Registered charity · Swansea
Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens
- 11 trustees
- Income £42k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sonja OlsenChair · since 2019
- Alex Sian JenkinsTrustee · since 2026
- Amanda Melborough WhiteTrustee · since 2023
- Christine ThomasTrustee · since 2026
- Karen TelfordTrustee · since 2026
- Nigel Patrick GundyTrustee · since 2026
- Pamela MorganTrustee · since 2024
- Peter LewisTrustee · since 2026
- Robert David ThomasTrustee · since 2026
- Susan BarkerTrustee · since 2016
- Wendy OwenTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- City Of Swansea
- Website
- botanicsswansea.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£42k£45k
- 2024£66k£77k
- 2023£59k£49k
Earlier years
- 2022£38k£36k
- 2021£73k£52k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE, RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE INTEREST, ENJOYMENT AND KNOWLEDGE OF HORTICULTURE.
Grants received
5 grants · £36,610 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Postcode Community Trust · £18,700
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,910 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Sonja Olsen Chair since 2019
- Alex Sian Jenkins since 2026
- Amanda Melborough White since 2023
- Christine Thomas since 2026
- Karen Telford since 2026
- Nigel Patrick Gundy since 2026
- Pamela Morgan since 2024
- Peter Lewis since 2026
- Robert David Thomas since 2026
- Susan Barker since 2016
- Wendy Owen since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Sonja Olsen Chair since 2019
- Susan Barker since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Sonja Olsen Chair since 2019
- Alex Sian Jenkins since 2026
- Amanda Melborough White since 2023
- Christine Thomas since 2026
- Karen Telford since 2026
- Nigel Patrick Gundy since 2026
- Pamela Morgan since 2024
- Peter Lewis since 2026
- Robert David Thomas since 2026
- Susan Barker since 2016
- Wendy Owen since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1052032
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 FEBRUARY 1994 AS AMENDED 26 APRIL 1995, 11 MAY 2000 & 26 APRIL 2001. as amended on 13 Jun 2018 as amended on 18 Jul 2018 as amended on 31 May 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07928529755 · swanseabotanics@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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