Registered charity · Oxford
Plantnetwork
Plantnetwork is a registered charity (number 1081747) based in Oxford, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Alison Crook since 2021. Latest income £32k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Plantnetwork: the Plant Collections Network of (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £32k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
- Alison CrookChair · since 2021
- Benedict Edwin Carey LyteTrustee · since 2025
- Bryony Alexandra Anderson LangleyTrustee · since 2024
- Daniel LuscombeTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Suzanne MossTrustee · since 2022
- Glyn SherrattTrustee · since 2026
- Margaret Ann SteeleTrustee · since 2020
- Mark Scott BrentTrustee · since 2022
- Natalie Chivers-CrossTrustee · since 2018
- Philip John EsseenTrustee · since 2021
- Piers HorryTrustee · since 2021
- Samuel BrockingtonTrustee · since 2026
- William HinchliffeTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.plantnetwork.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Plantnetwork.
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£32k£56k
- 2024£46k£64k
- 2023£56k£50k
Earlier years
- 2022£69k£36k
- 2021£42k£41k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HORTICULTURE AND RELATED SUBJECTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF PLANT COLLECTIONS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION (2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE GENERAL PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF PLANT COLLECTIONS OF IMPORTANCE BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
Board analysis
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Alison Crook Chair since 2021
- Benedict Edwin Carey Lyte since 2025
- Bryony Alexandra Anderson Langley since 2024
- Daniel Luscombe since 2026
- Dr Suzanne Moss since 2022
- Glyn Sherratt since 2026
- Margaret Ann Steele since 2020
- Mark Scott Brent since 2022
- Natalie Chivers-Cross since 2018
- Philip John Esseen since 2021
- Piers Horry since 2021
- Samuel Brockington since 2026
- William Hinchliffe since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Margaret Ann Steele since 2020
- Natalie Chivers-Cross since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Alison Crook Chair since 2021
- Benedict Edwin Carey Lyte since 2025
- Bryony Alexandra Anderson Langley since 2024
- Daniel Luscombe since 2026
- Dr Suzanne Moss since 2022
- Glyn Sherratt since 2026
- Margaret Ann Steele since 2020
- Mark Scott Brent since 2022
- Natalie Chivers-Cross since 2018
- Philip John Esseen since 2021
- Piers Horry since 2021
- Samuel Brockington since 2026
- William Hinchliffe since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1081747
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 27 MAY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 28 JUNE 2000 AND AS AMENDED 2 SEPTEMBER 2004
- Companies House
- Company number 03777793 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07778 722237 · office@plantnetwork.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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