PLANT HERITAGE

Charity number: 1004009
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Plant Heritage is the accreditation body for the National Plant Collection Scheme, responsible for cultivated plant conservation. It is also responsible for the Threatened Plants Project, the only research project investigating the availability of cultivated plants in the UK. Plant Heritage was formerly known as The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £405,188
Total expenditure: £461,922

People

12 Trustee(s)

920 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 August 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NCCPG (Working name)
  • PLANT HERITAGE (Working name)
  • THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND GARDENS (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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Cecilia Bufton Chair 05 October 2017
THE MACULAR DISEASE SOCIETY
Received: On time
John Humphreys Trustee 04 December 2024
RYEDALE CARERS' SUPPORT
Received: On time
Sir Roderick Newton Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Sally Flatman Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Dr Claire Farrer Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
David Mathers Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Della Weight Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Jasmine Jahromi Trustee 04 December 2024
None on record
Kavita Kapoor Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Gareth Morgan Trustee 10 July 2020
None on record
Emma Crawforth Trustee 26 July 2018
None on record
James Marshall Trustee 26 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £400.21k £410.10k £498.19k £639.12k £405.19k
Total expenditure £347.87k £341.75k £392.78k £452.24k £461.92k
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 N/A N/A N/A £349.05k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £254.24k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £12.84k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £22.98k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £250.58k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £449.05k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £3.19k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

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 October 2024 27 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 27 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 27 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 27 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 07 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 07 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 24 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 24 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 29 April 2021 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 19TH. FEBRUARY 1988, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 23RD APRIL 1990, 31ST AUGUST 1990 AND 15 APRIL 2010. AS AMENDED ON 26 JUL 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 AUG 2018

Charitable objects

(I)FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AND THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED OR RARE PLANTS OF SPECIES HYBRIDS AND CULTIVARS WHICH CAN BR GROWN IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE CHARACTERISTICS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR HORTICULTURE BOTANY AND OTHER NATURAL SCIENCES MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES TO ENSURE THE AVAILIBILITY OF SUCH PLANTS FOR ANY PURPOSE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. (II)TO CONDUCT CARRY OUT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO RARE OR ENDANGERED PLANTS OR THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND THE COLLECTION AND RECORDING OF SUCH PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO THEM AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND TO ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE SOURCES PROVIDING PLANTS FOR EXHIBITS AND FOR PROPAGATING MATERIAL. (III)TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HORTICULTURAL SKILLS PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF PLANT AND GARDEN CONSERVATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE CULTIVATION IN GARDENS OF RARE OR ENDANGERED PLANTS. (IV)TO ENCOURAGE THE INTRODUCTION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE PROPAGATION OF RARE PLANTS NOT REPRESENTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
First Floor Offices
Stone Pine House
Wisley
WOKING
Surrey
Phone:
01483447540
Email:
info@plantheritage.org.uk
Website:

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