Gardening with Disabilities Trust

Registered charity 255066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARDENING FOR DISABLED TRUST, THE GARDENS FOR THE DISABLED TRUST

fund raising

Causes: Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with an overall deficit of £82,927, driven by an operating deficit of £9,860 partially offset by investment gains. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves increased to £212,127, which the trustees hold to meet future grant funding requirements and maintain a liquidity buffer. The charity relies entirely on voluntary committee services and has no staff.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 42.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“In total fundraising generated gross income of £7,006 with costs of £2,972.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequate liquidity buffer (held: £212k)

“Our aim is to generate sufficient income each year to cover our costs whilst recognising that it is prudent to also maintain an adequate liquidity buffer.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The document states: 'Our procedures have shown evidence of suspected fraud attempts. We have tightened our controls and have taken the advice of an expert to reduce risk still further.'

“Our procedures have shown evidence of suspected fraud attempts. We have tightened our controls and have taken the advice of an expert to reduce risk still further.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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).

The Hollick Family Foundation — “The Trust would like to record publicly its appreciation to all our donors and supporters: The Hollick Family Foundation” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Capewellchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Felicity Lee Seton
JOHN MANKELOW
Mark Lane
Penelope Knapman
STEPHANIE DONALDSON
Sarah Giulia Keeling
Susan Clement Davies
Susan Medway · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£122k	£39k
31/12/2024	£49k	£75k
31/12/2023	£72k	£54k
31/12/2022	£48k	£61k
31/12/2021	£37k	£62k

Common questions

Is Gardening with Disabilities Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with an overall deficit of £82,927, driven by an operating deficit of £9,860 partially offset by investment gains. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves increased to £212,127, which the trustees hold to meet future grant funding requirements and maintain a liquidity buffer. The charity relies entirely on voluntary committee services and has no staff. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Gardening with Disabilities Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Gardening with Disabilities Trust as a grant recipient include THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	FY2022	£30k	Mental Health Ambassadors
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY	FY2024	£7k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY	FY2023	£7k

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
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.3m
THE JD FOUNDATION	1	£561k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£91k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£5k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
KEREN TRUST	1	£5k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHCLIFFE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TEAM.

NORTHCLIFFE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TEAM income £715k
BRID GARDENS income £106k
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT income £224k
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS income £243k
THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES income £5.4m
1692 income £462k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Gardening with Disabilities Trust	£122k	—	0	above	42.4%	no doubt
NORTHCLIFFE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES TEAM FY2025	£715k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRID GARDENS FY2025	£106k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025	£224k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS FY2025	£243k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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