The main areas that the Charity supports are:
- Education and training in horticulture.
- Conservation, maintenance and improvement of the environment.
- Changing public attitudes towards the natural environment for the better.
- Advancement of horticulture through science.
- Charities connected to The City of London.
The Charity is a separate body from the Company. It is registered with the Charity Commission and is numbered 1198790. Trustees are drawn from members of the Company. The Renter and Upper Wardens, Master and Immediate Past Master are ex officio Trustees while holding office.
The Charity is funded by members of the Company, many of whom make annual donations.
For further information about the Charity, please contact the Secretary.
You may apply for a grant from the charity here.
Recent beneficiaries of grants from the charity include:
£5,000 grant to SocietyLinks Tower Hamlets £5,000 to fund a community orchard
SocietyLinks promotes education, training and support for people in the borough of Tower Hamlets. The Swedenburg community orchard is a grassroots initiative at Swedenborg Square in East London. It is a green haven among the surrounding tower blocks; a place of serenity and escape for many residents.
£4,826 for Groundwork’s Hackney Project
The Free Range Garden project in Hackney offers an inclusive space to enhance biodiversity and raise awareness around environmental and ecological issues among the local community. With 40% of residents in poverty and 42% of the older residents isolated, the project provides a green oasis for local residents to meet and develop horticultural skills.
£1000 grant for rehabilitating people with spinal injuries
The Worshipful Company of Gardeners of London Charity granted £1,000 per annum for three years to Horatio’s Garden, a nationwide charity which provides accessible gardens to 11 regional NHS spinal injury centres across the UK. Ninety-one percent of patients say that Horatio’s Garden has positively affected their mental health, with eighty-eight percent saying it has helped their rehabilitation.
£1,450 granted to the Multiple Intelligence Hub for a new polytunnel
The Multiple Intelligence Hub is a day service provider, offering wellbeing activities, alternative learning interventions and out of term time activities for autistic and ADHD children and young people in Sevenoaks, Kent. Gardening is one of their key activities.
£500 granted to helping vulnerable women
The Church Homeless Trust runs a scheme in Westminster providing housing and support to homeless women with complex mental health issues. The Worshipful Company of Gardeners of London Charity granted £500 for gardening material and equipment to support the work of the horticultural therapists who play a key part in the rehabilitation of the residents.
£3,500 awarded to Chelsea Physic Garden
To support the purchase of new PPE, uniform, and equipment to enable their volunteers to work safely at the Garden. The grant is ensuring that opportunities to volunteer at the Garden are accessible, while also protecting the biosecurity of their plant collection.