FRIENDS OF TACUGAMA LIMITED

Registered charity 1153204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF TACUGAMA

The principal activity of the company is fundraising for Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS,IN PARTICULAR CHIMPANZEES BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CARE,PROTECTION,TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS,MALTREATMENT,POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE WELFARE OF CHIMPANZEES AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £556,703, which the trustees describe as a reserve emergency sum covering up to eighteen months of running costs for the sanctuary. The filing notes a significant reduction in US government support resulting in a funding shortfall, but confirms the charity remains committed to sustaining its conservation programs.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Tacugama (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• FRANKIE MCKENNA
• Paul Glynn
• RASALINGAM SRIKANTHAN

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

Operates in: Sierra Leone

Income and spending

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