The Botanical Society Of Scotland SCIO
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC016283
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Feb. 19, 1918
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- c/o Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
20a Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5LR
Contact
- Website
botsoc.scot
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
The BSS ran a pgm. of public lectures subsequently promoted via YouTube (12), field meetings (8), a joint mtng. with the BSBI, a series of student workshops and continued the monthly 'plant pub' and other events to enable anyone interested in plants to meet socially. With increasing membership, the new database now enables these events to be booked online. The weekly plant blog has now reached 300 spp and is indexed online. We produced 2 editions of BSS News and 3 issues of Plant Ecology and Diversity. Funding assistance towards field work and training was made available for undergraduate students studying plant sciences (7 awards, £3757 total) and a prize awarded for the best undergraduate thesis (£200). Project reports were published in BSS News and via social media. The Urban Flora of Scotland project published a WildID Guide with the FSC and will publish a full colour book The Urban Flora of Scotland in 2027.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: To advance the study of plants, algae, cryptogams, fungi and associated organisms, to spread botanical knowledge and understanding of the part played by these organisms in Scotland's environment, culture, history and heritage. To encourage the academic study of botany at School and University level by providing a forum for professional amateur botanists and students to study and discuss all aspects of botany and by offering grants and awards for excellence in project work so far as and by any means that our resources permit. To promote public interest in Scotland's botany, native plants and vegetation and their habitats by involving and engaging with the public in constructive projects that promote the knowledge, appreciation, observation, recording and conservation of all wild plants. To provide information, education and advice, with the aim of promoting awareness of the unique character of Scotland's flora, encouraging awareness of environmental, climate change and management impacts on native plants, vegetation and habitats and an interest in the development of informed strategies for their conservation and the mitigation and reduction of adverse impacts
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | £76,038 | £55,945 |
| April 30, 2025 | £16,037 | £13,591 |
| April 30, 2024 | £30,980 | £29,752 |
| April 30, 2023 | £19,680 | £15,598 |
| April 30, 2022 | £14,771 | £11,877 |
| April 30, 2021 | £16,933 | £2,085 |