Lindengate

What Lindengate does

Lindengate is a UK registered mental health charity (Charity No. 1153868) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. It operates a 6-acre wellbeing garden and delivers Social and Therapeutic Horticulture as its core intervention model, supporting people with mental health challenges, dementia, and youth mental health needs through structured programmes including the Wellbeing Pathways Programme and Memory Pathways, alongside Nature Holiday Camps and Open Gardens. The charity also runs specialist horticultural activities such as rare Black Poplar propagation and a native wildflower nursery, and is home to two RHS Chelsea Gold Award winning exhibits.

The organisation serves a distributed beneficiary base of 3,840 people in 2025 (up 31% year-on-year), supported by a community of 208 volunteers contributing 15,570 hours annually, with measurable outcome metrics (94% of participants report feeling happier, 86% meet wellbeing goals, 83% of volunteers report improved mental or physical health). Its primary customer segments are people with mental health conditions and dementia, children and young people, schools and partner charities, and venue-hire clients. Products (native wildflower plugs, Black Poplar trees, and handmade wooden items) are sold on-site and through online partner Habitat Aid.

Revenue is generated through a mix of public donations (processed via Enthuse, Stripe, and Zettle), product sales, venue hire of the on-site yurt and garden, and ticketed events (Open Gardens, Garden Talks & Tours, Nature Holiday Camps), with marketing conducted through community events, social media (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn), and a Mailchimp newsletter. The charity holds high-profile regional endorsements from the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire and Vice Patron Roger Jefcoate CBE DL, and receives support from the National Lottery Community Fund.

Name

Lindengate

Legal name

Lindengate Charity

Website

https://lindengate.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lindengate is a UK registered mental health charity using Social and Therapeutic Horticulture at its 6-acre Wendover garden to support people with mental health challenges, dementia, and youth needs, delivering structured wellbeing programmes, volunteer opportunities, and venue hire across 3,840 annual beneficiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Native, Pollinator & Drought-Tolerant Garden Installations (HSAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Therapeutic horticulture services
• Mental health charity
• Wellbeing programmes
• Community gardening support
• Memory loss support

Headquarters

HQ city

Wendover

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Donations: Relies on generous public support to care for wellbeing of the community and protect the environment. Donations processed through Enthuse platform.
2. Product Sales: Sells native wildflower plugs, Black Poplar trees (male and female), and wooden furniture & products made by volunteers. All profits go back to supporting wellbeing and gardens. Products available in person at site or via online supplier Habitat Aid.
3. Venue Hire: Provides venue hire services for events, workshops, and meetings in their yurt and garden spaces.
4. Events and Holiday Camps: Revenue from events including Open Gardens, Garden Talks & Tours, and Nature Holiday Camps.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lindengate is a registered charity that delivers mental health and wellbeing services through Social and Therapeutic Horticulture on a 6-acre garden in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Its primary offerings are structured Wellbeing Programmes (including a Memory Pathways programme for people with memory loss and dementia), supported volunteering opportunities, Open Gardens, Garden Talks & Tours, Nature Holiday Camps, and venue hire. It also generates supplementary income by selling native wildflower plugs, rare Black Poplar trees and volunteer-made wooden crafts, with all profits reinvested into the wellbeing programmes.

Product overview

Lindengate is a mental health charity offering a range of products and wellbeing services. Their product offerings include Native Wildflowers (wildflower plugs), Black Poplar Trees (rare tree propagation), Wooden Furniture and Products (craft items from sustainable sources), and plants for small donations. All products are available for purchase in person at their site in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, with profits supporting mental health and wellbeing programmes. They also offer wellbeing programmes, volunteering opportunities, open gardens, nature holiday camps, and venue hire services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Native Wildflowers

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of wellbeing participants said they felt happier as a result of attending
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and flagship.

• Habitat AidsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline supplier for Black Poplar trees with delivery available. Lindengate propagates rare Black Poplar trees on site and sells them through Habitat Aid's platform.
• Blue Diamond Garden CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated next to Blue Diamond Garden Centre. Parking and garden access is via the Garden Centre's car park. Long-standing co-location partnership supporting visitor access.
• MailchimpsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party organisation used to send regular Lindengate newsletter. Name and email information shared with Mailchimp for newsletter distribution.
• EnthusesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment platform used securely for processing donations made through the Lindengate website.
• StripesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment platform used securely for processing donations and payments on the Lindengate website.
• Ticket TailorsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party ticketing platform used for processing event bookings on the Lindengate website.
• ZettlesupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment platform used for taking payments in person at the Lindengate site.
• Countess Howe (Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHer Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire serves as Patron of Lindengate, providing high-profile regional support and advocacy.
• Roger Jefcoate, CBE DLflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVice Patron of Lindengate, providing ongoing support and advocacy for the charity.
• Urquhart & HuntsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGarden designers whose Chelsea award winning 'A Rewilding Britain Landscape' garden inspired the Nature Reserve hide and pond at Lindengate.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mind: National UK mental health charity providing advice, support, and services across a much broader portfolio than Lindengate; relevant as a broad incumbent competing for the same NHS and public-donation funding pools Lindengate targets.
• Alzheimer's Society: National UK dementia charity; relevant given Lindengate's Memory Pathways programme targets dementia patients and under-65 dementia diagnosis, competing for the same dementia-specific grant and donation funding.
• Rethink Mental Illness: National UK mental health charity providing services, support, and campaigning; comparable as a mental-health peer competing for the same NHS commissioning and grant funding, though delivering through clinical and peer-support channels rather than horticulture.
• Royal Horticultural Society (RHS): UK national horticultural charity running gardens, shows, and outreach; comparable as a broader horticultural-charity brand that Lindengate's Chelsea Gold-winning exhibits position it alongside, and a potential partner for community outreach.
• The Wildlife Trusts: UK umbrella of 46 local wildlife trusts engaged in conservation, habitat management, and community engagement; overlaps with Lindengate's native wildflower nursery and Black Poplar conservation work but at far larger national scale.

Emerging players

• YoungMinds: UK charity focused on children and young people's mental health, the demographic Lindengate is expanding into via Nature Holiday Camps; comparable on the youth mental-health mission but delivers via advocacy and digital rather than therapeutic horticulture.
• The Conservation Volunteers (TCV): UK-wide charity engaging communities in practical conservation and outdoor volunteering; overlaps with Lindengate's volunteer-led conservation model and product outputs (native wildflowers, woodland planting) but does not focus on mental-health delivery.
• Men in Sheds: UK community-based wellbeing charity supporting mainly older men's mental health through practical hands-on activities (woodwork, gardening); shares the Lindengate principle that purposeful manual activity drives mental wellbeing and uses a volunteer-led community model.

Direct peers

• Thrive: UK charity using gardening and social and therapeutic horticulture to support people with disabilities and mental health challenges; closest direct peer to Lindengate's therapeutic horticulture delivery model, though Thrive operates nationally where Lindengate is hyperlocal.
• Sensory Trust: Charity working at the intersection of nature, wellbeing, and disability using gardening and outdoor experience; comparable niche use of horticulture as a therapeutic/wellbeing intervention, though focused on sensory access rather than mental health.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Lindengate
• Facebookfacebook.com/lindengategardening
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lindengatecharity

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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