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ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY

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

- TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE THROUGH MEETINGS, FORUMS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES- TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS- TO DEVELOP SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCES SHARING- TO COMMMUNICATE AND ADDRESS CONSERVATION ISSUES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTES IN AFRICA

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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 from the date of approval.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 or less — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“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.

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Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

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 from the date of approval. 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 £60,000 or less band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOUNDATION FOR THE PARKS AND RESERVES OF COTE D'IVOIRE (FPRCI-UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY£11.5m£60,000 or less0unclear—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR THE PARKS AND RESERVES OF COTE D'IVOIRE (FPRCI-UK) FY2024£4.7m—0above—no doubt
LANGLAND CONSERVATION LTD FY2024£394k——unclear—no doubt
VIRUNGA FOUNDATION FY2024£43.1m——unclear—no doubt
RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED FY2024£4.6m$74,000-$85,9990unclear—no doubt
SANGHA TRI-NATIONAL TRUST FUND LIMITED FY2024£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.