01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038262
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 1,267
- Postcode
- SW1P 2PE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society are the encouragement and improvement of the science, art and practice of horticulture in all its branches.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £124,804,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £132,971,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,267 | 28 July 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £120,496,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £124,815,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,267 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £122,096,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £120,423,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,267 | 25 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £110,551,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £102,893,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,267 | 10 October 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £67,439,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £66,867,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,267 | 30 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 80 Vincent Square, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rhs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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