Exbury Gardens Limited

Analysis

Exbury Gardens Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in April 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02331440). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Exbury Gardens Limited reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.3m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Exbury Gardens Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 North East Theatre Trust Limited (£2.3m), Stansted Park Foundation (£2.3m) and Studio Voltaire (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 4.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.