THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The expectation following the transfer of the activities, assets and liabilities to RBG Kew in March 2026, is that the Foundation will be wound up during 2026/27. Accordingly, the Trustees have adopted a breakup basis in preparing the Trustees' Report and Financial Statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
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| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £4,388,000 | -£1,875,000 | £28,000 | +101.5% | |
| Cash | £8,044,000 | £6,473,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,052,000 | £23,177,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £25,052,000 | £23,177,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £25,052,000 | £23,177,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
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| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.3% | 4.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.56x | 9.76x | — |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW 1994-12-09 → present
- THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW 1990-05-03 → 1994-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The expectation following the transfer of the activities, assets and liabilities to RBG Kew in March 2026, is that the Foundation will be wound up during 2026/27. Accordingly, the Trustees have adopted a breakup basis in preparing the Trustees' Report and Financial Statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALMOND, Steve | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| KENWORTHY, Kristina Louise | Director | 2018-12-18 | Nov 1958 | British |
| KLEIN ROSEBOOM VAN DER VEER, Jantiene | Director | 2021-07-07 | Nov 1961 | Dutch |
| PETHICK, Jan Stephen | Director | 2017-03-13 | Sep 1947 | British |
| REEVES, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2020-07-09 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Jeremy David Bagot | Secretary | 2001-06-26 | 2001-09-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Anthony David | Secretary | 2005-10-31 | 2006-09-26 |
| FISHER, Miranda Katherine | Secretary | 2013-03-19 | 2015-04-14 |
| FOWDEN, Leslie, Sir | Secretary | — | 1993-09-28 |
| GODFREY, Michael Charles | Secretary | 1993-09-28 | 1997-09-16 |
| GRIMSHAW, Andrew Nigel | Secretary | 2006-09-26 | 2012-11-30 |
| LOWTHER, Alan | Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2005-10-31 |
| MARTIN, Robin | Secretary | 1997-09-16 | 2001-06-25 |
| AGIUS, Marcus Ambrose Paul | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2019-10-25 |
| ATTENBOROUGH, David Frederick, Sir | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| BAIRD, Nicholas Graham Faraday | Director | 2019-10-26 | 2023-10-31 |
| BATTEN, John Charles, Sir | Director | — | 1999-09-21 |
| BAUMAN, Robert Patten | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1997-09-16 |
| BLAKENHAM, Michael John, Viscount | Director | 1997-12-02 | 2008-01-16 |
| BOTTING, Louise | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1996-12-04 |
| BURMAN, Tanya Kim | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2011-10-06 |
| COODE-ADAMS, John Giles Selby | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2016-11-08 |
| CRANE, Peter Robert, Prof Sir | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2006-09-20 |
| DAVID-WEILL, Hélène | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2016-11-08 |
| DAVIES, Edwin, Dr | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2018-09-11 |
| DAVIES, Edwin, Dr | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2017-07-04 |
| DAVIS, Barbara | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2017-07-04 |
| DAVIS, Michael Lawrence, Sir | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-07-04 |
| DENNIS, Ronald | Director | 1992-03-02 | 1997-09-16 |
| ECCLES, John Dawson, Viscount | Director | — | 2004-03-17 |
| ELIASCH, Johan | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-03-08 |
| FORD, Anna | Director | 1992-03-02 | 2002-12-03 |
| FOWDEN, Leslie, Sir | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1998-05-20 |
| FOWDEN, Leslie, Sir | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| GARSTON, Eric Michael | Director | 1994-09-27 | 2009-09-26 |
| GNODDE, Kara Jane | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-07-04 |
| GNODDE, Richard John | Director | 2010-04-26 | 2017-07-04 |
| HARRISON, William Robert | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2000-09-19 |
| HERBERT, Robin Arthur Elidyr | Director | 1994-09-17 | 1997-12-02 |
| HESTER, Stephen Alan Michael | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2015-11-03 |
| KARET, Ian | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2021-02-17 |
| KESWICK, Henry Neville, Sir | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2017-07-04 |
| KHAW, Kenneth | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-07-04 |
| LAING, John | Director | 1996-12-03 | 1998-05-20 |
| LALVANI, Anish | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2017-07-04 |
| LALVANI, Tasha | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2017-07-04 |
| LAPTHORNE, Richard Douglas | Director | — | 2004-03-17 |
| LOUDON, George Ernest | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2017-07-04 |
| LUCAS, Grenville Llewellyn, Professor | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| LYNCH, Angela | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2017-07-04 |
| LYNCH, Michael Richard, Dr | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2017-07-04 |
| MARSHALL, Peter John Dixon | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| MIMPRISS, Peter Hugh Trevor | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2008-07-08 |
| MURDOCH, James | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2012-07-04 |
| MURDOCH, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2012-07-04 |
| OAG, Iain Davie Mackenzie | Director | 1999-03-16 | 2000-09-19 |
| PRANCE, Ghillean Tolmie, Sir | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1999-09-21 |
| REGAN, Marion Frances | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2006-09-26 |
| ROSEN, Marjorie Grad | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2011-10-06 |
| SELBORNE, John Roundell, The Earl Of Selborne | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2009-10-12 |
| SHAFRAN, Hélène Marie | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2017-07-04 |
| SHAFRAN, Jacob Baruch | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2017-07-04 |
| SHAW, Neil Mcgowan, Sir | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1998-03-17 |
| SHERWOOD, Charles Nigel Cross | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2020-07-08 |
| SHERWOOD, Shirley Angela Masser, Dr | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1999-09-21 |
| STOREY, Richard, Hon Sir | Director | 1994-09-27 | 2004-03-17 |
| SWANNELL, Patricia Ann | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2017-03-19 |
| SWANNELL, Robert William Ashburnham | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2017-03-19 |
| SYKES, Richard Brook | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2004-12-01 |
| WALSH-KNUTSON, Carol Susan Philippa | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2017-07-04 |
| WATEROUS, Johanna Elizabeth Martin | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2018-03-13 |
| YEOH, Ruth | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-07-04 |
| THE FOUNDATION & FRIENDS OF ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, | Corporate Director | 2009-05-01 | 2009-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-10-18 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
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| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-18 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.