01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007597
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G12 9DB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust principally supports postgraduate scholars in research training towards the degree of PhD for the study of any aspect of the genus Begonia and its relatives. It may fund an intern annually for summer research and related activity. It also from time to time supports the Glasgow Botanic Garden with reference to the Begonia collection.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(One) To promote and encourage financially or otherwise the furtherance of Research and Education in any sphere relating to Begonias. (Two) To promote and encourage financially or otherwise the writing or publication of works on Begonias. (Three) To make grants and otherwise subsidise the cost for competent persons to travel and collect Begonia plants, and (Four) The purchase, maintenance and replacement of special items for the Begonia Collection at the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £29,364 | £28,721 | 0 | 8 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,977 | £48,987 | 0 | 19 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £23,055 | £26,423 | 0 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £20,680 | £25,059 | 0 | 19 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £21,533 | £24,804 | 0 | 18 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 14 Victoria Crescent Road, Flat 4, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.begonia.psrg,org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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