The Schumacher Institute

Analysis

The Schumacher Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06606284). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Schumacher Institute reported income of £71k and spending of £86k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £220k to £71k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Schumacher Institute sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Castlegate House Charitable Trust (£71k), Share Bristol (£71k) and Bradford Building Preservation Trust (£71k).