THE PANGOLIN PROJECT CIO

Registered charity 1190187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Pangolin Project CIO supports the activities of the Pangolin Project in Kenya which is dedicated to the conservation of the pangolin, an animal in danger of extinction primarily from illegal poaching. THe objectives of the PP are:1. To build knowledge and awareness 2. To identify and implement proven protection strategies3. To develop protocols to respond to reports of illegal activity.

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Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total income of £67,935 and incurred payments of £100,795 during the period, resulting in a net outflow. However, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,856 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees have approved.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (77% of income)

“£52,000 was by way of grant and £15,934.43 by way of private donation.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Gordon McIntosh
Katie Abigail Hamilton
PHILIPPA CHARLES · trustee of 1 other charity
Rowena Margaret Okell

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£68k	£101k
31/03/2024	£50k	£56k
31/03/2023	£76k	£66k
31/03/2022	£62k	£220
31/03/2021	£3k	£24

Common questions

Is THE PANGOLIN PROJECT CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total income of £67,935 and incurred payments of £100,795 during the period, resulting in a net outflow. However, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,856 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees have approved. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PANGOLIN PROJECT CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PANGOLIN PROJECT CIO as a grant recipient include DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£104k	Grant funding of activities
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£30k	operational focus has narrowed to the Nyakweri Ecosystem which is one of only two places where Giant Ground pangolin are known to remain in Kenya.
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	Kenya
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	operational focus has narrowed to the Nyakweri Ecosystem which is one of only two places where Giant Ground pangolin are known to remain in Kenya
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k	Work with community and Kenyan Wildlife Service rangers across the greater Mara ecosystem to enhance pangolin protection.
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k	support the development and implementation of essential safeguarding and human rights policies to protect staff and local communities in the project area (from