The Cornwall Garden Society

Analysis

The Cornwall Garden Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Launceston. It was registered in December 2002, 24 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 04504080). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Cornwall Garden Society reported income of £237k and spending of £156k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £17k to £237k (+1260%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 641%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Cornwall Garden Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Norwich Aviation Museum (£236k), The Farrer Trust (£238k) and The Lewis Pugh Foundation (£235k).