Jacobs Futura Foundation

Analysis

Jacobs Futura Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jacobs Futura Foundation reported income of £22.4m and spending of £9.5m, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £16.0m to £22.4m (+40%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Jacobs Futura Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jongen Charitable Trust (£22.3m), Learning Disability Network London Limited (£22.7m) and L'arche (£22.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.1m. Reserves of £23.5m would cover about 29 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.