# GARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155156
- **Other names:** PERENNIAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 31, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155156


## Contact

- **Address:** PERENNIAL, 115-117 KINGSTON ROAD, LEATHERHEAD
- **Postcode:** KT22 7SU
- **Phone:** 01372 373962
- **Email:** info@perennial.org.uk
- **Website:** www.perennial.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) SHALL BE:-1.1.1 THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE TO BE APPROPRIATE IN EACH CASE OF GARDENERS OR PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN IN LIKE EMPLOYMENT OR OCCUPATION OF THOSE CLOSELY INVOLVED IN GARDENING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES OR THOSE TRAINING TO BE GARDENERS OR PERSONS OF LIKE OCCUPATION AND THEIR SPOUSES OR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS OR UNMARRIED PARTNERS AND/OR IMMEDIATE DEPENDANTS (THE “BENEFICIARIES”) IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OR IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF POVERTY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) OR OLD AGE; AND /OR1.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN OR RELATING TO HORTICULTURE OR GARDENING; AND/OR1.1.3 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF GARDENS AND OPEN SPACE FOR TRAINING, REHABILITATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GARDENS OF HISTORIC AND/OR AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE TO BE ENJOYED BY AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE; AND/OR1.1.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Provision of  casework and debt advice services and financial support  to people employed in or retired from the horticultural industry who find themselves in difficulties arising from financial difficulties, ill health, disability, and /or old age. Support for education and training in horticulture.Preservation and maintenance of small gardens open to the general public.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4335482 | £5556491 | £70614661 | 79 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4614296 | £5997215 | £66818339 | 80 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4032661 | £5066096 | £65931775 | 76 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £5191750 | £4315218 | £76014656 | 69 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3831406 | £3780413 | £68333631 | 64 |



## Trustees

- **Paul Rochford** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 19, 2019
- Barbara Jean Segall — appointed Feb. 8, 2022
- David Buchanan-Cook — appointed July 14, 2020
- Guy Matthew Moreton — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Helen Louise Seal — appointed May 17, 2022
- James Sinclair Taylor — appointed March 21, 2025
- Julia Ann Collins — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Lilidh Charlotte Matthews — appointed March 21, 2025
- Ms Cindy Peck — appointed May 16, 2017
- Neville John Stein — appointed July 9, 2024
- Richard Lloyd Lawton — appointed May 11, 2021
- Richard Timothy Capewell — appointed July 9, 2024
- Steven Mark Palmer — appointed Feb. 9, 2016
- Susan Mary Burgess — appointed July 9, 2024