Walworth Garden
Analysis
Walworth Garden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03312510). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Walworth Garden reported income of £700k and spending of £694k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £627k to £700k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Walworth Garden sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£696k), Norfolk Fwag (£701k) and Teesside Environmental Trust (£693k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 6.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £61k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.9%
- Legacies 2.9%
- Charitable activities 92%
- Trading 0.6%
- Investments 0.0%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Training and Employment Programmes City & Guilds QCF Practical Horticulture Skills,Garden Services (Social Enterprise), Horticultural Therapy,Adult Learning: Introduction to Gardening;Horticulture; Beekeeping;Herbal Medicine and others, Community Garden Centre
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited | Llandrindod Wells | £696k |
| Norfolk Fwag | Norwich | £701k |
| Teesside Environmental Trust | Cleveland | £693k |
| The Restart Project | London | £704k |