THE GARDEN CLASSROOM

Registered charity 1168587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Garden Classroom delivers high quality activities in natural environments. Education, recreation and community activities are at the heart of what TGC does. It connects people with nature and with each other, in nature, and cultivates an interest in the natural world. Outdoor learning & recreation in natural environments, countryside projects and camping are at the heart of TGC's service.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £93,022 for the year, increasing its total funds to £199,978. Unrestricted reserves stood at £67,540, which the trustees note is part of a three-year plan to reach three months of operational costs by 2027. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• 29 May 1961 Charitable Trust — “TGC are very grateful for the following supporters, whose generous contribution makes our work possible. On behalf of the whole team here, t…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Raakesh Patelchair
• Galeemah Adams
• Jessica Martin
• Kirsten Snelling
• Mehul Desai · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Metcalf
• Sarah Victoria Jain
• Staci Nakayama
• VIKRAM JAIN

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SERPENTINE COMMUNITY GARDEN SOCIETY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

• SERPENTINE COMMUNITY GARDEN SOCIETY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £104k
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY income £109k
• BETH CHATTO EDUCATION TRUST income £213k
• GRENVILLE HOUSE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE income £534k
• GLOBAL GENERATION income £1.9m
• GARD'NER MEMORIAL LIMITED income £12.4m

Side by side with its peers

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