Gard'ner Memorial Limited

Analysis

Gard'ner Memorial Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00523768). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Gard'ner Memorial Limited reported income of £12.4m and spending of £11.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9.0m to £12.4m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gard'ner Memorial 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London and South East University Group Students' Union (£12.4m), Queen's Gate School Trust Limited (£12.4m) and Barnard Castle School (£12.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £138k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 190 people.