Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Income diversified: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs high: -5

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

GARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Provision of casework and debt advice services and financial support to people employed in or retired from the horticultural industry who find themselves in difficulties arising from financial difficulties, ill health, disability, and /or old age. Support for education and training in horticulture.Preservation and maintenance of small gardens open to the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £65,598,430 available, equivalent to 131 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£4,614	£5,997	£-1,383	£1,100	£66,818	£65,598	131.3	80	615
31/12/22	£4,033	£5,066	£-1,033	£1,122	£65,932	£64,778	153.4	76	458
31/12/21	£5,192	£4,315	£877	£832	£76,015	£74,690	207.7	69	352
31/12/20	£3,831	£3,780	£51	£626	£68,334	£67,141	213.1	64	173
31/12/19	£3,725	£4,288	£-563	£623	£64,345	£63,202	176.9	63	500
31/12/18	£8,851	£3,845	£5,005	£595	£59,956	£58,875	183.7	54	0
31/12/17	£3,925	£3,595	£330	£622	£60,854	£58,347	194.7	47	0
31/12/16	£4,470	£3,312	£1,158	£567	£53,859	£51,165	185.4	46	0
31/12/15	£4,061	£3,112	£949	£613	£47,853	£45,480	175.4	38	0
31/12/14	£3,530	£3,181	£349	£1,062	£46,925	£44,626	168.3	37	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 58.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 131.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.perennial.org.uk

info@perennial.org.uk

01372 373962

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial)
£500	15/10/2021	Capital costs for Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Wimbledon Foundation - Covid-19 Response
£2,500	13/05/2020	Contribution towards Covid-19 response
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	22/09/2017	Ther York Gate Garden Restoration and Development Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gardener’s Royal Benevolent Society
£84,200	12/11/2015	The Heritage of York Gate

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-76

BARBARA JEAN SEGALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Garden Writer & Editor / Author

DAVID BUCHANAN-COOK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Horticulturist

HELEN LOUISE SEAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Self-Employed Gardener

MAUREEN HART Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

MS CINDY PECK Appointed: 2017

NEVILLE JOHN STEIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Consultant

PAUL ROCHFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Nurseryman

RICHARD LLOYD LAWTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD TIMOTHY CAPEWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

STEVEN MARK PALMER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Director

SUSAN MARY BURGESS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Self Employed Horticulturist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/12/2013, number: 1155156
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/2013, number: 08828584

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

03/10/2022 - Asset transfer in from GEOFF HAMILTON'S NEW GARDENERS' FOUNDATION
17/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from GEOFF HAMILTON'S NEW GARDENERS' FOUNDATION on 03/10/2022
Asset transfer in from HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND on 17/01/2024

Main office

PERENNIAL
115-117 KINGSTON ROAD
LEATHERHEAD
KT22 7SU

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) SHALL BE:-1.1.1 THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE TO BE APPROPRIATE IN EACH CASE OF GARDENERS OR PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN IN LIKE EMPLOYMENT OR OCCUPATION OF THOSE CLOSELY INVOLVED IN GARDENING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES OR THOSE TRAINING TO BE GARDENERS OR PERSONS OF LIKE OCCUPATION AND THEIR SPOUSES OR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS OR UNMARRIED PARTNERS AND/OR IMMEDIATE DEPENDANTS (THE “BENEFICIARIES”) IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OR IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF POVERTY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR OLD AGE; AND /OR1.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN OR RELATING TO HORTICULTURE OR GARDENING; AND/OR1.1.3 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF GARDENS AND OPEN SPACE FOR TRAINING, REHABILITATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GARDENS OF HISTORIC AND/OR AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE TO BE ENJOYED BY AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE; AND/OR1.1.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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