The North of England Horticultural Society

Analysis

The North of England Horticultural Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in September 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02419964). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The North of England Horticultural Society reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £903k to £1.5m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 North of England Horticultural Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Bluebell Railway Trust (£1.5m), Chineke Foundation (£1.5m) and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 99%. Charitable activities took 22% of spending and raising funds 73%. Reserves of £353k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

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.