01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040180
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 72
- Postcode
- KT22 7SU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Charity (the 'Objects') shall be:- 3.1.1 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) old age. and/or 3.1.2 the advancement for the public benefit of education and training in or relating to horticulture or gardening. and/or 3.1.3 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/or 3.1.4 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.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 72 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,335,482 | £5,556,491 | 72 | 12 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,614,296 | £5,997,215 | 72 | 17 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £4,032,661 | £5,066,096 | 72 | 23 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,191,750 | £4,315,218 | 72 | 6 July 2022 |
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
- 115 - 117 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.perennial.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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