THE LAKELAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 259847
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity promotes the science, practice and art of horticulture with special reference to the conditions pertaining in the Lake District. It also aims to promote and facilitate co-operation between horticultural organisations and serve the interests of all horticulturalists.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £173,448
Total expenditure: £149,245

People

10 Trustee(s)

160 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 1969: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alan John Gerrard Chair 07 December 2024
None on record
Wendy Thwaites Trustee 07 December 2024
None on record
Stephen Sharp Trustee 09 December 2023
None on record
Pauline Aldous Trustee 09 December 2023
None on record
Sarah Hoben Burgess Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
Hayley Davidson Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
Alison Jane Sutherland Sanford Trustee 05 December 2020
None on record
Lorna Patricia Hillmann Trustee 05 December 2020
None on record
Anthony Edward Willey Trustee 05 December 2020
None on record
Susan Margaret Buckingham Trustee 02 December 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £115.62k £112.46k £163.82k £318.09k £173.45k
Total expenditure £115.92k £106.69k £123.45k £136.65k £149.25k
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

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 August 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 02 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 13 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 13 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 02 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 02 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 19 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 05 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 05 December 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.

RULES ADOPTED 28/06/1969 AS AMENDED ON 07/12/1996 AS AMENDED ON 05/12/1998 AS AMENDED ON 02/12/2000 AS AMENDED ON 03/12/2005 AS AMENDED ON 09/12/2009 AS AMENDED ON 03/12/2011 AS AMENDED ON 23/01/2016 as amended on 07 Dec 2019 as amended on 05 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE CONDITIONS OBTAINING IN LAKELAND AND WITHIN THE ABOVE AREA TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ALL HORTICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS AND TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF ALL HORTICULTURISTS.

Area of benefit

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

LAKELAND

Contact information

Address:
HOLEHIRD GARDENS
PATTERDALE ROAD
WINDERMERE
LA23 1NP
Phone:
01539446008
Email:
secretary@holehirdgardens.org.uk
Website:

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