Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust
Analysis
Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.9m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Northern College of Music Awards Fund (£1.9m), Landmark International School, Cambridge (£1.9m) and Schools and Teachers Innovating for Results (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £596k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Education of disadvantaged people as Trainees by actual involvement in commercial activity/employment experience. Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust carries out this charitable function through the vehicle of its wholly owned subsidiary Camden Garden Centre Ltd (co. reg. no. 1592398) which employs Trainees in agreement with the Trust.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Northern College of Music Awards Fund | Manchester | £1.9m |
| Landmark International School, Cambridge | Cambridge | £1.9m |
| Schools and Teachers Innovating for Results | London | £1.9m |
| The Howe Green Educational Trust Limited | Herts | £2.0m |