THE HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 298104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARDEN ORGANIC, HDRA · also registered in Scotland as SC046767 (OSCR)

Latest income

£3.2m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1988

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

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

Total income

£3.2m

Total spending

£2.4m

Cost of raising funds

£878k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Caroline Bosher
David Bond
John Varney
Joylon Thorpe McIndoe
Keith Arrowsmith · trustee of 1 other charity
Louisa Ziane · trustee of 1 other charity
Nadia Mazza
Will Dennis

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
31/03/2025	£3.2m	£2.4m
31/12/2023	£2.1m	£2.1m
31/12/2022	£1.5m	£1.9m
31/12/2021	£1.7m	£1.8m
31/12/2020	£1.7m	£1.8m

Common questions

Who funds THE HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION, THE SAINTBURY TRUST, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2024	£2k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k

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	05/12/2024	£174k	"Sowing your seeds – heritage crops for a resilient future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/02/2015	£72k	"Growing from your roots"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/08/2000	£1.0m	"Vegetable Kingdom"