Mayflower Academy Limited

Analysis

Mayflower Academy Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12809454). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mayflower Academy Limited reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.8m (+13%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mayflower Academy Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watts Gallery Trust (£2.8m), The Arvon Foundation (£2.8m) and Read - the Reading Agency (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, donations and legacies 45% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £421k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.