Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

VIRUNGA FOUNDATION

A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22		£30,915	£31,252	£-337	£11,227	£62,726	£44,645	17.1	838
31/12/21		£25,487	£22,040	£3,447	£7,577	£55,106	£44,458	24.2	734
31/12/20		£25,896	£17,044	£8,852	£3,768	£51,486	£38,803	27.3	736
31/12/19		£20,161	£17,819	£2,342	£3,931	£45,695	£24,973	16.8	690
31/12/18		£19,197	£18,328	£869	£5,686	£45,111	£21,441	14	646
31/12/17		£28,306	£15,632	£12,674	£3,347	£45,564	£34,031	26.1	558
30/12/16		£39,202	£12,511	£26,691	£4,365	£32,471	£13,865	13.3	392
30/12/15		£10,208	£7,705	£2,503	£4,071	£3,333	£-1,200	-1.9	278
30/12/14	*	£5,559	£6,156	£-597	£1,289	£754	£-147	-0.3	174
31/12/13		£7,283	£7,356	£-73	£24	£1,295	£159	0.3	106
31/12/12		£2,760	£2,780	£-20	£42	£1,355	£64	0.3	106
31/12/11	*	£6,207	£5,896	£310	£101	£1,334	£0	0	81
31/12/10		£3,678	£3,127	£552	£357	£994	£0	0	31
31/12/09		£1,735	£1,359	£375	£203	£443	£0	0	13
31/12/08	*	£633	£679	£-46	£140	£75	£-97	-1.7	9
31/12/07	*	£401	£512	£-110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£444	£204	£240	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 49.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 35.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 47%
Liabilities/Income: 183%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 17.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 19 years

www.virunga.org

edemerode@virunga.org

02033193700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic),

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

838 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-85

DR ANTOINE KESIA-MBE MINDUA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

JAN BONDE NIELSEN (Chair), Occupation: Director

FRANCOIS XAVIER DE DONNEA, Occupation: Politician

JOANNA NATASEGARA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Producer

MICHAEL SAMUEL JOSEPH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

PAUL LEANDER-ENGSTROM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

ANNETTE LANJOUW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Biologist And Conservationist, Other trusteeships: FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY UK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2005, number: 1111806
Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2005, number: 05598718

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR14: 94 days late, AR11: 31 days late, AR08: 244 days late, AR07: 0 days late,

Main office

48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF

Objectives

A) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE PROTECTED AREAS OF AFRICA INCLUDING VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AND THE WILDLIFE WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREAS OF AFRICA INCLUDING VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, INCLUDING BY MEANS OF THE PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT;B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR POVERTY OF PEOPLE LIVING AND/OR WORKING IN AND AROUND THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK;C) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK INCLUDING THROUGH:I. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; II. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES LIVING IN AND AROUND THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK; AND III. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.D) TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW AND THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;E) TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, GROUPS AND PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK; ANDF) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WILDLIFE PARKS, RESERVES AND PROTECTED CONSERVATION AREAS OF AFRICA AND THE WILDLIFE WITHIN THEM, INCLUDING VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, AND IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AFRICA.

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