Registered charity · Launceston
The Cornwall Garden Society
- 10 trustees
- Income £237k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Charles Lloyd FoxTrustee · since 2018
- Charles WilliamsTrustee · since 2021
- Jeffery Richard RoweTrustee · since 2017
- Jonathon Rawson CroggonTrustee · since 2024
- Judith Vosper HancockTrustee · since 2002
- Martin PetherickTrustee · since 2019
- Michael Anthony NelhamsTrustee · since 2022
- Penelope Anne PolglaseTrustee · since 2024
- Richard StoneTrustee · since 2024
- Sir Robert OwenTrustee · since 2017
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
- Cornwall
- Website
- www.cornwallgardensociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Cornwall Garden Society
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£237k£156k
- 2024£119k£134k
- 2023£117k£133k
Earlier years
- 2022£129k£118k
- 2021£17k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE(1) THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES(2) THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN GOOD GARDENING PRINCIPLES AND IN THE NATIONAL HERITAGE OF GARDENS IN CORNWALL(3) TO PROMOTE, CONSERVE, PROTECT AND STUDY THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, HISTORIC GARDENS AND DESIGNED LANDSCAPES IN CORNWALL.
Grants received
2 grants · £6,000 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
- Cornwall Community Foundation · £6,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Charles Lloyd Fox since 2018
- Charles Williams since 2021
- Jeffery Richard Rowe since 2017
- Jonathon Rawson Croggon since 2024
- Judith Vosper Hancock since 2002
- Martin Petherick since 2019
- Michael Anthony Nelhams since 2022
- Penelope Anne Polglase since 2024
- Richard Stone since 2024
- Sir Robert Owen since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Lloyd Fox since 2018
- Jeffery Richard Rowe since 2017
- Judith Vosper Hancock since 2002
- Martin Petherick since 2019
- Sir Robert Owen since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Charles Lloyd Fox since 2018
- Charles Williams since 2021
- Jeffery Richard Rowe since 2017
- Jonathon Rawson Croggon since 2024
- Judith Vosper Hancock since 2002
- Martin Petherick since 2019
- Michael Anthony Nelhams since 2022
- Penelope Anne Polglase since 2024
- Richard Stone since 2024
- Sir Robert Owen since 2017
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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
- 1094859
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 AUGUST 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 31 OCTOBER 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 MAR 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 04504080 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01566 776255 · tim.smith@queensacre.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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