THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 326567 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AKA THE HOWLETTS AND PORT LYMPNE FOUNDATION, HOWLETTS AND PORT LYMPNE FOUNDATION, THE JOHN ASPINALL FOUNDATION

Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£3.5m

Registered

1984

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Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into The Aspinall Foundation in March 2021 due to serious concerns regarding the charity's governance, financial management, and handling of conflicts of interest. The report states that the opening of the inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing and does not specify a final outcome, as the inquiry was in progress at the time of publication.

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£3.5m

Cost of raising funds

£820k

Reserves (reported)

£7.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~26.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

DAMIAN ASPINALLchair
Tansy Aspinall

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Congo · Gabon · Indonesia · Madagascar

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.9m	£3.5m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£3.2m
31/12/2022	£1.9m	£3.1m
31/12/2021	£2.3m	£3.3m
31/12/2020	£1.9m	£2.9m

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/03/2006	£5k	"The John Aspinall Foundation Is Devoted To Protecting Rare And Endangered Animals At Howletts And Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks In Kent. Wit"