# THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1112664
- **Other names:** THE NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 9, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1112664


## Contact

- **Address:** THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME, 1 COURTYARD COTTAGE, HATCHLANDS, EAST CLANDON, GUILDFORD
- **Postcode:** GU4 7RT
- **Phone:** 01483211535
- **Email:** richard@ngs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ngs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3. THE OBJECTS ARE3.1 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; AND3.3 SUPPORTING THE QUEEN’S NURSING INSTITUTE IN ITS WORK.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £6324138 | £5721564 | £1419091 | 13 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4969338 | £5365504 | £772049 | 13 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4787008 | £4594734 | £1121792 | 13 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3983829 | £3916171 | £904460 | 13 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1629577 | £1355338 | £841628 | 13 |



## Trustees

- **Rupert David Tyler** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 18, 2020
- Alastair Guy White Beor-Roberts — appointed Sept. 25, 2018
- Alexandra Denman — appointed March 26, 2026
- Andrew Ratcliffe — appointed April 1, 2015
- Arit Anderson — appointed March 17, 2021
- Deborah Mary Thomson — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Heather Skinner — appointed March 26, 2026
- John Norman Newton — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Lucy Anne Hall — appointed March 29, 2023
- MAUREEN KESTEVEN — appointed Nov. 22, 2017
- Raoul Curtis-Machin — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- SUSAN PHIPPS — appointed May 23, 2011
- Susan Anne Paynton — appointed Nov. 20, 2019
- Vanessa Berridge — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- Vernon Sanderson — appointed March 23, 2020


