The Ainsdale Horticultural Society

Analysis

The Ainsdale Horticultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Ainsdale Horticultural Society reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £961 to £21k (+2086%), an average of +116% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 1825%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Ainsdale Horticultural Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music Beyond Mainstream Ltd (£21k), Whitstable and District Choral Society (£21k) and 1st Lyndhurst Scout Group (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.