Horatio's Garden

Analysis

Horatio's Garden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Horatio's Garden reported income of £3.6m and spending of £2.6m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £2.6m to £3.6m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Horatio's Garden sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morgan Stanley International Foundation (£3.6m), World Confederation for Physical Therapy (£3.6m) and Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit CIO (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 9.2% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £17k. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £976k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.