EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED

Registered charity 801349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main focus of the Charity is the presevation, maintance and development of Exbury Gardens for the public benefit and to open the above gardens to the public.

Objects

(A) TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EXBURY GARDENS IN HAMPSHIRE. (B) TO ADVANCE HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. (C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND FOR THE TIME BEING IN FORCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £266,153 for the year ended 31st October 2025, reversing a previous year's loss. Unrestricted reserves increased to £2,357,476, and the directors confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern with support from connected parties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 but less than £70,000 during 2025 (2024: one).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 but less than £70,000 during 2025 (2024: one).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Garden entrance fees (50% of income)
“Garden entrance fees Charitable Activities 866,487” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: grown and maintained in surplus (reserves figure: £2.4m)
“The general unrestricted fund is held to support administration and overhead costs. The intention is that this should be grown and maintained in surplus.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Exbury Gardens Trust
“During the year the Trust donated £253,220 (2024:£1 89,000). Details of transactions with connected charities and other related parties are given in note 22 to the accounts.” — page 5
“The company has a loan from Rothschild Bank for the provision of working capital. It is secured against investments held by Exbury Gardens Trust, a connected company see page 3.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Rothschild Bank
“During the year the Trust donated £253,220 (2024:£1 89,000). Details of transactions with connected charities and other related parties are given in note 22 to the accounts.” — page 5
“The company has a loan from Rothschild Bank for the provision of working capital. It is secured against investments held by Exbury Gardens Trust, a connected company see page 3.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent to Exbury Gardens Trust
“During the year the Trust donated £253,220 (2024:£1 89,000). Details of transactions with connected charities and other related parties are given in note 22 to the accounts.” — page 5
“The company has a loan from Rothschild Bank for the provision of working capital. It is secured against investments held by Exbury Gardens Trust, a connected company see page 3.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

  • Volunteers: 34
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 34
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 27
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2022 (received 16/04/2024, 229 days after the 31/08/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
44

Reported reserves equal ~13.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£2.3m£2.0m
31/10/2024£1.8m£1.9m
31/10/2023£1.6m£1.8m
31/10/2022£1.8m£1.7m
31/10/2021£1.9m£1.6m

Common questions

Is EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £266,153 for the year ended 31st October 2025, reversing a previous year's loss. Unrestricted reserves increased to £2,357,476, and the directors confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern with support from connected parties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUSTFY2021£320k
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUSTFY2025£253k
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUSTFY2023£201k
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUSTFY2022£200k
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUSTFY2024£189k
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2020£101kCharitable activities
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2021£50k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FOWBERRY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED£2.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
THE FOWBERRY FOUNDATION FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
THE EXMOOR SOCIETY FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt
Eco Brixs UK FY2025£523k—0above—no doubt
BADGWORTHY TRUST FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EXMOOR FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.