Illuminated Gardens

Analysis

Illuminated Gardens is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Illuminated Gardens reported income of £15k and spending of £9,401, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,329 to £15k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Illuminated Gardens sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Duchess of Leeds Assumption Fund (£15k), Christian Science Society, Cardiff (£15k) and New-Living Int. Christian Centre Ltd (£15k).