Annals of Botany Company
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Work in botanical science fits this funder best, and its stated geographic focus is national.
- Because support is largely restricted to events likely, at least in part, to promote its journals, your request should say clearly how it links to them, since the answer to why the Company should support it is decisive.
- Total annual giving is £10,598 and funding is generally hard to secure, so a modest, well-argued request is more realistic than a large one.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and go by email to the Company Secretary and Treasurer, and a funded project is expected to produce an article for Botany One.
- Organisations whose work is outside botanical science, or has no link to the journals, are unlikely to be a good fit.
Overview
Annals of Botany Company is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 237771).
Annals of Botany Company is a registered charity whose purpose is to promote the science of botany and to make grants for botanical research and botanical travel. It supports and promotes plant science through original research publications and its botanical media. Its two free titles together account for £87k of its expenditure.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Company supports and promotes plant science through original research publications and its botanical media. Its grants have traditionally supported activities within botanical science, and it welcomes applications for conference, conference-session and workshop support. The grant guidance says support is largely restricted to events likely, at least in part, to promote its journals; applicants are asked why the Company should support their request, and that question is decisive. The annual report describes grants to botanical scientists and organisations to advance botanical science, assist relevant research, or enable suitable individuals to attend relevant conferences, particularly where they present a paper to the journal. The Company expects an article for Botany One after a funded project.
Themes
- Botanical science
Geographic Focus
National.
How to apply
Send the completed application by email to the Company Secretary and Treasurer.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Funding is largely restricted to events likely, at least in part, to promote the Company's journals.
- The Company expects an article for Botany One at the conclusion of a funded project.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Annals of Botany Company.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Botanical Society of America · Sponsorship for AoB Lecture£4,839year to 31 December 2024
- ISP, ASPA · sponsorship£1,790year to 31 December 2024
- AoB Plant, ESA · sponsorship£1,661year to 31 December 2024
- AoB Plant, GRC · sponsorship£368year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£1,940).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £539,987 | £431,300 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £538,909 | £387,700 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £504,897 | £456,019 | £13,671 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £578,789 | £485,057 | £10,598 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £578,216 | £585,291 | £10,598 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- annalsofbotanycompany.co.uk/what-we-do-grants-and-donations · read on 31 October 2026
- annalsofbotanycompany.co.uk/home-welcome · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Applying to Annals of Botany Company?
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Contact
- annalsofbotanycompany.co.uk/home-welcome
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- annalsofbotanycompany.co.uk/home-welcome
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission