BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1194359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION

Protection of rainforest ecosystems in Indonesian Borneo, to safeguard the island's unique biodiversity, the livelihoods and cultures of rural communities, and enhance its global conservation values to mitigate the climate crisis. We achieve this by providing support for community-led conservation, education, capacity-building and sustainable development initiatives.

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Latest income
£713k
Latest spending
£781k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £3,061 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £170,194. The trustees consider the charity to be in a stable and sound financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 to £180,000 (held: £170k)
“we have decided for the 2023 fiscal year to apply a range of £100,000 to £180,000 which represents approximately 10 to 18 weeks of budgeted unrestricted funds expenditure.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Borneo Nature Foundation International (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).

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

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

Total income
£713k
Total spending
£781k
Cost of raising funds
£187k
Reserves (reported)
£102k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 26.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Indonesia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£713k£781k
31/12/2023£709k£712k
31/12/2022£912k£739k
31/12/2021£366k£366k

Common questions

Is BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £3,061 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £170,194. The trustees consider the charity to be in a stable and sound financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ORANGUTAN APPEAL UKFY2022£10kBorneo Nature Foundation
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£8kChristmas Challenge

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BORNEO NATURE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL£713k—0unclear—no doubt
BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL UK FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
RAINFOREST CONCERN FY2024£1.1m——above—no doubt
COOL EARTH ACTION FY2026£3.9m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear14.7%noted
RAINFOREST TRUST UK FY2024£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt

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