ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1102123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARCOS

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Latest income
£11.5m
Latest spending
£7.8m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of $4,716,690 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of $1,085,484. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than $76,400 (E60,000) in either year.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: retain only what is necessary to safeguard the continuity of its operations (held: £1.1m)
It is ARCOS' policy to commit the maximum amount of resources possible to current programmes in alignment to the organisation's mission and objectives, and therefore retain only what is necessary to safeguard the continuity of its operations.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£11.5m
Total spending
£7.8m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
188

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Burundi · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Rwanda · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£11.5m£7.8m
31/12/2023£2.9m£2.6m
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.1m£859k
31/12/2020£667k£325k

Common questions

Is ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of $4,716,690 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of $1,085,484. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.