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BIOGUINEA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1146130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The BioGuinea Foundation is a charitable grant giving organization promoting biodiversity conservation, protection, sustainable use and education in Guinea Bissau, with priority focus on the national system of protected areas..

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£420k
Latest spending
£311k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of €609,404 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant gains on its endowment investments. The total net assets stood at €8,526,296, with the majority held in permanent endowment funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£426k
Reserves (reported)
£335k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Guinea-bissau

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£420k£311k
31/12/2023£3.0m£426k
31/12/2022£1.9m£698k
31/12/2021£461k£178k
31/12/2020£182k£262k

Common questions

Is BIOGUINEA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of €609,404 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant gains on its endowment investments. The total net assets stood at €8,526,296, with the majority held in permanent endowment funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited.

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
CHOOSE LOVE1£35k
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK1£10k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LA FONDATION DES SAVANES OUEST-AFRICAINES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIOGUINEA FOUNDATION£420k—0unclear—no doubt
LA FONDATION DES SAVANES OUEST-AFRICAINES FY2024£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
Becht Foundation FY2024£8.5m$250,001 - $260,0002unclear—no doubt
BGF FOUNDATION FY2025£839k—0unclear—no doubt
BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL FY2023£713k—0unclear—no doubt
BANC D'ARGUIN, AND COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY TRUST FUND LIMITED FY2024£700k—0unclear—no doubt

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