Borde Hill Garden Limited

Analysis

Borde Hill Garden Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00867120). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Borde Hill Garden Limited reported income of £678k and spending of £357k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £409k to £678k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 588%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Borde Hill Garden Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ephesea UK (£675k), Wild Oxfordshire (£680k) and Heal Rewilding (£668k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51% and charitable activities 49%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.