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Ventnor Friends of Wight Horticulture

Ventnor Botanic Garden Friends' Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1174751
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 7, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 20, 2017
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
5 Grangeside
Ventnor
Isle Of Wight
PO38 1RW

Contact

Phone
01983 853992
Email
chairman@vfwh.org.uk
Website
vfwh.org.uk
Screenshot of the Ventnor Friends of Wight Horticulture website

Activities

We promote education in botany, horticulture, ecology and environmental science on the Isle of Wight. We stimulate interest and advance knowledge through organizing events including talks, walks, outings and workshops. Where possible, we provide support for students pursuing a career in horticulture and for appropriate projects in parks and gardens which advance mental and physical health

Objects: The Objects Are For The Public Benefit To Promote Education In Botany, Horticulture, Ecology Andenvironmental Science Across The Isle Of Wight, And In Furtherance Of The Objects In Particular But Notexclusively By: (A) Stimulating Interest And Advancing Knowledge Through A Variety Of Events And Activitiesincluding Walks, Talks, Outings And Workshops (B) Supporting Students In Pursuing A Career In Horticulture Inparticular But Not Exclusively By Awarding Grants (C) Supporting Appropriate Projects Or Initiatives As Thetrustees See Fit For The Advancement Of Public Mental And Physical Health And Well-Being In Parks Andgardens In Ventnor And Elsewhere On The Isle Of Wight

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Isle Of Wight

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 July 7, 2026On time £8,160 £4,301
Sept. 30, 2024 July 5, 2025On time £15,448 £23,250
Sept. 30, 2023 July 18, 2024On time £17,327 £18,018
Sept. 30, 2022 June 18, 2023On time £17,551 £15,900
Sept. 30, 2021 July 20, 2022On time £31,337 £34,729
Sept. 30, 2020 July 24, 2021 £23,169 £44,912

Trustees

Name Appointed
Valerie Jean Pitts (Chair) April 28, 2022
Anne Hornett July 3, 2025
Bridgette Daphne Sibbick July 3, 2025
Jennifer Jane Parker Feb. 21, 2019
Sally Elizabeth Peake July 3, 2025