How Perennial is organised

Perennial employs staff around the UK to help and support horticulturists and their families. A team of senior managers and support staff is based at the charity’s head office in Leatherhead, Surrey with dedicated advisers and fundraisers based around the UK.

Who’s Who

Perennial is governed by a Board of Trustees who serve on a voluntary basis. They are drawn from a variety of professions but all have a common objective of providing the very best in support services to those in need in horticulture.

Patron

HRH Princess Alexandra, KG, GCVO

President

Alan Titchmarsh MBE, VMH

Vice Presidents

Sir Nicholas Bacon Bt OBE DL
Heather Barrett Mold OBE
Jim Buttress VMH
Lord (Hugh) Cavendish of Furness DL
Sir David Howard Bt
Alan Kendall MBE
Sir Roger Singleton CBE
Sir Roy Strong CH
Boyd Douglas-Davies
Dougal Philip

Trustees

Paul Rochford – Chairman
Fifth generation nurseryman he runs Joseph Rochford Gardens, a wholesale business supplying plants to the landscape industry.

Steven Palmer – Honorary Treasurer
Former Finance Director, Squire’s Garden Centres. Chairman of Resources Committee.

Carole Baxter
Gardener & Broadcaster. Presenter BBC Scotland Beechgrove TV programme.

Andrew Fisher Tomlin
Garden designer, Chartered Horticulturist and Director of the London College of Garden Design

Maureen Hart
Social worker, Vice Chair and Member of Sefton Adoption Panel, Vice Chair and Member of Sefton Fostering Panel, Justice of the Peace.

Cindy Peck
Solicitor and former longstanding partner with Dentons. Member of the Board of Governors of Birkbeck College, University of London and member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners.

Emma Tinker
Director of Asper Investment Management with substantial commercial experience within the energy industry.

Malcolm Goodwin
Principal of Capel Manor College

David Buchanan-Cook
He used to work for Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. As a Case Investigations Manager/Head of Oversight & Deputy CEO/ Head of Strategic Insight until August 2019.

Richard Lawton
Richard Lawton’s entire career has been spent in the horticultural sector. For more than 30 years he worked for Hillier Nurseries culminating in a ten year stint as a Sales and Marketing Manager, and more recently a Business Manager for the Newey group from which post he recently retired. He is Chair of Perennial Trading and a member of the Resources Committee.

Senior Staff:

Chief Executive Peter Newman
Director of Services Julia Hayne
Director of Finance Simon Kemp
Director of Marketing and Fundraising Anita Bates