--- title: "The Shropshire Horticultural Society rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Shropshire Horticultural Society a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 35/100. Accounts 2025: income £280k · 29% on charitable activities. Reg 501564." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-shropshire-horticultural-society retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:45:41.880Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Shropshire Horticultural Society a good charity? The Shropshire Horticultural Society scores 35/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£280k total income, 29% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Shrewsbury · SY1 1RN | Reg [501564](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-shropshire-horticultural-society) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/501564) Donate ## How can you give to THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=501564) ## What does The Shropshire Horticultural Society do? The Shropshire Horticultural Society is a registered charity (no. 501564) working in environment in Shrewsbury · SY1 1RN. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 29% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 94 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Shropshire Horticultural Society hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-shropshire-horticultural-society) **In short:** THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY scores 35 out of 100 (2 stars). 29% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Shropshire Horticultural Society? The Shropshire Horticultural Society has a Clarity Score of 35 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 501564. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £280k, with 29% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 94 months of operating costs. 4 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 35/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend 29% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £280k Latest year 2025 Reserves 94 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £1.1 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 49% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)1stpercentile **Scores higher than 1% of 972 charities in its income band** · 35/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Environment charities0thpercentile **Scores higher than 0% of 460 charities in this cause** · 35/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Shropshire Horticultural Society's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Shropshire Horticultural Society's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 24 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 94 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 2% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 29% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 75p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Shropshire Horticultural Society's Clarity Score? 35/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 17/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight24 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 Reserves (months of cash)94 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets2% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 Program expense ratio29% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency75p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does The Shropshire Horticultural Society raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £280k | — | | Total expenditure | £385k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £385k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does The Shropshire Horticultural Society have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - — Trustee board size (3–12) 24 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 501564 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/501564) ### Trustees & officers - MR E T B BUTCHER - MR C CHEW - TONY BYWATER - MR ANDREW DOUGLAS CROSS - MR B GOODWIN - MAJ B K HARPER OSEJ - MR R E KEY - MR S J KYNASTON Chair - MR G PARRY - STEPHEN CHARLES ROGERS - MR R J WHITTINGHAM - MR H WILSON 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Shropshire Horticultural Society's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Shropshire Horticultural Society? Overall score 35/100 (2★) Income £280k Cause spend 29% of expenditure Reg number 501564 Scope Local (shrewsbury) Reserves 94 months Trustees 24 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY compare, and where else can you look? [Compare THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=the-shropshire-horticultural-society) [More environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [environment charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/environment) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [Charities in Shrewsbury](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/shrewsbury) ### Similar environment charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/essex-and-suffolk-rivers-trust) 100/100 · £963k - [GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/great-western-society-limited) 99/100 · £3.9m - [THE MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY PRESERVATION TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-mid-norfolk-railway-preservation-trust) 99/100 · £2.5m - [THE SHARPHAM TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-sharpham-trust) 99/100 · £2.2m ## How can you share The Shropshire Horticultural Society's rating? 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Around 29% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is The Shropshire Horticultural Society a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Shropshire Horticultural Society is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 501564). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/501564. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Shropshire Horticultural Society's charity number? + The Shropshire Horticultural Society's charity number is 501564. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is The Shropshire Horticultural Society's charity rating? + The Shropshire Horticultural Society scores 35 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does The Shropshire Horticultural Society have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Shropshire Horticultural Society. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (4 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The Shropshire Horticultural Society? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 29% of The Shropshire Horticultural Society's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are The Shropshire Horticultural Society's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 71% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 49% of total expenditure at The Shropshire Horticultural Society. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Shropshire Horticultural Society's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The Shropshire Horticultural Society receive? + The Shropshire Horticultural Society reported £280k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are The Shropshire Horticultural Society's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The Shropshire Horticultural Society based? + The Shropshire Horticultural Society is listed at Shrewsbury · SY1 1RN, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score The Shropshire Horticultural Society? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Shropshire Horticultural Society's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Shropshire Horticultural Society's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.