ORANGUTAN VETERINARY AID (OVAID)

Registered charity 1167620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides medicines, equipment and veterinary mentoring to the various orangutan rescue groups and orangutan rehabilitation centres operating in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE WILD ORANGUTAN IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT, TO PROMOTE ITS LONG TERM WELFARE AND TO PROTECT IT FROM EXTINCTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE STUDY, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE WILD ORANGUTAN.

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 received total income of £75,254 and had cash funds of £54,600 at year-end. The Trustees report a healthy income and sufficient reserves for the forthcoming financial year, noting that administrative costs excluding travel remain below 5% of income. No salaries were paid to staff or trustees during the period.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orangutan Veterinary Aid (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).

• JAK marketing — “The UK National veterinary supply company JAK marketing based in Yorkshire are long term supporters of OVAID. Since 2016 JAK have continued …” (source page)
• 777 Networks — “We are delighted to welcome 777 Networks as corporate partners. 777 Networks is an IT company providing crucial business technology solution…” (source page)
• World Veterinary Association (WVS) — “A Dorset based but international charity which supplies a sustainable veterinary resource to animal charities. We work closely with WVS who …” (source page)
• Prestige Medical Limited — “Since 2017 Prestige Medical Limited have been staunch supporters of the work that OVAID does and supply us with autoclaves on an ongoing bas…” (source page)
• Millpledge — “Millpledge are long-term highly valued & prolific sponsors of OVAID” (source page)
• Brandon Medical — “Brandon Medical have been huge supporters of OVAID donating the latest LED examination & Theatre surgical lighting” (source page)
• KRUUSE — “KRUUSE generously donate suture materials & consumables to OVAID” (source page)
• Virbac — “Virbac have generously & regularly donated pharmaceuticals” (source page)
• Evolve Time — “OVAID are proud to partner with Evolve Time, a maker of sustainable wooden watches supporting conservation projects” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR NIGEL COLIN HICKS BVSC MRCVSchair
• ANDREW NOEL BRICKMAN
• HAYLEY ROSEMARY BAGNALL
• HETTY LEWIS
• Joanna Montclare
• LISA BURTENSHAW
• Philip McKinnon
• SARA CAROLINE FELL HICKS B.A. HONS

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

Operates in: Indonesia · Malaysia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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