Global Canopy

Analysis

Global Canopy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Global Canopy reported income of £4.6m and spending of £5.6m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £4.6m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Global Canopy 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Big Cat Sanctuary Ltd (£4.6m), Animals Asia Foundation (£4.7m) and Wildwood Trust (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £365k. Reserves of £895k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.