ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK

Registered charity 1138538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Orangutan Appeal UK is dedicated to preserving the endangered great ape of Asia, the orangutan, and its rainforest habitat. Orangutan Appeal UK not only raises funds to help the orangutans of Borneo but also aims to spread awareness of their plight.

Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 37% to £913,103, driven largely by legacies, resulting in a net income of £216,268. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £975,328, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £350,000. The filing confirms the charity has no bank loans or debts and operates a defined contribution pension scheme.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orangutan Appeal UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Alpine Coffee Shop & Galeri — “Platinum Alpine Coffee Shop & Galeri Café with a conscience based in Wales raising funds and awareness since 2014.” (source page)
• Hangin' Pizzeria — “Platinum Hangin' Pizzeria Donates a percentage from the sale of each pizza and beer sold.” (source page)
• Banana Tree — “Gold Banana Tree Banana Tree Restaurants Ltd has been a long-term platinum business supporter since 2012.” (source page)
• EXO Foundation — “Gold EXO Foundation A non-profit organization based in South-East Asia supporting local grassroots organizations.” (source page)
• SYTO International BV — “Bronze SYTO International BV Based in the Netherlands raising support and donating since 2020.” (source page)
• Jenks Brands — “Bronze Jenks Brands Palm oil free N'eat Natural Energy Bars and Grab Energy Bars supporting orangutans since 2017.” (source page)
• Regent Holidays — “Bronze Regent Holidays Creating personalised tours to some of the most extraordinary destinations in the world including Borneo.” (source page)
• Odyssey World — “Bronze Odyssey World Specialist tailor-made tour operator with over 40 years of expertise in creating truly memorable holidays.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~16.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JACHA POTGIETERchair
• HUGH EDWARD HOLMAN
• Saph Frances Gordon

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Indonesia · Malaysia

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK.

• BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK income £1.1m
• SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN SOCIETY income £1.1m
• WALES APE AND MONKEY SANCTUARY LTD income £485k
• APE ACTION AFRICA income £434k
• THE GORILLA ORGANIZATION income £2.0m
• RAINFOREST TRUST UK income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

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