East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Limited
Analysis
East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04760734). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Limited reported income of £64k and spending of £54k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £64k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Limited sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Briess Family Charitable Trust (£64k), British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists (£64k) and Bereft (£64k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Commonly known as the Ridgeline Trust, we have developed a Therapeutic Garden with meeting and teaching facilities in a pavilion at 25 Whiteknights Road, in East Reading. Supervised gardening helps people with experience of mental and or physical difficulties and other problems to regain lost skills, to learn new skills, to improve social skills and to help build confidence and self-esteem.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Briess Family Charitable Trust | London | £64k |
| British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists | Stanmore | £64k |
| Bereft | London | £64k |
| Hainworth Wood Community Centre | West Yorkshire | £64k |