D 1.63 90A23 174,110 -119.404 -62￿1 48% 2024 Group Curfent Ratlo 6roup Cash Rkiio Cash Rp_£eFve5VarlHn¢eon3 Moftths Costs for cvrrenl year Surplu51Deficit of OpeT¢tlons IEXC. RestrtLtodl R&all Gross Piollt% RÈseNÈs Pollry Adequate reserves are reqvlred for unexperled and for futute Investment. The Charity has x tar8et lo have avallable cash or btsrrowin8 f¥ilitiÈs to cover three months of normal operatill8 exppndlture. Liquid f(mds of £544.663 wlll lastfor 3 months Post year end. Nor¥￿31 operatin8 expenditure &x¢ludes deprecl8tlon and re5trlcted funds expendlture. At the year end. the youp hEld resetves to the value Df £2,221,89012024: £2B19A38). of whlch £J.O53.31812024- £L253,466) were urKesirJcted. BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTUIIAL 50CIEfY LIMITED Report olthe Tru5teesfor the year ended 31 filarch 2025 Trusteerf Yesponslblllrfes In relatlon to the financlal statements Company law rèoulresthe Trustees to prepare Hnanclal statement5 ivhich give o true andfarr view of the slate of èlfalrs of Ehe Charity at thE end of the financlal year and of Its SUTplus or deficlt lorthe ftnantlal year. In doln8 so ihe Trnstees ere requlred to: Select sultsble 8c¢ountlng pollcles and Ihèn 6pply them conslstently. Observe the methods and prinrlpals In the Chartties SORP; Makè scunrf ludgfftents and esilmates that are reasonable and Prudent,. stste ivhether appficable UK a¢tsiunbne stan¢Jard have been followed, subject to any materi41 departures dlxloged and explalned in the ftnancial ststements,. Prepare the flaandal statemerils on the going contrrn basls unless It Is Inapproprfate to ?55ume that the th3ritywÉII contlnue in bustnes5. The Trustees are ￿spOnSIble for keeplng proper accounting rÈtords which distlose wlth reBsonable accuraty at any tlme the flnanclal posifk•n of the Charlty and enable them to ensure that the financial 5t&temEnts comply wlth the Companles Acl 2006. Thp Tru51ees arÉ also responsible for saFe8vardin8 the assets of the Charity and for taking steps fay the prevention and detecifon vf fraud other irregularities. Thefnjstees are responslblefor the malntenance ond integrityof thecorporate and Nnan¢lal informauon fncluded on the Choritvs ivebsiie. legislation in the UnlLed Klngdom go¥eit31ng the preparation and dlsseminallon of financialslatemeTrts may differfromleglslaiton Inothef IuFlsdrclions. Dlsc105ure of informatlon tu th8 Hudltor So far as each of the Trustee515 aware. there Is no relevant audit infDrmation 35 defined In the CompaniesAct 2006 of T•thirh thetomppnrfsaudltorls unaware, and e?¢hof theTnistees has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken a5 Tru5tee5 to make themsefves aware of any relevanl audlt inforrna¥Dn as delined to establl$h thgt thp Companvs avdltor Is aware of ihat inlormatfon. SMBII Company Piovlslon The Tivstees, report has been prepared In accordan￿ wlth the provLslons appllcable to small companles under the CompanlES Act 2006. 26 BIRMINGHAM BOTANICALAND HORTICULTURAI SOCIETY LItArrED Report of theTrustees lorthe year ended 31 Marth 2025 Audltors A resoludon to appolnt tho audltors. forvts Maiars LLP, wlll be woposed at the Annual General Meetlng. On behalf of tho Trustees. S. Beaidsmore Chalr Date., 27 lo gs- 27 InLpL'llii4)doiil ¢iuditorfs rei)Drt to tlTre mcn?bor5 of Blriis5iTrgl).iiii Uoliinliil anrl Hortfcvlliit.)I So¢lely Llinltetl Op51iio VIÈ hhi,: aiiditKtd the financlal slatp_menls of Birmlngharn Botanical 8nLI Hor(Icultuial Socie:v Litnitpd Ith?'Pèrent Cn8rii¢l and Its subsid¥3ry IthE 'groui?'I lor tl)e year en(Ied 31 fviDith 2025 I',hich COi)Iprlse the Consolldèted Statement ot Financial ActiviEles. Con5olid3led and Charity tlalance Sheets, Co.'-s01idated StatÈment of Cash l.loi"S Aiiil I)￿e% to Ehe linaii-.i(Il st8tements, including a surnmary tjl slgnlficarjk accounting policies. The flnanclal reporLln£ lrnme'mrk that has been applied iii theii prepaialion is applie8blo li)i'i and United I:ingdorA Accouniing SLandards. Including FRS 102 ' 1 IIL F'vaTrcial ftevoi Ilng Standard appllcablp in ihf UX and Repuulii ol Irelan(r Iuiiiied Kingdom i..enei,Ilty AccepteJ,IctouJ)tit)g Pra£ticol. In our opinion. th. litTranri31 statements.. giiic a truc ano fair Yiei'i of the etate of l*e group's and ol the Parpnt Char*t¢s alliiirs as at 31 4arch 2025 arid of the Rroup's incomè and expenditure lor the year ihnn ended. have beÈn properli. p¥eparÈd In 8ccor(lance 1411111 Unlle.4 KlrTrRdarn Gpiittiallv Accepted Accgunting PrBctllE- ,Iiid have bÈÈn prepareil Ill atcoi'dance .'Jlth the requliemersis ol the Companle5 Act 2006. Basls for tsplnlttii WÈ coi)ducted our 3udlt11 eccordanco illplth Inipmatlonal ¢iind2rds Di. Auditlng {UKI115A5 IUKI} apd applicable lakv. Our rcspoi 5ibili(ses under ihLTrse sEaiid&rds Ofe further Ilet8tements can arlse from Fraud or error ènd are consldered material If, Indfvldvally or In the aeere£aie, they could rea%onèbly be expected to InftuEnce Ehe economlc dec151ons ol usèrs taken ofi thè basis of the flnanclal sl?tements, Ir¥eBularltlès. Includkng fravd, are Instances of non-compliance wilh law5 and regula11￿$. We de518n PForedures In Ilne wlth our Tesponslbllltle& outllned above, to dÉteti matertal rTr155tatèment5 In ie5pecÈ of ITcegularltles, Includrng fravd. Based on oui understanding ol the 8roiip 3nd the 5eilor, we Identllled that the pyindpal risks of n<)n-tompllance villh laiys and regulaiioni ieldted to the UK taxle8lslatlon, pensians le8lslatlon, employment reglilalion and heBlih and 531I,ly regulallon. anEI-brlbery, corcvption fraud. an(F n)OfLty launderin& and we consldered the extent lo M4hlch non-compliaTrce mlBht have a materlal eflect on the flnancial statemEnts.Wea150 considered Iho5e laws and re8ulatlons that have a dlrect Impact on the prepardllon of thè financlal slalements. S￿h 45 the CorYJpanles A¢t 2006. We evaluatgd thÈ Trustees. and mdnaBemenl's In¢entlves and 0pptFrtu￿ltlE5 fvr fraudulent mènhpulation of the financlal statements IlncludlE)g Ih@ risk of Dverride of conlro15} and delemiined that ihe prlntlpal risks wère related to postTrn8 maniEal journal entries to manipulate financial performance, Inappropr13tely shifting the tlmlng and ba515 01 revenue reeognftlon, managementbiasthroughlud8ements and a55UrnPtion% in slgnllicantactountlng esllmates, In partlcular IrF relatlon to fund Bccountin& and signrfKant one-ofl or ￿nuSual Iran5acUon5. Our audlt piocedures were dpsigned to respond to those IdentillÈd rlsks, including non. compllance with laws and regulations Ilrregularitiesl and fraud that are materlal to the tlnancial statements. Ovr audit PfO¢c'rfures Induded but weTe not limited to: Discus51ng with the Trustees and nbanauemptit their policies and procedures regarding compllènce wlth Saws and rewlatlons: Communiealing identified laY15 and re8ularfons throughDVt our eDgagem&nt team and Temainiii8 alert to any indi&Btions of nDn-coMpllan¢e throughoui rfs report. Use of the avdlt repovt Thls report is made stsl8ly to'the tompanvs me4?bers as a body In accordance will., Chi nisdtlo)r) f(Jl' 111111 Oh behalf r>f Forvis Mai,iis LLP Ch?Itered Accounlants and Sl¢ltutory Auditnr Flrst Floor Thvo chambirlain SqiTraFO BlrmliiEham 83 3AX DÈtÈ: 0611112025 32 BlrmlnBb*n 8otanl¢al andHortlcultuial sodety ilmitqd COM￿NY 248827 Year Ended Marrh 2025 CoNSOiItJATED￿AlEmENT0F FIFIANCIAL AcfiwTIES IlncorpoFaiTnEaN Ineomeand Èwknth￿at￿￿￿ntI Foriheyqarondvd31 MaTdvant•ge of Sectton 408 oftheComp&nle5 Att 2006and p3ra814ph 397 of the SORP and has not Int4uded a sepBrnt* Staternerrt FinancialAdvlLles In these finartila15tstements. Thestaiernenl of FlnandalAdl¥lties on phge 33 Include £1,531.00312024:£1.63L6341 ol Income and £1.62033512024: EIS13,434) of exFÈndlture telatinuto the Charlty. Tliese finaNthI 51alEm?.nts were approved aryd awthoTlsed forlssue by the TEusteBsand slgned on thelrl)ehalf Lry DlrertorSI8 Pilrtt.. s.Q . PE(¥etss DètE- rÉ OlrettorSIBrtaturB= Prlnt: 14¢ Lpf4J Fo Oate: r( 271ioILs Binniryham 8otonical end Horttcultuyal Soclety Llmlted Notes tothe Flmntyal StaÉ8mentS For theyezrended 31 MarrEno￿0 Blrmingham BDl8n5cal and Hortlculturél Soclety Llrnlted Ilnwrporateil in England and Walp51. regLsEerwl nurnbeF24EB27. 3 c{￿panY lirnlted tyguaranteg, alms to fiTrthEr pubjlceducatlon lft botanyi hornfcu￿Ure 2thdzook>8y and proysd•faciltties for tsse)rch and tomalrt3ln and cperate the BirminBham Botanlcal Gtrdens and Glasshouses for thÈ above puitKJse ?hdlorihÈ recreatton of the public. The rofftpany reglstered offke15'. Blrmlngh8m Bota#lcal Hortlculturèlsoclety ilrnlted, Westbotsrne Rtrad EdEb35ton. 81Trnlngh?m, B15 3TR Theaccounls ore pTrseMted kn 5teT1[￿ wilh whole number rounthrjg. Attountfng pomcles Arcountfjn$ Conventlon The finafic48lst&lem¢ht5 Bre Prepar￿ undprthe hlslorS¢01 cost ConVe￿tron al￿ in ac[ordan￿wiih the FinanclalReportlnB Standard 102 and thestatement of recommended PracUcÈ (Accounting and ReporttnR bythwtife5' ISORP 20191. The ptèparatlon of ttteftnandalstatements In rornpllance wlth FR5 102 reqylresthe useof certaln tri￿LJI at¢ounrfng estlmate5. ￿3150 iequlrt5 management to exerc15eludEement lft applyltrfthe horitsbk CompaDVs accounlng pollclos (sè• Mte 31. Bè515 Qfpreparation Elrml48haM 8otanlcal and HorUcu]tural 5ocletyLlmlEedmeEts thè deflniklon of a p￿blIC benefit entity underFRS 102. Awts and Ilablllties are Inllialw tecoKntsed at historlcalcrfjt ortransatt￿rt value unless oiherwiseslated in therelevant attouTrting p?￿(¥￿0t85. Group FJnanclaI Staiom•nts Thesefi"naft¢ial 51atgmeftts copsolHl*e the Tesults olthe Charity and ttswholtyowned tradlng subsldlary. Blrnlnghèm kntaThlcal Gardens IEnterprkesl Llmhed, a IIDe byllnp b￿15. A 5epaFDte staiement ¢*1 FlniDci?l A¢L(vltfesforthe Cha￿tyltse1$ f5 not presented l>e¢avse thv Choilty has(Bken a¥ani4È oftheexemptionsaffoTd¢d bythe Companles Act 2006. The net out801￿ resr)urre5 of the parent entlty forth2 yearare £89.33212024: In¢omHwresources of £8B.2001. Blrm5nKhènh Bot8nlcal4nd Horticultural Soclelyllmlted Nolestotht Flnanclal Staiemeltts For theyear8nded 31 Mar¢P* 2025 IheTru5t*e5 and gITe¢iors conslderthat thère arèno materlal u￿rtaInl1￿ aboutth¢ Charfvs abllitytn wnlintre AS 8 COtKem anyslBnEfirdMt arÈ35 of uneertalnty ihat affett the carrylr ¥al￿e of a55ets held bytheCh&dty. rhe accounts are prepared Dn a golngconcern b8$1$ CbTbthe founflatton thai all wéilol)(e ihformarfon re8ardlft8the foreseeable of one year frorn the dat¢ of apprtsval of these fina￿l6]state￿￿e￿ts showthEcornpanyto lye solvent The Company has Sufficient re50LFr¢es to meetits debts as they fan duÈ andttsadlusi It$ Expendiwre to bring bt inio Ilnewlth irttthne. IncomlfizResources All IncoMln6 resourcesère lew8n￿ed In the Statement of Financial ALllvitleswhen fecelvable. Oonptlons Donatfons and legacles are accDvnted for as Income on Oh 8ccrual basis. Vlhere donatlon5 ¥e pah undersfftald, lax recoverable Is included at the Mme the IncothÈ Is recognlse41. Flxtd Assets and DepredatiLN) t1￿MIle Ilxed issÈts a￿ oixtalFsed 3Trd are st*ed knthe balante sheei * ro$i1È$5 deprEtlatlD which15 provJdeO In equ?11Trttolmènts tsver the estimatetj useful lives of the assets. Short leasehold knprovÈmEnts are depreclated ovei S to 32 ye3rs. 21 ycars Is to the leasè exp]ry. For machlnery and Il¥tllTes and llttlngs. the thary¢ 1s4 to IOyear505 approprl8le. All aJ5ets are for charttablÈu5e. Costs iKurred on Ihe Dev¢loprnettt Prolect Inole 15} are r.urrently fdpAa115ed a5 Incuiied. wilh depr£tO1iDn to be evèluaEed fvndlng ffjrt￿ wholÈ p¥oJÈtt Is plate. Inveslment tnvestrnent In ￿h$EdIary lsvalued al a)St Iq5s imp3wfflenL B/￿50f?PFQrtlQnMertt tsFoveihead5 DlrectexptFJd1￿re lorl?aFnlngHwdgpnera11n8volurtarylncom415allocatedfullyto th85e catsgortes. Al1othÈrexpenditu￿ okd overhead5 are ollocated ￿ foifows.. 2024 2023 12% ¥8% Charltable acttvttle5- ie8min8 Charitableathvirie5-fiardens Spaceand ￿¥Be ￿￿ted c05tsfor the BanquÈtfnE&vle5 Ind ihe Garden C4ntreaTe8pp)rtloned throu8hovttheyearyla management chgwes. 37 81rmlnghBm Boknnlcol amd Horts¢ulturulSotletyLlmltad NoteStothe Flnantlal Statèm8nt5 Foi thÈ yeo1 ended 31 Marth 2D25 5twk ts valued atthe lower of c05t and Èsdmatod seNlrE prke less costs to coThplete sale. Opor•tSn8 Lea$es Rental$ appllc•bl8 to tsperalJno lea5@S 8rÈ rhaTged to the Statement tsf Financial Adi¥rlt2s overihe perlod In whlch fhe Sncurred. flE3trIct￿ funds These are funds ihaE can onty be used for p8rticular purpctses *ryihin the objedlves ol the Charlty. Restrlctions arlse when specified by the donor oy when funds are rnlsed for parit£ula¥ rest￿Cted purposes. Oepredatton Is tha¥8ed agalnst the rel￿a￿ fund Irr respect of fixed assel5 at4uired wilh restri¢tedfun PeDslon Sthème rheChaT4tycontributil.S to 3 defined contrilx4tionxhem2. Flrtandal Instruments Financittl IK8b]ll￿¢S and eq¥ily1TrslrumErfS are ¢lassllied 8ctordln8to the Su1)51aD￿ oflhe cvRirattuo1 arrangements entered Into, An equity brEsrrumoTrl k anycoktractthateviderbce5 a reslduBI Interosi the a55eis of the entlty after deduttingall of itsfinanclal Ilabllltle5, Judgements lrt app1yln8attoyntl￿P￿1[deS and keysour￿5 of e5dmat5on uncerEaknlv In weparlng the financl&l statements. mano%Ement 6 rEqulred to rnakee5t1￿￿Ie5 and a5sumpUons whlch BHect reported Income. expernses, a55et$ fiabllitle5 and dlsc1o5￿re of COTttFngert ossetsartd Ilabilthes. Use of available irtforniatlon and appltcattonofludgemènt are IDhereni In thpfctrmatton Df e5￿mateS. tO8etherwlth exwe£tations of futureevenLS ih* ale bEllevedttTr be ￿&Sonable underthe clrtumstantes. Actual results In thefuture coulddlfferfrom such estimotes. Tan8ibtefixed a55ets aw Ilepreclated overthelr usefvjl li¥estaking Into occount re5idualvalues. whére approprlate. The acwal I￿eS of the assetsand re51dual Yo￿e$ gre esumares and arp 85sess bythe Trusleestsklng into atcount a55et life cyd23and malntenènce programrnes. Resldual¥alue a55e55mentstake lito market conditions. the renTai￿l￿gIl1e ofthe asset any PTolecteddtsposgl values. Dlsirlbulion fromTradln¥5ub51dlary 81imlnBham Bolanlcil 68rtlen5 IEnterpilsesl Livnhed o￿TrteS the Gaiden Centre, selling plants and 8fftwdre and sirkce l July 2013 operales1he tonferentlnE and cateFlng facllftle5. ProAts. ar¢ tc?n5ferred undef GiftAklwhÈn the amount b pald to BJrmln&haffl 8otankal and HordvJltural Soct?tyLlmlted. 38 8imir)78h8m 8o*•nl¢al Hortrculturol SoclÈtYUn￿led Notes io Ihe Flnancial Sratebments For thÈy¥r ¢nded 31 M8rch 2025 A5ummaryof thE5ub51dlarfs tr4dlTr8 results fortheyearlsas tollLWS 2025 2024 Turnover Costofsales 524,849 16L3GO) 5fj8,987 15$ 258) Gross (Lossllfvont Dlrect co￿$ Adm5nlstraifve Char885 Bank Inteie5t Re£eTved 363A89 1205,0581 112l6271 413.729 1128,0651 41.0381 1,748 ProfitllLoss) 38,159 46,374 DlstrlbvtloTr 146.3731 1846311 Rese Profit/lL055) Sustaine 48,161 56.375 Analy5t5 of EMpertdrtu¥e stallcosts 2025 Supprt C05t5 2025 2024 D&pr*iaiFon 2025 2024 Total 2025 2024 2024 RalslngFMnds Fund RolslR anquetTttE Sulles Garden Cent 60￿52 21390 102,645 60392 ?_1.48) 9Qll8 IA78 ts0.05J 191567 .50.133 165,226 19DA74 61130 89￿98 161141 4.891 295,212 10.259 224307 293.482 CharltllbkA¢il￿loS. Gardens Educatlan Profe5St0￿1 and related feas 621.767 182.426 6211)18 535.642 157,507 81,858 581255 85.721 74,947 54.621 4243,130 1,254894 6.125 2n,9n 238,580 73,51XI 959 516 IJJ2&096 1 40,273 73ALX) 40,273 3.043 95AIO 105.235 2.109.38G 2￿1.755 98&880 Bknilftghgm 8otinlcal and Hortl£ulturolSo¢T#ty Llmtt¢d ljuiasto the FSnanclal StatÈmonii For theyearehded 31 Maith 2025 Stam￿Sts 2025 2024 Wages and Salades 5oc181SecurSty Costs Pen5ion5 Less Developmwl SalarfÈs Caplta115e 1.008.732 899,982 75,464 28M45 94m6 {142.n581 988,880 144,3751 959,516 The average numbor of 4mpIDypeswas: Number io Number io Hortlcylture Mainienante Leamin8 & En8a8emettt Admlntstraijon & Wekyjme FundratslnB fjaiden Centte Devthpfflent 35 17 37.5 aveww numberol ful￿￿￿￿ Èqulvalent EmplwtSWa5- 12 I￿4-29) Included Calcuh￿on$ ar• 6employees on zero houvs u>ntrart$1202tl-111. Durlnglhe year. pensloTr Costs ate all retated to defin￿ eontrlbutiDn plary% and all palcs from ullrestrKtEd funds. Attheye4rené £5.78812024-£4397) was thll out5taNllng. tloTrustee recelved remuneratio(J. Nu Tru5teE5were re>mbJrsedexpertse5 durln8 they8ar. Q¢re ernpkyeÈ rets￿¢t1 r8mvneration In exce55 01£6fj,IX)011024- 11 During thE year. key management p¢r¥onnel {hJU-tlrne ¢4uivalent employees 6112024: 61 recelved em91￿ments of £337,52212024- E346.6101. 40 Blrmlngham BDiaTtlcal and Horilcultural 50tlety Umlwd Notes toihe Flnantlal Statempttts For the¥ear ended 31 Marth2025 Supporttusts 2025 Z024 Pexsonnel Admln15tratfon Gaidert rut)nln8 Costs Purthase of Retallstotk Event%8ndfund ralslDE c05t ReTht and rniés Insurante 35,157 105,402 34￿45 161,430 &160 4,426 75,998 182,641 16,338 13.714 31,645 64.310 SÈ.709 IS5510 106,632 2,886 74.959 176,995 25A36 8,140 Bank & credli tharyes Educatlon frtists Fll Repalrs diid mait]ien3nte Puhlictyan4 rt]8rketfvi8 Audit & p¥ofessknoalfees 5undrle5 PwoJertCos15 AlJ)ine Prole¢t Research & Devdoprnent terprètstknn Otherprolec BBd Debt t28.155 48A74 73500 29,535 4.211 163.163 28,826 40.273 30.789 $578 29192 1,003,04a NttOutgoln8 Reso¥r Netotrtgotng ResI)ur￿ ssststed aftertharBlnR' 2025 2024 Operatln# Lease REntsls -Plant a￿d Machinery Audltors Remuneratlo -for audltsetvkes -IoTnOh audtt SETvke5" Depre£ratI¢￿ ot TanKlble Flxed Assets 4￿46 4.287 16AOO 14,C4 4,170 10,430 95AIO 105,235 IhieMt Recelvable 202S 2024 Btnk Efftrest Re￿fvable 11,076 14.769 41 Blrmlngham Botaniral and Horticultural SDrlety Llmited Notes to the Financial Stfitement5 Forthe yeaK ended 31 March 2025 io. rixed A55ets fjroup and company Short Machinery Fixtures & Leasehold & OtheTS Flttln8s Development Total Tanxlblè Assèts cosr At l April 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2025 3,896,022 604,312 13,610 86,518 7,580 331,234 4,918,086 734,667 755.857 3,896.022 617,922 94.098 1,065,901 5,673,943 DeprecIalign At l Aprll 2024 Charge for the year Dlsposals. Ac¢vmulated Depreciatlon At31 March 2025 3.568,534 19,087 285,856 60.909 53,333 15,414 3.907.723 95,410 3,587.6ZI 346.765 68,747 4,¢X13,133 Net Book Value At31 Mayth 2025 308,401 271,157 25,351 33,185 1,065,901 1,670,810 331,234 1,010,368 At31 March2024 327,493 318A56 ii. Investrnents The Company owns 100% of the £2 ordlnary share capttal of Birniingharn Botanital Gardens (Efiterpiisesl Llmlted, incorporated In England atTd Wale5 (company numberOI8467141. The company re8lStered office is: Birmin8hom 8otanlcal and Horticultural Society Llmlteij, Westhoume Road, Edgbd5ton, Blrmin8harn, B15 3TR The net assets ofthe subsidiary are £48,16112024: £56,375). The5ub5idia￿5 income forthe yearwas £524,84912024- £568,987) ènd experhditure wa5 £489,04512023- £524,3611. 12. stock Group 2025 2D24 Companv 2025 2024 Stock 50,881 44,134 42 81rmlngh•m Botanlcal and Horttcultural Soclety Umlted Note5 tothe Financlal Statements For the yearended 31 March 2025 13. Debtors Group 2025 Company 2025 2024 2024 Trade debtors and commlssions due Intercompany b614llte Prepayments Accrijed Income 64372 150.431 37.691 137.126 115.463 134,903 425,183 59.3()J 121,844 93,681 775.368 1.050.193 131,089 137,628 333.089 94,126 775,409 1,019,966 14. Credltor5 a. Falllng due wlthln one year Group 2025 Company 2025 2024 2024 Trade Credito Deferred Income Other Taxes and Soelal Securfty Acciua15 209,541 130.157 31,830 42,514 198,555 112,656 39.882 39,343 193,259 129,360 29,145 39,869 183.288 112,656 25,350 37.196 414.042 390,436 391,633 358B90 43 Blrmingham Botanical and Horticultural S¢¢lety Llmlted Notes to the Financlal statement5 For the ye?r ended 31 Marth 2025 15. Reconcillation of Mo¥ement5 in RestYi¢ted Reserves Brought Forward IncoThlng Resaurces Resources Expended Caryled Forward Frxed Assets Friends Adventure Playground Educatlon Tiees AlplTre Project InterpTetation & Master planning Development Butterfliès Training GOGH Med Hause Propagatlon In Actlon C￿larnen Social Economy Growth CEF Planting Storses Proiert plant DetectNes Tractor W4sitor Development Project 217,020 784 8,132 114,6681 17841 13,4041 15951 17,064 12001 14,212 202.351 4,728 7.064 200 4,212 825,528 15 14,400 839.928 1151 18,1631 25,283 75,728 17,120 76,145 2,153 239 113 417 ,713 956 {6,S601 17171 11261 iio,0001 123,4901 239 10,000 24.990 3.000 2,000 17,789 1,500 3.￿0 2,(XJO 17,789 1,500 1,168,567 1,065,972 182,593 -79,998 The remainder of the Advent￿re Playground funds will be spent In the ftext financia5 year o maintaining the playground. Restricted funds, referred to as'Development' were recelved In prioryears from the Na￿Onal Lottery Heritage Fund to commence the'Growing our Green Herita8e Projety. and have all been spent in the financlal year and have been capitalised. Trainlng funds wlll be spenl In the newtinancial year on tralnlng for horticu￿￿re staff. GOGH represents thÈ GrDwin8 our Green Heritage Campalgn and supports the Capltal Project. The rernalnder of the Med House funds wlll be spent in the next h'nancial yeaT on planting and Improvement5 In the Medtterranean House. The Propagation in Action Fund hès allowed B8G to develop a designated propagation facllity in our Subtroplcal House. The reminder of the funds will be spent in the next linanclal year. Birmin8ham BotanTcal and HorticultLFral Society Limited Notes to the Finan¢lal Statements For the year ended 31 Mar£la 2025 The Cyclamen fund wlll be spent in the new financial year on malntalnlng our Cyclamen collectton. The CEF project is to Support our tree project and the ren)ainder of this fund will be spent in the first part of the new linanci81 year. The planting Stories fund Is tor a Joint partnership with Nottingham Trent Unwer5ity focusing on the colonialism of plants. This tund will be spent in the new financial year. The Plant Detectfve5 fund i5to support education classes and wlll be spent in the nÈwfinanclal year. The Tractor Fund wlll be used to purchase a new tractor in the new financlal year once our larget has been met. The Visitor Development Fund is to support growth and create partnershlps with Gardens across the West Mldlands. This fund will be spent in the nèw financial year. 16. Analysls of Total Reserves Unrestrirted Fund5 Restricted Funds Deslgnèted Funds Total Representéd by: Tanglble FtrAed Assets Cu¥rent A55ets Cijrrent Llabllltles 632.008 588.553 1414.0421 806,519 1,038,802 129,770 1.670,810 965,117 1414,0421 1221.885 246.794 1,168,572 246.794 Unrestricted funds total £1,053,313, of which £246,794 has been transferred to a deslEnated fund, representing the matched fundin8 requlred forthe Dellvery Stage of the Capital Projert. 45 Blrmingham Botanlcal antj Hortlcultural SD¢lety Umlted Notes to tha Flnancial Statem2nts For the year ended 31 March 202S 17. share of the Company The company Is Ilmlted by guarantee, nDt havlng 3 share capital divided into shares. 18. Taxation Status As a registered Charlty. the Company Is not liable to corporation tax on Its normal activlties and is entitled to recover the tax paid by rnembers whosp 5ub5ciiption5 are 8ift aided. 19. Capital Commstments 2025 2024 Caplt31 Expendfture contracted for but not provlded for In the ftnancièl statements Capltal Expendlture authoTi5ed but not contracted for 65,414 708,9CKI 20. Lease Commltments Total lease commitments at the year-end are as follows.. Expiras Withln l Yeir 600 4,942 Expires more than than 5 Years 12.550 2-5 Yeors 2,750 10,067 Total 15,900 15,009 Land and Bulldlngs other 21. Related Party Tran54Ctions No Tnjstee declared any Interest In companles whlch entered into transactions with the Charity. The Spouse Df the Head of Finance Is employed by the Garden5 In the Maintenance Department and is paid at commercial rates. The Head of Finance did not take part In 5Bl6ry dlscu551ons and normal hiring proceduies were foll￿Ved and Implemented by the HR Maraget. The employment was supported by the Board of TIu5tees. 8irmingham Botanical snd Horticultural Soclety Llmlted Notès to the Flnancl31 StotÉmÈnts For the year ended 31 Marth 2025 21 Flnancial Instruments GroESP Company 2025 2024 2025 2024 Flnanclal assets Inancial assets that are debt in5trurnents classified at amortised c05t Assets that are FlnanclalAssets Measured èt fair Value 202JJCM) 925,840 309.720 956.512 581,147 635,406 469.366 560.992 Flnanclal Ilabllltles Financlal liabiltties measured at amortised cost 283.885 277,780 262.273 245,834 Flnancial assets measured at amortised cost comprise trade debtors, amovnts owed to 8roup undertakings, accrued income and c35h at batr)k and In h3nd. Flnanclal liabilities measured at amort(sed cost comprise trade creditors. credltors over l year, mor>ies owed to HMAC ènd acrrual5. 23. Statement of FlnanEial Activitie5- Pa¥ent CompaThy Unrostrlrted Fund Restrlrted De4gnated Fund Fund Totol Funds Total Funds 2025 2024 Total Incomlng Resourees 1,302.012 182,618 1.484.630 1,546,803 Tot81 Resources Expernded 11,540.319) 180,0161 11,620.3351 IL543,4341 Dlstrlbutlon from Enterprises 46,373 46.373 84,831 Net Outgolng Resources {191,9341 102,602 {89,3321 88,200 Fund 8alon¢e$ ljrought forward 982,480 1065,974 214.606 263,060 2,174,861 Deslgnated Fund5.TTan5ferfiJr Project 132,1881 32.188 Fund 8alan¢e5 carrled forward 758,358 L168,576 246.794 1173,728 2,263.060 47 Blrmlngham 8otanical and Horticultural Society ￿rnited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 24. Prloryear Consolld3ted Statement of Actlvltles CON50UDATEO STATEMENT OF FINANCEALACTIVITJES Ilncorporatlngan Income and expendlture account) For theye¥r ended 31 Marth 20Z4 Total Funds 2023 Unrestrltted RestiltÈed Total Funds Fund Fund 2024 Notss Incomè ènd èndowrnents from: Donation5 and legac¥es 125,590 334,436 460,026 730,023 TradSn%adivltl@S: Banqueting Svite5 Income from Gardèn Centre Other Income 249.720 297,650 21.618 249,720 297,650 21,618 497,788 280,623 19,229 Investments 14.769 14.769 5.032 Charltable a¢tlvltle5: Gardens Education 869.737 190,483 2,265 872.002 190,483 772.255 169.195 Other In¢ome 11,271 11,271 16.005 Total 1.780.838 336.701 2,117,539 1490,150 Expendlture on: Ralsfn8 fund5 Fund raising eanquetlng sultes GardEn Cortre 10.259 226,307 293,482 10,259 226,307 293,482 57,176 239,441 280.955 CharStable artlvltles fjarden5 Education Professlonal and related fees 1.139.580 230,765 40.273 119,315 7014 1,258,895 238,579 40.273 931,100 196,323 76.400 Total 127 129 2067,795 1,781?95 N&t {outyolnBI incomlng resources 1159A281 209,572 49,744 708,755 Fund balances brou8httorward 1,413.292 856A 2,Z69,692 1560.937 Fund balances cayrled for¥aard 1,253A64 1.065.972 2,319A38 1269.692 48