The Herb Society Limited

Analysis

The Herb Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03616880). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Herb Society Limited reported income of £68k and spending of £50k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £45k to £68k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Herb Society Limited sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Margaret's Church Hemingford Abbots (£68k), East Lancashire Railway Holdings Company Limited (£68k) and Furness Railway Trust (£68k).