AFRICAT UK

Registered charity 1120026 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAT UK LIMITED, AFRICKAT UK LIMITED

The conservation and preservation of fauna in Africa in particular by funding and supporting the development and implementation of programmes to conserve and protect the large carnivores of Namibia.To advance education in the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF FAUNA IN AFRICA IN PARTICULAR BY FUNDING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMES TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE LARGE CARNIVORES OF NAMIBIA.3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit: AFRICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£56k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,660, supported by a significant legacy of £46,605 and donations totaling £55,698. The charity maintains a reserves policy to keep reserves in excess of £5,000, and the current unrestricted funds of £49,660 are well above this target. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to fund activities for at least 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in excess of £5,000 (held: £50k)

“The trustee’s policy is to maintain reserves at a level in excess of £5,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — AfriCat UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Francis James Horan
Janet Widdows
charlotte anne shipton

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

Operates in: Namibia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£56k	£41k
31/12/2024	£11k	£16k
31/12/2023	£15k	£4k
31/12/2022	£14k	£19k
31/12/2021	£17k	£39k

Common questions

Is AFRICAT UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,660, supported by a significant legacy of £46,605 and donations totaling £55,698. The charity maintains a reserves policy to keep reserves in excess of £5,000, and the current unrestricted funds of £49,660 are well above this target. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to fund activities for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AFRICAT UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFRICAT UK as a grant recipient include THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k