SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

Registered charity 277570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THRIVE

Latest income

£2.1m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

1979

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£2.1m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£314k

Reserves (reported)

£3.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~19.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Sarah Philbrickchair
Benedicte Kariger
David Dyer
Deborah Jarrett
Dr John James
Dr Neil James Leadbitter
Euan MacLennan
Ian Peter Miller
Laurence Goodman
Mark Kenny
Sophy Kershaw

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.1m	£2.0m
31/03/2024	£1.6m	£1.9m
31/03/2023	£1.3m	£1.8m
31/03/2022	£1.4m	£1.7m
31/03/2021	£1.3m	£1.5m

Common questions

Who funds SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	FY2024	£270k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2023	£5k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/01/2022	£250k	"50year old TV gardens - Community Health & wellbeing project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/08/2005	£405	"The Society For Horticultural Therapy In Reading Will Use An Award To Undertake A Dig For Victory Project That Aims To Increase The Knowled"