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Virunga Foundation

Africa Conservation Fund (UK)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1111806
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 10, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 25, 2005
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
05598718

Address

Address
48 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1JF

Contact

Phone
020 3319 3700
Email
edemerode@virunga.org
Website
virunga.org
Screenshot of the Virunga Foundation website

Activities

A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park.

Objects: The Objects for which the Charity is established are:(a) the promotion for the benefit of the public of the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and biodiversity of the Protected Areas of Africa including Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the wildlife within the Protected Areas of Africa including Virunga National Park, including by means of the promotion of effective management;(b) the relief of financial need, hardship or poverty of people living and/or working in and around the Virunga National Park and the Kivu – Kinshasa Green Corridor, (Green Corridor);(c) the promotion for the benefit of the public of sustainable development that supports the conservation of the physical and natural environment and biodiversity of the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor including through:(i) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources;(ii) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities living in and around the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor; and(iii) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;(d) to facilitate the administration of the law and the preservation of public order for the benefit of the public;(e) to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation for the public benefit between institutions, organisations, groups and people in and around the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor; and(f) the education of the public on environmental issues including biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, and management of the wildlife parks, reserves and protected conservation areas of Africa and the wildlife within them, and in subjects relating to sustainable development.Sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Africa.
Country
Congo (Democratic Republic)

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 10, 2025On time £43,082,388 £40,573,853 £83,354,432 1,009
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 24, 2024On time £49,887,563 £29,528,040 £79,936,255 961
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 6, 2023On time £30,914,707 £31,251,882 £62,726,282 838
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 22, 2022On time £25,487,040 £22,039,626 £55,106,292 734
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 31, 2021On time £25,895,875 £17,044,262 £51,486,145 736

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jan Bonde Nielsen (Chair)
Annette Lanjouw Dec. 17, 2020
Dr Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua June 26, 2022
Francois Xavier De Donnea De Hamoir
Joanna Natasegara Sept. 9, 2015
Michael Samuel Joseph Oct. 10, 2019