DAMBARI WILDLIFE TRUST (UK)

Registered charity 1176529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity exists to raise funds and provide in kind support for wildlife conservation in Southern Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe. Its primary project supports conservation and education work in and around the Matobo Hills National Park in Sothern Matabeleland.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing its total fund balances from £93,194 to £76,502. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves stood at £200, which is consistent with their stated policy of keeping reserves necessary for economic running, anticipated to be less than £1,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £200; policy: only to keep such reserves as are necessaryforthe economic running of the Trust. It is anticipated that this will normally be less than £1,000)

“The charity has a policy only to keep such reserves as are necessaryforthe economic running of the Trust. It is anticipated that this will normally be less than £1,000. As at 31/12/2025, the reserves stood at £200.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dambari Wildlife Trust (UK) (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).

Marwell Preservation Trust UK (now Marwell Wildlife) — “The Trust was founded with seed money from the Marwell Preservation Trust UK (now Marwell Wildlife) by the then Director of Marwell Zoo, Dr …” (source page)
Paignton Zoo — “In 1999 Paignton Zoo and the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust also began supporting Dambari Wildlife Trust and these have been enduring p…” (source page)
Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust — “In 1999 Paignton Zoo and the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust also began supporting Dambari Wildlife Trust and these have been enduring p…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon Tongechair
Dr Anthony Klein
Dr Penelope Kirsten Huntley Pullen
Dr Peter Michael Collinson Stevens MBE DSc
NICHOLAS BARRY DAWSON LINDSAY

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

Operates in: Botswana · Eswatini · Lesotho · Mozambique · Namibia · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£149k	£149k
31/12/2024	£108k	£125k
31/12/2023	£123k	£122k
31/12/2022	£155k	£145k
31/12/2021	£113k	£115k

Common questions

Is DAMBARI WILDLIFE TRUST (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing its total fund balances from £93,194 to £76,502. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves stood at £200, which is consistent with their stated policy of keeping reserves necessary for economic running, anticipated to be less than £1,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	4	£1.1m
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£770k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£179k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£93k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£87k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£76k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£46k
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VICTORIA FALLS WILDLIFE TRUST.

VICTORIA FALLS WILDLIFE TRUST income £444k
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED income £5.3m
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK income £10.4m
THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY LTD income £1.2m
JAMMA INTERNATIONAL income £3.1m
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DAMBARI WILDLIFE TRUST (UK)	£149k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
VICTORIA FALLS WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£444k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED FY2025	£5.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK FY2025	£10.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	within	—	no doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY LTD FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMMA INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£3.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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