The Jacob Foundation

Analysis

The Jacob Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01864076). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jacob Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £239k to £1.2m (+392%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 426%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Jacob Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Christ (Great Britain) (£1.2m), Sheffield Women's Aid (£1.2m) and The Little Orchard Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and trading 48%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £114k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.