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Description
The RHS was founded in 1804 to inspire passion and excellence in horticulture. We want to enrich everyone's life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. To achieve our aim we undertake scientific research; provide education, training and horticultural advice; support community horticulture projects; and share our renowned gardens and shows with the public.
Also known as
- The Lindley Library Trust
- R H S
- RHS
- The Royal Horticultural Society
- Royal Horticultural Society
- The Royal Horticultural Society
- The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
- Royal Horticultural Society The
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
SW1P 2PE
Website
Domain
rhs.org.uk
Latest income
£122,096,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- Twitter: @The_RHS
- Facebook: facebook.com/rhshome
- Wikipedia: Royal Horticultural Society
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Areas of operation in the UK
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 1 inactive record, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 222879 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
The Royal Horticultural Society (this record)
The Northern Horticultural Society (inactive)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Natural resource management, conservation and protection not else-where classfied
E19
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
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Education
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Education
ED» TrainingED300 -
Facilities
FA» Green spaceFA104 -
Leisure
LE» GardeningLE102 -
Research
RS -
Research
RS» ScienceRS103
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112 -
Economic/community Development/employment
113
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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Children/young People
201 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Individuals
301 -
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308
Scale of operation
- National
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1963-07-31 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-01-31 | 28,624,000 | 27,331,000 |
| 2005-01-31 | 37,314,763 | 33,404,763 |
| 2006-01-31 | 38,259,196 | 34,692,352 |
| 2007-01-31 | 57,115,000 | 53,437,000 |
| 2008-01-31 | 60,487,000 | 57,169,000 |
| 2009-01-31 | 64,552,000 | 61,430,000 |
| 2010-01-31 | 65,819,000 | 60,362,000 |
| 2011-01-31 | 63,641,000 | 58,002,000 |
| 2012-01-31 | 65,838,000 | 58,295,000 |
| 2013-01-31 | 81,310,000 | 60,402,000 |
| 2014-01-31 | 71,937,000 | 62,607,000 |
| 2015-01-31 | 73,157,000 | 64,991,000 |
| 2016-01-31 | 76,450,230 | 71,109,436 |
| 2017-01-31 | 82,462,948 | 76,366,686 |
| 2018-01-31 | 95,930,028 | 84,886,485 |
| 2019-01-31 | 97,669,000 | 87,224,000 |
| 2020-01-31 | 102,136,000 | 93,657,000 |
| 2021-01-31 | 67,359,000 | 66,867,000 |
| 2022-01-31 | 110,516,000 | 102,893,000 |
| 2023-01-31 | 122,096,000 | 120,423,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 1,172 | 1,036 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 54 | 47 |
| Volunteers | 1,831 | 1,753 |
| Trustees | 17 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 14.1 | 11.3 |
| Legacies | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Endowments | - | 0.0 |
| Donations and legacies | 19.1 | 12.2 |
| Income from charitable activities | 71.4 | 64.8 |
| Income from other trading activities | 30.8 | 31.7 |
| Income from investments | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other income | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Total | 122.1 | 110.6 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 23.6 | 22.1 |
| Spending on raising funds | 23.6 | 22.1 |
| Grants to institutions | - | 0.0 |
| Other charitable activities | 96.3 | 80.2 |
| Charitable activities | 96.3 | 80.2 |
| Other spending | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Total | 120.4 | 102.9 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 1.7 | 7.7 |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 175.1 | 149.4 |
| Investment assets | 50.8 | 74.6 |
| 225.9 | 224.1 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Other current assets | 12.6 | 11.8 |
| 21.7 | 19.9 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (49.1) | (47.3) |
| Net current assets | (27.4) | (27.3) |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 198.5 | 196.7 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (3.0) | (3.1) |
| Net assets (excluding pension scheme) | 195.5 | 193.6 |
| Defined benefit pension scheme | (0.3) | (5.5) |
| Net assets (including pension scheme) | 195.2 | 188.1 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Restricted funds | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| Unrestricted funds | 182.6 | 177.1 |
| 195.2 | 188.1 | |
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | 621,257 | 588,513 |
| Government grants as % of total income | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Number of government grants | 3 | 4 |
Received 27 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant |
£60,000
2 years |
Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) | ||
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Rothschild Foundation
Special interest |
£420
6 months |
Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
Mar 2023 to Sep 2023 |
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Cornwall Community Foundation
Tanner Phoenix Fund |
£4,000 | Inspiring Young People at RHS Garden Rosemoor | ||
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Innovation Fund |
£24,910 | Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society | ||
| CHK Foundation | £10,000 | CHK Discretionary Grant | ||
|
Garfield Weston Foundation
Environment |
£2,500 | Main Grants award | ||
|
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest |
£84,000
2 years |
Grant to Royal Horticultural Society
Dec 2021 to Dec 2023 |
||
|
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Digital 8 |
£66,572 | Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society | ||
|
Wolfson Foundation
Education |
£260,000 | Grant to The Royal Horticultural Society | ||
|
Charles Hayward Foundation
Main Grant,Heritage & Conservation |
£25,000 | Grant to Royal Horticultural Society |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- ARCADIA (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Charles Hayward Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- CHK Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Cornwall Community Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (11 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Monument Trust (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (5 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Rothschild Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Wolfson Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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