EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 April 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02331440
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £2,297,807
Latest expenditure: £2,031,654
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: EXBURY ESTATE, EXBURY ESTATE OFFICE, EXBURY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 1AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.exbury.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,297,807
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,031,654

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,828,337
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,865,917

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,649,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,848,875

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,763,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,691,191

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,914,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,585,086

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,297,807
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,031,654
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 34

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,828,337
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,865,917
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 34

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,649,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,848,875
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,763,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,691,191
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,914,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,585,086
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £33,613
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 28

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 536444
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1539128
Income Investments: 102235
Income Other: 120000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2297807
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,031,654
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2031654
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24545
Expenditure Support Costs: 64634
Expenditure Depreciation: 157281
Gain Loss Investment: 70000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 50000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,357,476
Assets Total Fixed: 2763249
Assets Own Use: 1408249
Assets Long Term Investment: 1355000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £520,127
Assets Total Liabilities: £925,900
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,357,476
Creditors One Year Total Current: 925900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £269,769
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2357476
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2357476
Count Employees: 44
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 399514
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1341707
Income Investments: 87116
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1828337
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,865,917
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1865917
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22616
Expenditure Support Costs: 65727
Expenditure Depreciation: 164514
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,091,323
Assets Total Fixed: 2636865
Assets Own Use: 1401865
Assets Long Term Investment: 1235000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £336,390
Assets Total Liabilities: £881,932
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,091,323
Creditors One Year Total Current: 881932
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £125,654
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2091323
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2091323
Count Employees: 45
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 345119
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1218196
Income Investments: 85880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1649195
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,848,875
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1848875
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23901
Expenditure Support Costs: 60507
Expenditure Depreciation: 170425
Gain Loss Investment: 40000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,128,903
Assets Total Fixed: 2508677
Assets Own Use: 1273677
Assets Long Term Investment: 1235000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £485,973
Assets Total Liabilities: £865,747
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,128,903
Creditors One Year Total Current: 865747
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £273,696
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2128903
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2128903
Count Employees: 43
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 346348
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1335661
Income Investments: 81530
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1763539
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,691,191
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1691191
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 30309
Expenditure Support Costs: 53483
Expenditure Depreciation: 184183
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,328,583
Assets Total Fixed: 2528586
Assets Own Use: 1333586
Assets Long Term Investment: 1195000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £757,198
Assets Total Liabilities: £957,201
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,328,583
Creditors One Year Total Current: 957201
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £513,870
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2328583
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2328583
Count Employees: 42
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 576700
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1268991
Income Investments: 69058
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1914749
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,585,086
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1585086
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19994
Expenditure Support Costs: 37188
Expenditure Depreciation: 137380
Gain Loss Investment: 130000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 170625
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,256,235
Assets Total Fixed: 2522540
Assets Own Use: 1327540
Assets Long Term Investment: 1195000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £610,998
Assets Total Liabilities: £877,303
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,256,235
Creditors One Year Total Current: 877303
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £379,470
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2256235
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2256235
Count Employees: 47
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EXBURY GARDENS LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-04-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 29TH DECEMBER 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 22ND MARCH 1989
Charitable 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

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures