The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum

Active05547805 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
26 August 2005 (21 years)
Previously known as
The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum (until 16 April 2018)
The Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden (until 22 December 2011)
Industry
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Controlled by
Simon John Hiscock
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
Oxford Botanic Garden
Rose Lane
Oxford
OX1 4AZ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 July 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hiscock, Simon John, Professor
Secretary · Appointed 8 October 2025
Director · Appointed 22 September 2024
British
Born June 1956 (70)
Leighfield, John Percival
Director · Appointed 22 September 2024
British
Born April 1938 (88)
Director · Appointed 22 September 2024
British
Born September 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 6 July 2023
British
Born December 1976 (49)
Geddes, John, Professor
Director · Appointed 6 July 2023
British
Born October 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 24 September 2018
British
Born June 1963 (63)
Officer history (20 former)
8 October 2025
Appointed Hiscock, Simon John, Professor as Secretary
8 October 2025
Resigned Deverell, Richard George as Director
22 September 2024
Appointed Deverell, Richard George as Director
22 September 2024
Appointed Good, Janita Clare, Dr as Director
22 September 2024
Appointed Leighfield, John Percival as Director
22 September 2024
Appointed Shuttleworth, Sally, Professor as Director
23 July 2024
Resigned Nasmyth, Anna Lucinda as Director
6 July 2023
Appointed Apetrei, Ionut Marius as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Taylor, Sarah Jane as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Naumann, Diana Frances as Director
6 July 2023
Appointed Geddes, John, Professor as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Danziger, Seonaid Susan Carswell as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Nasmyth, Anna Lucinda as Secretary
6 July 2023
Resigned Potts, Helen as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Bountra, Hemlata as Director
6 July 2023
Resigned Mather, Rebecca Anne Lindsey as Director
30 September 2021
Appointed Naumann, Diana Frances as Director
30 September 2021
Resigned Bretherton, Harriet Grace as Director
18 May 2021
Resigned Annett, Dorothy Meriel Jane as Director
25 January 2021
Appointed Danziger, Seonaid Susan Carswell as Director
7 October 2020
Resigned Allen, Maura Elizabeth as Director
3 October 2019
Appointed Potts, Helen as Director
3 October 2019
Resigned Turner, Jennifer Anne as Director
24 September 2018
Appointed Hiscock, Simon John, Professor as Director
7 October 2017
Appointed Bretherton, Harriet Grace as Director
25 September 2017
Resigned Isaac, Mary Elizabeth as Director
1 May 2017
Resigned Mayou, Richard Anthony, Professor as Director
12 October 2015
Appointed Mather, Rebecca Anne Lindsey as Director
2 June 2014
Appointed Allen, Maura Elizabeth as Director
12 May 2014
Resigned Walker, Timothy as Director
10 October 2013
Resigned Turner, Jennifer Anne as Secretary
10 October 2013
Appointed Nasmyth, Anna Lucinda as Secretary
13 May 2013
Resigned Lamaison, Martin as Director
13 May 2013
Appointed Bountra, Hemlata as Director
17 May 2011
Appointed Annett, Dorothy Meriel Jane as Director
13 October 2009
Appointed Turner, Jennifer Anne as Director
13 October 2009
Appointed Nasmyth, Anna Lucinda as Director
17 August 2009
Appointed Walker, Timothy as Director
25 September 2007
Appointed Isaac, Mary Elizabeth as Director
25 September 2007
Resigned Cowan, Doreen Hilda as Director
25 September 2007
Resigned Dobson, Crystal as Director
25 September 2007
Appointed Lamaison, Martin as Director
26 August 2005
Appointed Cowan, Doreen Hilda as Director
26 August 2005
Appointed Dobson, Crystal as Director
26 August 2005
Appointed Turner, Jennifer Anne as Secretary
26 August 2005
Appointed Mayou, Richard Anthony, Professor as Director
26 August 2005
Appointed Taylor, Sarah Jane as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 22 July 2024
Has significant influence or control
British
Born June 1963 (63)
Former controllers (1)
23 July 2024
Ceased Anna Lucinda Nasmyth — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
31 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 July 2026
28 May 2026Resolutions
3 March 2026Resolutions
18 February 2026Memorandum and Articles of Association
23 December 2025Total exemption full accounts31 March 2025
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