SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1158711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOS

SOS works to protect orangutans, their forests and their future. We fund partners and projects that support the long-term conservation of Sumatran orangutans and their habitat, scale up the reach and impact of conservation programmes, and advocate for Sumatran orangutans and their rainforest home.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew by 26% to £1,057,822, driven largely by a 110% increase in grant income. Unrestricted reserves stood at £332,479, which is above the trustees' stated target of £265,000, providing a buffer against operational disruptions. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £116,939 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sumatran Orangutan Society (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).

• Dierenpark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund — “The DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund supports projects around the world that are concerned with nature conservation. They are supporting …” (source page)
• 1% for the Planet — “The Sumatran Orangutan Society is proud to be a recipient of support from 1% for the Planet, which significantly contributes to our mission …” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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: 17.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lauren Curtischair
• Hana Fairuzamira
• Jacqueline Lara Richardson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marjolein van den Hoven
• Reuben Blackie
• Simon Constantine
• Sonia Maycock
• Sophie Persey
• Stephen Griffin

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

Operates in: Indonesia

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
• ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK income £913k
• THE GORILLA ORGANIZATION income £2.0m
• STUDENTS ORGANISING FOR SUSTAINABILITY income £4.0m
• WILDLIFE SOS income £176k
• SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST income £5.3m

Side by side with its peers

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