Horticap

Analysis

Horticap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01782339). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Horticap reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £557k to £1.3m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Horticap sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottinghamshire Mind (£1.3m), Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd (£1.3m) and A Place to Call Our Own Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 24% and donations and legacies 8.4%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £369k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.