Skip to content
Registered charity · No. 1057719Charitable company

Plants for a Future

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Plants for a Future is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

Register extract · Not yet rated

Visit charity website Check official registration

Work at Plants for a Future? Claim this profile free to add your own description, logo and links.

At a glance · official register

What are the key facts about Plants for a Future?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£19,268
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£27,152
Registered charity number
1057719
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Exeter
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Plants for a Future (number 1057719) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Plants for a Future do?

The Charity's current activities include carrying out research surveys of sites with self-reliance aims, particularly those using vegan-organic methods and/or permaculture design; and a comprehensive overhaul and re-development of our website and plants database. We provide small grants as seed-funding for suitable food forest projects.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Plants for a Future

Answers Plants for a Future gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Plants for a Future's highest-paid staff paid?

Plants for a Future's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Plants for a Future as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Plants for a Future's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03204567 (Companies House)
Also known as
Pfaf
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Plants for a Future registered for?

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Plants for a Future yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Plants for a Future. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Plants for a Future?

  • Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
  • Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

How to read charity accounts · Explore rated charities

Is this your charity?

Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score.

Claim this profile — free Visit charity website

Frequently asked questions

Is Plants for a Future a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Plants for a Future as a registered charity (number 1057719) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Plants for a Future's charity number?
Plants for a Future's charity number is 1057719. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1057719?
Search 1057719 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Plants for a Future do?
The Charity's current activities include carrying out research surveys of sites with self-reliance aims, particularly those using vegan-organic methods and/or permaculture design; and a comprehensive overhaul and re-development of our website and plants database. We provide small grants as seed-funding for suitable food forest projects.
Does Plants for a Future have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Plants for a Future. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Plants for a Future?
Plants for a Future's website listed in our register data is http://www.pfaf.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Plants for a Future's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Plants for a Future's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Plants for a Future?
The register records Plants for a Future as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Plants for a Future's trustees paid?
Plants for a Future's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Plants for a Future registered as a charity?
Plants for a Future was entered on the register on 22 August 1996. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03204567).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.