PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS' TRUST

Registered charity 1101169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROFESSIONAL GARDERNERS TRUST, THE PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS' GUILD TRUST

Gives grants to assist gardeners gain necessary qualifications

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR OTHER MONETARY AWARDS TO PERSONS ENGAGED IN HORTICULTURE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF THEIR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Monmouthshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31/12/2025 have been subjected to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records, their accuracy, or compliance with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities SORP (FRS102).

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Garden Scheme — “The National Garden Scheme has been raising funds for nursing and cancer charities for almost 100 years. It also funds a small number of com…” (source page)
• RHS Bursaries — “RHS Bursaries provide generous funding for a wide variety of training.” (source page)
• The Lironi Award — “Perennial’s Lironi Training Award provides funding for qualifications or training needed to progress peoples’ careers.” (source page)
• The Finnis Scott Foundation — “This foundation was established under the will of Valeris Finnis and is a long-standing donor to the PGT.” (source page)
• The Birkbeck Garden History Group — “They are keen to support study of garden history and make an award to encourage as many professional gardeners as possible to undertake a co…” (source page)
• The Professional Gardener's Guild — “The PGG provides annual funding including an award known as the Kenwyn Pearson Award.” (source page)
• The Worshipful Company of Gardeners — “They make an annually recurring grant to the PGT, available for a wide variety of training.” (source page)
• The Bodfach Trust — “We are particularly grateful to: The Bodfach Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Hugh Garth Andertonchair
• Christopher Jon Wardle
• Gemma Sturges
• George Hudson
• Helen Louise Seal
• Jorden Summers Wade
• Natasha Goodfellow
• Philip Oostenbrink

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

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Side by side with its peers

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