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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 14
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

The RHS was founded in 1804 to inspire passion and excellence in horticulture. We want to enrich everyone's life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. To achieve our aim we undertake scientific research; provide education, training and horticultural advice; support community horticulture projects; and share our renowned gardens and shows with the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £320,000
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised


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Established: 61 years

www.rhs.org.uk

info@rhs.org.uk

02078213068

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/23£122,096£120,423£1,673£23,597£195,181£182,64218.21,1721,831
31/01/22£110,516£102,893£7,623£22,149£188,100£177,08320.71,0361,753
31/01/21£67,359£66,867£492£15,863£176,690£165,92129.81,0102,110
31/01/20£102,136£93,657£8,479£21,308£176,050£159,60720.41,0052,110
31/01/19£97,669£87,224£10,445£17,763£165,650£147,28820.39571,700
31/01/18£95,930£84,886£11,044£17,570£152,332£135,34219.18100
31/01/17£82,463£76,367£6,096£17,349£137,985£127,63920.17830
31/01/16£76,450£71,109£5,341£19,227£129,741£119,59620.27420
31/01/15£73,157£64,991£8,166£17,335£106,436£96,87117.96940
31/01/14£71,937£62,607£9,330£17,842£94,882£86,35816.67360
31/01/13£81,310£60,402£20,908£16,849£84,967£77,03315.37750
31/01/12£65,838£58,295£7,543£17,330£65,403£55,41911.47650
31/01/11£63,641£58,002£5,639£18,391£59,559£50,78310.57140
31/01/10£65,819£60,362£5,457£20,604£51,123£40,43187430
31/01/09£64,552£61,430£3,122£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£60,487£57,169£3,318£20,309£46,807£39,7178.37020
31/01/07£57,115£53,437£3,678£20,560£41,115£30,0306.76210
31/01/06£38,259£34,692£3,567£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/05£37,315£33,405£3,910£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/04£28,624£27,331£1,293£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 18.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1,172 employees
  • 1,831 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wolfson Foundation£260,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£91,482
Rothschild Foundation£84,420
Esmee Fairbairn£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
£60,000 28/06/2023
Towards project costs for the RHS to support and accelerate the transition to peat-free gardening in the UK
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
£420 01/03/2023
Cost of living supplementary grant
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society
£24,910 22/12/2022
Explore: The Royal Horticultural Society
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000 06/09/2022
to further the charitable objects
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 10/12/2021
Flower Ball May 2022
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society
£66,572 18/11/2021
#Digital8 The Digital Dig: Uncovering Britain’s Lost Plant Nurseries
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
£84,000 17/11/2021
Support for two RHS apprentices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Glorious Gullane Bloomers
£1,231 23/10/2021
We would like to create a sensory garden where the community can relax, meet up and enjoy the plants and flowers.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society
£260,000 10/06/2021
Restoration of the Laboratory at RHS Wisley
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
£25,000 28/07/2020
New library suite at the National Centre for Horticultural Science and Learning in Wisley
ARCADIA - Improving Biodiversity
£642,096 01/02/2019
Towards the restoration of the historic lake, construction of the new lake, and other work that improves the biodiversity of the garden.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
£98,900 28/01/2019
Public Engagement with the heritage of RHS Garden Bridgewater – Potting Sheds Gallery
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000 20/09/2017
Anniversary Year, RHS Chelsea 2018
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society
£295,000 06/07/2017
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Towards the costs of two new posts, regional development manager and regional development advisor, to work with Salford and other Greater Manchester communities to involve them in the planning and ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
£4,140,000 26/07/2016
Inspiring People to Grow - RHS Garden Wisley
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DARREN SHARE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1963, number: 222879
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000480
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ERIC GARDENER MEMORIAL FUND on 21/12/2022
Main office

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
80 VINCENT SQUARE
LONDON
SW1P 2PE

Objectives

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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