THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Latest income
£124.8m
Latest spending
£133.0m
Registered
1963
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)
Total income
£124.8m
Total spending
£133.0m
Cost of raising funds
£32.3m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1,267
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (21/12/2022)
Trustees
- Keith Charles Frederick Weed CBEchair
- Anthony Kirkham
- Claire Rose Austin
- Dame Karen Pierce
- Darren Share
- David Mathers
- Elizabeth Margaret Nicholson
- Helen Louise Cox
- James Donald Hitchmough
- Kate Lampard
- Matthew Davies
- Nicholas Dunn
- Prof Nicola Spence
- Ruth Willmott
- Stephen Guy Hill
- Susan Jane Beesley
- Tazim Essani
- Wesley Albert Kerr
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £124.8m | £133.0m |
| 31/01/2024 | £120.5m | £124.8m |
| 31/01/2023 | £122.1m | £120.4m |
| 31/01/2022 | £110.5m | £102.9m |
| 31/01/2021 | £67.4m | £66.9m |
Common questions
Who funds THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, THE BAND TRUST, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE CADOGAN CHARITY.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/03/2026 | £247k | "From Roots to Records: Empowering communities to create, preserve and celebrate South-West Plant Heritage via the RHS Herbarium" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/12/2022 | £25k | "Explore: The Royal Horticultural Society" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/11/2021 | £67k | "#Digital8 The Digital Dig: Uncovering BritainÂ’s Lost Plant Nurseries" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/01/2019 | £99k | "Public Engagement with the heritage of RHS Garden Bridgewater – Potting Sheds Gallery" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/07/2016 | £4.1m | "Inspiring People to Grow - RHS Garden Wisley" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/11/1998 | £1.8m | "RHS Lindley Library Rehousing" |