FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Godfrey Wilson Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquires, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and do not anticipate that there are any circumstances that are likely to arise leading to a significant reduction in the Charity's ongoing income streams or ability to continue to operate.”

Group structure

1. FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM · parent
   1. Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum Enterprises Limited 100% · England and Wales · manage the shop at Westonbirt Arboretum

Significant events

• “2024 was a year of growth and renewed momentum for the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum. Against a challenging backdrop for visitor attractions, we were proud to achieve an 8.3% increase in membership-ending the year with 38,000 members.”
• “Our fundraising also gathered pace, with £265,000 secured through external grants and trusts to support key projects such as the Silk Wood Community Planting, Play, and Accessibility.”
• “The Charity awarded £372,000 in new grants for Arboretum projects, with an additional £335,000 paid towards previously committed projects.”
• “A further £762,000 was paid to Forestry England for Arboretum Access Rights, directly supporting site operations and ensuring our members continue to enjoy free access to this special place.”
• “Our trading subsidiary, the Shop, had a successful year-offering new, locally sourced ranges and enhancing the visitor experience, all while promoting membership and contributing valuable income to the site.”
• “This year also saw changes to our Board of Trustees. We thank Alaana Woods, Neil Sachdev, and Christian Walker for their service and welcome new trustees Sam Addadahine and Sarah Bryars. Following Christian's resignation in December, I stepped into the role of Chair, supported by Paul Isherwood and Sarah Bryars as joint Vice-Chairs.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9%

  £2,204,896 → £2,402,434

• Cash

  +6.7%

  £1,930,524 → £2,060,581

• Net assets

  +19.6%

  £786,822 → £940,688

• Employees

  +4.3%

  23 → 24

• Wages

  +15.4%

  £429,411 → £495,662

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers