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the aspinall foundation

The charity supports the general public. The Aspinall Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Kent and operates in Congo, Gabon, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Foundation is actively involved and sponsor conservation activities both at Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, in addition to overseas projects in the Congo and Gabon and more recently in Indonesia and Madagascar. Our main spheres of conservation-based activity include captive breeding and ecosystem management and reintroduction of captive-bred and confiscated wild-born animals.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,950,000
Latest Expenditure
£3,480,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 136.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 76.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 29.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,336,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £363,000
Investments £251,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,660,000
Raising Funds £820,000
Governance £191,000
Grants to Institutions £1,304,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,950,000£3,480,000£2,660,000£32,428,000£7,595,00020 / 37
2023£1,529,000£3,158,000£2,357,000£33,581,000£8,497,00022 / 0
2022£1,921,000£3,095,000£2,191,000£35,374,000£10,232,00022 / 0
2021£2,325,000£3,279,000£2,436,000£38,731,000£13,572,00022 / 0
2020£1,948,000£2,892,000£2,304,000£37,675,000£2,202,00019 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Published Reports

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY