The Chale Horticultural Society

Analysis

The Chale Horticultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ventnor. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chale Horticultural Society reported income of £17k and spending of £22k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5 to £17k (+346200%), an average of +667% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 394880%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Chale Horticultural Society 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 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingston Upon Thames Society (£17k), The Friends of St.nicholas Church (£17k) and The Environment4change Foundation (£17k).