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APOPO UK

Registered charity 1199007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To fund innovative projects and innovation that enables assistance through animal scent detection. By establishing networks, collaboration and developing partnerships with those working in the field, we help to provide solutions addressing social challenges ie through land mine detection, TB detection, disaster search & rescue and illegal animal trafficking, soil pollution, around the world.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that APOPO UK reported a net profit of £12,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £65,329. The charity holds free reserves of £20,988, which exceeds its stated policy target of covering three months of operation. The financial statements were prepared as micro-entities and were not audited.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operation (held: £21k)
“The Policy recommends holding minimum free reserves to cover three months of operation given we have minimal fixed costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to APOPO vzw
“A grant totalling £29,000 was made to APOPO vzw in 2024. As per donor requests and ensuring compliance with donor intent and to maintain financial transparency, money was allocated as follows: £9,000 went towards general operational costs for APOPO vzw’s scent detection animals’ work. £16,000 was restricted to APOPO vzw’s mine action work using the HeroRATs and HeroDOGs in Cambodia £4,000 was ring-fenced for the HeroRATs’ wildlife detection program at APOPO vzw HQ in Tanzania.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)
  • Equity: £23k

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — APOPO UK (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Angola · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Cambodia · Ethiopia · Mozambique · Scotland · Senegal · South Sudan · Switzerland · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£65k£53k
31/12/2023£29k£26k

Common questions

Is APOPO UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that APOPO UK reported a net profit of £12,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total turnover of £65,329. The charity holds free reserves of £20,988, which exceeds its stated policy target of covering three months of operation. The financial statements were prepared as micro-entities and were not audited.

Who funds APOPO UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name APOPO UK as a grant recipient include THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k