Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3

    UGANDA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 

    Providing support and funding for projects designed to preserve, rescue and rehabilitate endangered species and habitats. Through research, educational and technical support UCF aims to help individual people and local communities in a practical way to practise and benefit from conservation efforts and to reduce human / wildlife conflict.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
    • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £176,588 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
    Established: 23 years

    www.ugandacf.org

    suzy.fox@ugandacf.org

    07774745680

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    UN SDGs
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    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 Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£1,154£1,154£0£16£0£-177-1.8151
    31/12/21£887£884£3£0£-3£-3-0100
    31/12/20£740£740£0£740£6£60.100
    31/12/19£726£729£-3£0£-5£-157-2.670
    31/12/18£428£425£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/17£608£787£-179£0£4£40.100
    31/12/16£303£236£67£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£101£97£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£180£151£30£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£92£108£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£58£54£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£87£92£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£154£178£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£80£76£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£83£62£21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£68£45£23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06*£39£37£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£9£11£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 100%
    Liabilities/Income: 24%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -95972%
    Reserves/Spending: -1.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.1
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Animals
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    Who works here?
    • 15 employees
    • 1 volunteer
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Uganda,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
    £90,000 22/10/2014
    Contribution to core costs of Uganda office
    Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
    £90,000 30/09/2014
    Contribution to core costs of Uganda office

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2001, number: 1087295
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR06: 65 days late,
    Main office

    LOW MAINS
    MASHAM
    RIPON
    HG4 4PS

    Objectives

    THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE FLORA AND FAUNA IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IN UGANDA

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UGANDA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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