# THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501564
- **Other names:** SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 26, 1972
- **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=501564


## Contact

- **Address:** QUARRY LODGE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE
- **Postcode:** SY1 1RN
- **Phone:** 01743234052
- **Email:** contact@shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
- **Website:** www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION BY HOLDING A SHOW OR SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS EACHYEAR, BY ARRANGING CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND VISITS TO PLACES OF HORTICULTURAL INTEREST ANDBY ENCOURAGING, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE CULTIVATION OF GARDENS AND OPEN SPACES.(B) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH HORTICULTURE AS THEGENERAL COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(C) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLEORGANISATIONS AS THE SOCIETY SHALL IN LIKE MANNER DETERMINE (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OTHERPURPOSES OR ORGANISATIONS ARE CONNECTED WITH HORTICULTURE) ESPECIALLY IF SUCH PURPOSE IS INTHE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The charity continues to fulfil the requirements of its primary objective, being the promotion of horticultural education. This has been achieved by organising the annual Shrewsbury Flower Show, organising lectures on horticultural events, supporting, through the Percy Thrower Bursary the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition and by making charitable donations.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £279846 | £384877 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £731147 | £1126650 | £7160674 | 3 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £742666 | £1203080 | £6897541 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £796774 | £1456050 | £7406668 | 10 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £245889 | £341584 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **IDRIS MAELOR OWEN** (Chair)
- COL MARK CUTHBERT-BROWN — appointed Feb. 14, 2013
- Christopher Titley — appointed March 27, 2023
- David Hulton-Harrop — appointed March 27, 2023
- Jessica Moody — appointed Feb. 29, 2024
- John Richard Lucas — appointed Feb. 29, 2024
- KENNETH WILLIAM TONKIN — appointed June 16, 2019
- Lindsay Pearson — appointed Feb. 8, 2016
- MAJ B K HARPER OSEJ
- MR ANDREW DOUGLAS CROSS
- MR B GOODWIN
- MR C CHEW
- MR E T B BUTCHER
- MR G PARRY
- MR H WILSON
- MR R E KEY
- MR R J WHITTINGHAM
- MR S J KYNASTON
- PETER ROAD-KNIGHT — appointed Feb. 10, 2014
- Rebecca Chew — appointed Feb. 17, 2020
- STEPHEN CHARLES ROGERS
- Susan Mary Rowlands — appointed Feb. 16, 2022
- TONY BYWATER