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Helmsley Walled Garden Limited
To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to horticulture, gardening skills and therapeutic horticulture through the development and maintenance of an historic walled garden, providing a supportive therapeutic space for...
- 10 trustees
- Income £408k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Adam SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Andrew JacksonTrustee · since 2026
- Chris DeanTrustee · since 2026
- Claire Louise LawtonTrustee · since 2019
- David BrewsterTrustee · since 2019
- Estelle HookTrustee · since 2023
- Nicola SaundersTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah Dexter-SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen BarstowTrustee · since 2019
- Valerie AstonTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Helmsley Walled Garden Limited
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£408k£450k
- 2024£373k£371k
- 2023£302k£293k
Earlier years
- 2022£301k£320k
- 2021£291k£218k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to horticulture, gardening skills and therapeutic horticulture through the development and maintenance of an historic walled garden, providing a supportive therapeutic space for volunteers and enhancing the physical and emotional health and wellbeing of everyone who uses and visits the garden.
Grants received
6 grants · £650,847 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £570,843 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £80,004 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Adam Smith since 2026
- Andrew Jackson since 2026
- Chris Dean since 2026
- Claire Louise Lawton since 2019
- David Brewster since 2019
- Estelle Hook since 2023
- Nicola Saunders since 2023
- Sarah Dexter-Smith since 2026
- Stephen Barstow since 2019
- Valerie Aston since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Claire Louise Lawton since 2019
- David Brewster since 2019
- Stephen Barstow since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Adam Smith since 2026
- Andrew Jackson since 2026
- Claire Louise Lawton since 2019
- Estelle Hook since 2023
- Nicola Saunders since 2023
- Sarah Dexter-Smith since 2026
- Stephen Barstow since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Chris Dean since 2026
- David Brewster since 2019
- Valerie Aston since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1074448
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 NOVEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 7 OCTOBER 1998 AND 14 JANUARY 1999 as amended on 25 Jun 2021 as amended on 06 Jun 2024 as amended on 13 Jun 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 03285642 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01439771427 · info@helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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