The Jane Goodall Institute (UK)

Analysis

The Jane Goodall Institute (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jane Goodall Institute (UK) reported income of £373k and spending of £549k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £594k to £373k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Jane Goodall Institute (UK) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include German Shepherd Rescue Elite Limited (£372k), War Paws Limited (£373k) and Oakwood Dog Rescue (£366k).