01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 December 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04965522
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,954,023
- Latest expenditure
- £2,643,815
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Great Oak Hall, Westonbirt Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, GL8 8QS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.fowa.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum operates the membership scheme for Westonbirt, the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire. It aims to further public enjoyment and knowledge of this world renowned tree collection and to secure its sustainable future through engaging and informing visitors and members and by giving financial and practical support for the management and development of the site.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,954,023
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,643,815
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,402,434
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,248,568
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,204,896
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,126,077
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983,444
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,001,690
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,872,677
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,721,987
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,954,023
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,643,815
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,402,434
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,248,568
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,204,896
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,126,077
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983,444
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,001,690
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,872,677
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,721,987
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,352
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 550214
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 637644
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1713021
- Income Investments
- 53093
- Income Other
- 51
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2954023
- Income Legacies
- 235793
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £712,531
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,931,284
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2643815
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 445533
- Expenditure Governance
- 18010
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 312688
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 24955
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £430,957
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19043
- Assets Own Use
- 19043
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,674,716
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,442,863
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,250,896
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1337837
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 105026
- Assets Cash
- £2,275,954
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1114114
- Funds Restricted
- 136782
- Funds Total
- 1250896
- Count Employees
- 13
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 291739
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 526707
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1528011
- Income Investments
- 55779
- Income Other
- 198
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2402434
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £602,704
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,645,864
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2248568
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 247393
- Expenditure Governance
- 17857
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 271456
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23084
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £806,215
- Assets Total Fixed
- 40585
- Assets Own Use
- 40585
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,233,076
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,332,973
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £940,688
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1224499
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 108474
- Assets Cash
- £2,060,581
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 806215
- Funds Restricted
- 134473
- Funds Total
- 940688
- Count Employees
- 24
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 242513
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 491399
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1436608
- Income Investments
- 34195
- Income Other
- 181
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2204896
- Income Legacies
- 19040
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £552,261
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,573,816
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2126077
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 221321
- Expenditure Governance
- 29335
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 337004
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14311
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £395,593
- Assets Total Fixed
- 54011
- Assets Own Use
- 54011
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,093,399
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,360,588
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £786,822
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1199117
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 161471
- Assets Cash
- £1,930,524
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 630185
- Funds Restricted
- 156637
- Funds Total
- 786822
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 66864
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 448137
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1423746
- Income Investments
- 5595
- Income Other
- 39102
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1983444
- Income Legacies
- 19000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £539,432
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,462,258
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2001690
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 159023
- Expenditure Governance
- 10775
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 254507
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28497
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -62
- Reserves
- £400,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 58142
- Assets Own Use
- 58142
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,033,212
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £787,802
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,303,552
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 785164
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2638
- Assets Cash
- £1,857,932
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1293552
- Funds Restricted
- 10000
- Funds Total
- 1303552
- Count Employees
- 25
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51321
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 355295
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1376737
- Income Investments
- 357
- Income Other
- 88967
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1872677
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £414,859
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,307,128
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1721987
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 89563
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 481339
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25027
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £325,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 59651
- Assets Own Use
- 59651
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,050,409
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £788,262
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,321,798
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 778911
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9351
- Assets Cash
- £1,899,662
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1310013
- Funds Restricted
- 11785
- Funds Total
- 1321798
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-12-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/11/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/04/2012NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/04/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 2018
- Charitable Objects
- THE FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM AIMS TO FURTHER PUBLIC ENJOYMENT AND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WORLD RENOWNED TREE COLLECTION AND TO SECURE ITS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. IT DOES THIS BY ENGAGING, INFORMING AND INCREASING ITS MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO BY GIVING FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WESTONBIRT, THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM AND, IN PARTICULAR, BY: 1. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM AT WESTONBIRT IN PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TREES TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY; 2. PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE ARBORETUM’S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ALL FIELDS RELATING TO TREES; 3. PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIQUE TREE AND COLLECTION AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS; 4. PROVIDING FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC’S EXPERIENCE AT THE ARBORETUM; 5. ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE ARBORETUM, PROMOTING ITS VALUES AND THE NEED FOR CONTINUING FUNDING; 6. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE ARBORETUM BY CULTIVATING THE CHARITY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS MEMBERS SO AS TO ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS AND FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES; 7. PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION TO A DIVERSE RANGE OF PUBLIC INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS; 8. PROVIDING FUNDS FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS WILL FURTHER THE WORK OF THE ARBORETUM
- Area Of Benefit
- TETBURY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 106198
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FOWA
- Charity Name Id
- 106209
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM
- Charity Name Id
- 106215
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures