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THE GARDEN MUSEUM

Registered charity 1088221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSEUM OF GARDEN HISTORY, THE MUSEUM OF GARDEN HISTORY

(i) The advancement of education in all aspects of the study and teaching of gardening and its history(ii) The maintainance of the churchyard of St Mary at Lambeth as a garden/open space for the benefit of the general public(iii) The care of the church of St Mary at Lambeth; and to finance its use for charitable purposes for the benefit of the general public

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net movement in funds of -£171,648, primarily due to a £385,795 loss on the revaluation of the Benton End property, despite a surplus before depreciation of £485,777. Total income increased by 31% to £4,405,589, driven by growth in trading activities and donations, while unrestricted funds showed a deficit of £677,145. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Employees paid in excess of £60,000 during the current year and previous year: 1” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee Hazel Gardiner for services.
“During the year the charity paid £Nil (2024: £3,000) to Hazel Gardiner, a trustee, for her services provided for Winter Flowers week and the literary Festival.” — page 40
“At 31st March 2025, the charity owed Mark Fane, a trustee, £12,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount owed to trustee Mark Fane.
“During the year the charity paid £Nil (2024: £3,000) to Hazel Gardiner, a trustee, for her services provided for Winter Flowers week and the literary Festival.” — page 40
“At 31st March 2025, the charity owed Mark Fane, a trustee, £12,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Tradescant Trading Company Limited
“The Museum has a wholly owned subsidiary, the Tradescant Trading Company Limited, established in 1994.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Garden Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£38k
Employees
61

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 54.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.3m£4.2m
31/03/2024£3.4m£3.4m
31/03/2023£2.9m£3.1m
31/03/2022£3.4m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE GARDEN MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net movement in funds of -£171,648, primarily due to a £385,795 loss on the revaluation of the Benton End property, despite a surplus before depreciation of £485,777. Total income increased by 31% to £4,405,589, driven by growth in trading activities and donations, while unrestricted funds showed a deficit of £677,145. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong & Co.

Who funds THE GARDEN MUSEUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GARDEN MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BAND TRUST, THE KILROOT FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2023£194kArts, culture and heritage
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£105k
THE BAND TRUSTFY2023£65kEducational
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£65k
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2024£60k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£54k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£54k
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUNDFY2024£54kLondon
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£50kAdvancement of education
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£42kAdvancement of education
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2022£40k
RICK MATHER DAVID SCRASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£39kDesign of the new building at the heart of the Garden Museum’s extension
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£35kAdvancement of education
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£25kSpecific grantee
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£24k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kFood and nutrition grants to organisations
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£20k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2024£10kSupport for gardeners/horticulture
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2022£10kSupport for gardeners
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2021£10kHorticulture and training beneficiaries
THE CRESCENT TRUSTFY2023£6k
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUNDFY2023£5kAcquisition grant
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kArts, heritage and education
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2025£5k
THE CRESCENT TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kAdvancement of education
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUSTFY2022£3k
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUNDFY2023£3kAcquisition grant
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2022£2kMuseums and memorials
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2023£2kMuseums and memorials
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE CRESCENT TRUSTFY2025£2k
SOUTHBANK AND WATERLOO NEIGHBOURSFY2025£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kGrant - making programme
THE BAND TRUSTFY2024£1kDisadvantaged
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£500
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2024£500Museums and memorials
THE LECHE TRUSTFY2025£0Historic Objects and Collections

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/09/2025£294k"Benton End Revived"
UK government14/10/2024£71kThe Nesfield Family Archive
City Bridge Foundation22/02/2024£3kGrant to Garden Museum
ARCADIA09/01/2023£3kTowards core costs
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2020£180k"COVID19: GARDEN MUSEUM"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/12/2019£49k"Caribbean Garden and Horticultural Heritage in South London"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/12/2016£54k"Development and Implementation of a Strategy for Corporate Support and Involvement"
City Bridge Foundation09/07/2015£100kGrant to Garden Museum
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/07/2013£60k"Gardening in Wartime - People, Plants and the Great War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/2012£60k"The Black Gardener"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/05/2012£4.0m"Garden Museum Development"
City Bridge Foundation20/01/2011£60kGrant to Garden Museum
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/05/2010£101k"Championing Sustainability in Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/05/2008£99k"To develop Our Art and Design Collection"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/02/2005£40k"Local Heritage Display: Museum of Garden History"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2005£2k"With A Lottery Award The Museum Of Garden History Will Run A Series Of Holiday Family Workshops About The Gardens Of Hatfield House. It Wil"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2004£2kWorkshops

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GARDEN MUSEUM£4.3m—1unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN FY2025£116k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") GARDEN OF THE LORD FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LEWISHAM FY2024£106kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
GARDENS OF PEACE MUSLIM CEMETERY FY2024£6.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.