society for horticultural therapy

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Society For Horticultural Therapy is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Beech Hill and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Thrive is the leading UK gardening for health charity, helping to improve people's physical and mental health through gardening. Thrive has over 45 years' experience of an approach called Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH), where trained horticultural therapists work with people and plants to improve an individual's physical and psychological health, communication and social skills.

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,628,426

Latest Expenditure

£1,874,179

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 81.1%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 22.9%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £572,097

Charitable Activities £929,993

Other Trading £0

Investments £70,249

Other Income £56,087

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,520,392

Raising Funds £353,787

Governance £74,686

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,628,426	£1,874,179	£1,520,392	£2,982,419	£679,364	49 / 217
2023	£1,330,009	£1,787,434	£1,423,212	£3,159,004	£859,446	48 / 221
2022	£1,427,878	£1,657,490	£1,353,773	£3,459,028	£1,845,555	48 / 220
2021	£1,304,785	£1,510,600	£1,309,380	£3,670,288	£1,853,410	54 / 140
2020	£1,597,001	£1,763,139	£1,547,237	£3,885,737	£1,931,371	58 / 260