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St Andrews Botanic Garden Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC036705
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
July 15, 2005
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
St Andrews Botanic Garden
Canongate
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 8RT

Contact

Website
standrewsbotanic.org
Screenshot of the St Andrews Botanic Garden Trust website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The Trust is set up to deliver the advancement of education, the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, the advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The Company’s objects are:- to promote and advance the education of the community in the knowledge of botany, horticulture, the environment and other subjects related to the work carried on at the Garden. to advance scientific knowledge and environmental protection and improvement through projects of conservation and urban ecology to address climate adaptation and biosecurity. and to advance the health of the community by maintaining and improving the Garden, making available an open-air recreational space to promote the community’s physical and mental well-being.

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 22, 2025On time £523,264 £770,737 18
March 31, 2024 March 3, 202562 days late £706,471 £684,120 25
March 31, 2023 Dec. 22, 2023On time £595,818 £604,764 24
March 31, 2022 Jan. 16, 202316 days late £556,154 £582,102 16
March 31, 2021 Nov. 30, 2021On time £590,645 £525,233 20

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.