THE HARDY PLANT SOCIETY

Registered charity 208080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the culture, study and improvement of hardy herbaceous plants; the preservation of older rarer and lesser known hardy plants; to advance knowledge of hardy plants; to organise visits to places of interest in connection with the study of hardy plants.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CULTURE, STUDY AND IMPROVEMENT OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS OTHER THAN ROCK GARDEN PLANTS.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£204k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £450,847 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year's £496,271. The charity reported total incoming resources of £139,773 against outgoing resources of £199,408, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The filing notes that the accounts were prepared on an accruals basis in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven David Bustinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Philip Raymond Degg · trustee of 1 other charity
Ann Franks · trustee of 1 other charity
David Reginald Peter Gorman · trustee of 1 other charity
James Michael Miller · trustee of 1 other charity
Janice Vaughan · trustee of 1 other charity
Maliya Ann Price · trustee of 1 other charity
Martin David Leigh · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas John Hales · trustee of 3 other charities
Robert Mark Swallow · trustee of 1 other charity
Samantha Jane Cook · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£140k	£204k
31/12/2023	£121k	£199k
31/12/2022	£112k	£128k
31/12/2021	£110k	£100k
31/12/2020	£115k	£106k

Common questions

Is THE HARDY PLANT SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £450,847 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year's £496,271. The charity reported total incoming resources of £139,773 against outgoing resources of £199,408, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The filing notes that the accounts were prepared on an accruals basis in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£68k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£40k
King Charles III Charitable Fund	1	—
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£335k
THE EUREKA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£164k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£53k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUM.

THE SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUM income £3.6m
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY income £405k
PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL-THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY income £8.1m
ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY income £362k
PLANT HERITAGE income £451k
BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY income £138k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HARDY PLANT SOCIETY	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUM FY2025	£3.6m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY FY2024	£405k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL-THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY FY2025	£8.1m	—	—	below	11.9%	no doubt
ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY FY2025	£362k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
PLANT HERITAGE FY2025	£451k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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