OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Henry Doubleday Research Association

ActiveCharity number SC046767
Registered4 August 2016
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046767
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
43
Postcode
CV8 3LG

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

  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

Objects To advance Education and Science for the public benefit by: The improvement of scientific and practical Horticulture and Agriculture in all their branches through the application of Organic methods and principles. Research into and the study of Organic methods and principles of Horticulture and Agriculture and the dissemination of the useful results thereof. The advancement of awareness and knowledge of Ecosystems and our impact on them by demonstrating the value of Organic methods on a broad education front, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. The preservation and protection of the Company's property at Ryton Gardens (and/or such other properties as the Company may manage or acquire) and the conservation of wildlife thereon as a centre or centres for scientific research into the practical application of organic methods of agriculture and horticulture and their influence on the wildlife using the property as their natural habitat and to make the same available for inspection and study by members of the public.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£3,216,202£2,358,0804319 September 2025
31 December 2023£2,052,790£2,089,669436 June 2024
31 December 2022£1,465,980£1,894,4744324 September 2023
31 December 2021£1,723,737£1,797,9704314 July 2022
31 December 2020£1,738,499£1,826,2054324 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
Ryton Gardens, Wolston Lane, Coventry
Website supplied to OSCR
www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied · SC298104

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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