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The Cornwall Garden Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1094859
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 2, 2002
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Cornwall

Address

Address
QUEENS ACRE
BOYTON
LAUNCESTON
PL15 9RJ

Activities

The original aim was for garden owners in the county to display and compete with each others gardens and plants. Since then its activities have diversified to include a programme of free lectures, the publication of a journal and arranging a wide range of garden visits, outings, walks and talks and other activities and there is a grant programme for horticultural students.

Objects: The Charity's Objects For The Public Benefit Are(1) The Encouragement And Improvement Of The Science, Art And Practice Of Horticulture In All Its Branches(2) The Promotion Of Knowledge And Education In Good Gardening Principles And In The National Heritage Of Gardens In Cornwall(3) To Promote, Conserve, Protect And Study The Natural Environment, Historic Gardens And Designed Landscapes In Cornwall.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cornwall

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 £236,505 £155,993
May 31, 2024 £119,280 £133,748
May 31, 2023 £116,728 £133,429
May 31, 2022 £128,760 £118,075
May 31, 2021 £17,386 £25,074

Trustees

Name Appointed
Charles Lloyd Fox Oct. 9, 2018
Charles Williams Oct. 12, 2021
Jeffery Richard Rowe Oct. 10, 2017
Jonathon Rawson Croggon June 3, 2024
Judith Vosper Hancock Nov. 2, 2002
Martin Petherick Oct. 8, 2019
Michael Anthony Nelhams March 15, 2022
Penelope Anne Polglase June 3, 2024
Richard Stone June 3, 2024
Sir Robert Owen Oct. 10, 2017