THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME

Charity Number: 1112664
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The NGS raises money for national nursing caring and gardening charities by receiving donations and other support as a result of opening gardens of quality, character and interest to the public. County teams raise funds primarily from donations from garden openings which are sent to Head Office. Gardens are promoted by the annual publication - The Yellow Book; the NGS website and County booklets.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£4,969,338

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Donations and legacies £310.23k
Charitable activities £4.17m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £32.77k
Other £461.23k

Total expenditure:
£5,365,504

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Raising funds £1.14m
Charitable activities £3.85m
Other £373.18k

£10,901 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.52m
Charitable expenditure £3.85m

People

13 Employee(s)

14 Trustee(s)

550 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 February 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rupert David Tyler Chair 18 November 2020
SAMLING INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Received: On time
JERWOOD FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Deborah Mary Thomson Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
John Norman Newton Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Lucy Anne Hall Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Arit Anderson Trustee 17 March 2021
None on record
Vernon Sanderson Trustee 23 March 2020
None on record
Susan Anne Paynton Trustee 20 November 2019
None on record
Richard Barley Trustee 08 October 2019
THE KEW GUILD
Received: On time
Alison Wright Trustee 23 January 2019
RAMPISHAM AND WRAXALL VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Alastair Guy White Beor-Roberts Trustee 25 September 2018
None on record
MAUREEN KESTEVEN Trustee 22 November 2017
None on record
MARK PORTER Trustee 13 March 2017
None on record
Andrew Ratcliffe Trustee 01 April 2015
None on record
SUSAN PHIPPS Trustee 23 May 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £4.65m £1.63m £3.98m £4.79m £4.97m
Total expenditure £4.71m £1.36m £3.92m £4.59m £5.37m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £140.01k £367.48k £195.40k £316.26k £310.23k
Income - Other trading activities £4.48m £1.21m £3.78m £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £4.17m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £27.51k £18.61k £3.88k £8.06k £32.77k
Income - Other £0 £30.73k £0 £4.46m £461.23k
Income - Legacies £10.00k £29.25k £24.83k £316.26k £36.75k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.30m £1.88k £2.70m £3.24m £3.85m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.12m £1.04m £1.22m £1.36m £1.14m
Expenditure - Governance £6.00k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £3.22m £1.88k £2.70m £3.24m £3.24m
Expenditure - Investment management £5.19k £8.51k £2.22k £2.24k £2.13k
Expenditure - Other £298.76k £314.34k £0 £0 £373.18k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £44.18k £66.36k £30.71k £41.68k £19.23k
Long-term investments £1.42m £219.40k £247.22k £222.17k £233.07k
Other assets £2.41m £1.00m £677.72k £912.77k £820.68k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.25m £445.43k £51.19k £54.82k £300.93k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 NOVEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 18 JUNE 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 JUN 2016 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 OCT 2016 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09 MAR 2017 null

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS ARE 3.1 ASSISTING SUCH CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT; 3.2 SUPPORTING CHARITIES, IN THEIR WORK IN THE PROVISION OF NURSING AND CARING, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTH; AND 3.3 SUPPORTING THE QUEEN’S NURSING INSTITUTE IN ITS WORK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1112664-1 NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME CHARITABLE TRUST
Governing document
DEED OF TRUST DATED 31 DECEMBER 1979 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 18 OCTOBER 1995, ORDER DATED 11 FEBRUARY 2003 AND A DEED OF VARIATION DATED 10 APRIL 2003. (AS AFFECTED BY A UNITING DIRECTION DATED 20 FEBUARY 2007)
Charitable objects
1. SUPPORTING CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE QUEENS NURSING INSTITUTE FOR THEIR WORK IN THE RELIEF OF DISTRICT AND OTHER NURSES IN NEED. 2. ASSISTING THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY IN ITS WORK FOR THE PRESERVATION OF GARDENS. 3. ASSISTING SUCH OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES INCLUDING COUNTY NURSING ASSOCIATIONS AS THE COUNCIL OF THE TRUST SHALL THINK FIT. 4. ASSISTING SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COUNCIL OF THE TRUST SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Registration history
  • 21 February 2007 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME
1 COURTYARD COTTAGE
HATCHLANDS
EAST CLANDON
GUILDFORD
GU4 7RT
Phone:
01483211535
Email:
gplumptre@ngs.org.uk
Website:

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