THE GARDENERS' HOUSE - PENZANCE
Registered charity 1195599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We will establish and run a new Green Community Hub for West Cornwall, situated at the heart of the historic Morrab Gardens and the town of Penzance, with 3 key focus areas: Community Wellbeing, Garden history and legacy, and Sustainability. We will address social issues through green heritage and education, and will equip our community with a better understanding of meeting the climate crisis.
Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £2,289,858 as of August 2025, a significant increase from the previous year's £874,747. The trustees report that the charity has secured substantial funding from major bodies including the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Penzance Town Deal to support its operations and building renovations.
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 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Doreen Pinfold — Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a grant of £2.2m which will cover the first two years operating costs as well as a major cont…” (source page)
- Penzance Town Deal — “Penzance Town Deal funding will enable capital building work on renovation of the old stable block in Morrab Gardens. The Gardeners’ House i…” (source page)
- Architectural Heritage Fund — “The Architectural Heritage Fund provided funding to support the initial work on the business plan, capital building works surveys and a two …” (source page)
- Cornwall Community Foundation — “This project is part funded by the Tanner Phoenix Trust and the Emily Bolitho Fund, administered by Cornwall Community Foundation. These fun…” (source page)
- Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation is a family founded grant-maker that gives money to support a wide range of charities across the UK. They awarded…” (source page)
- Penzance Council — “Penzance Council gave a grant to match fund and support cash flow during the development period of the project.” (source page)
- Historic England — “We were pleased to receive a grant of £16,315 from the Historic England Everyday Heritage programme to fund the Morrab Memories project whic…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Doreen Pinfold · trustee of 2 other charities
- Emma Caroline Jennifer Trelawny-Davey
- Gillian Sarah Mulholland
- Jane Elizabeth Forsyth
- Joshua Thomas Hocking
- Paul Andrew Brett
- Susan Fiona Hill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE GARDENERS' HOUSE - PENZANCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £2,289,858 as of August 2025, a significant increase from the previous year's £874,747. The trustees report that the charity has secured substantial funding from major bodies including the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Penzance Town Deal to support its operations and building renovations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE GARDENERS' HOUSE - PENZANCE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GARDENERS' HOUSE - PENZANCE as a grant recipient include THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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