Design South East Limited

Analysis

Design South East Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03284438). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Design South East Limited reported income of £891k and spending of £824k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £739k to £891k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Design South East Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvey's Foundry Trust (£888k), The Oxfordshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (£905k) and West Wales Rivers Trust (£884k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £278k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.