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THE OKAPI FUND FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Registered charity 1157294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOCON

THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, WITH PRIORITY FOCUS ON DRCS NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PROTECTED AREAS. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN DRC.

Causes: 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
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds total net assets of $64,681,866, comprising significant endowment funds and unrestricted reserves. The accounts state that free reserves of $8,243,000 are sufficient to meet the stated policy target of 12 to 18 months of operating expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“We did not conduct fundraising activities with the general public in 2024 and incurred no expenditure in raising income.” — page 40
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: KfW provided $551,502 in donations. Britta Oltmann, a KfW employee, is a Trustee.
“Britta Oltmann is the head of the KfW bureau in Kinshasa and a Trustee for the Fund. During the year 2024, Okapi received $551k from KfW.” — page 58
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£249k
Reserves (reported)
£6.5m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~75.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (63% 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: 21.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic)

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.0m
31/12/2023£22.3m£976k
31/12/2022£3.7m£706k
31/12/2021£574k£443k
31/12/2020£6.2m£659k

Common questions

Is THE OKAPI FUND FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds total net assets of $64,681,866, comprising significant endowment funds and unrestricted reserves. The accounts state that free reserves of $8,243,000 are sufficient to meet the stated policy target of 12 to 18 months of operating expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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
SWIRE 27651£50k
PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES1£20k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£13k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£10k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£7k
THE CHERUBY TRUST1£2k

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
THE OKAPI FUND FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO£1.2m——above0.0%no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR THE PARKS AND RESERVES OF COTE D'IVOIRE (FPRCI-UK) FY2024£4.7m—0above—no doubt
THE POLE POLE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
VIRUNGA FOUNDATION FY2024£43.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION FY2023£3.5m—0unclear—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.