ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF ORANGUTAN VETERINARY AID (OVAID) FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 31/03/2025
Achievements of the charity during the year 1/4/2024 to 31/3/2025
The charity received an income of £59,839 during this year. In addition the charity received a training grant of £15,415 from ARCUS Foundation in USA and £14,826 of this was utlised.
The charity has made actual donations of purchased equipment and medicines totaling £30,810. (With the charity receiving discounts on many purchases in addition to free donations of veterinary equipment from the veterinary commercial sector this figure of £30,810 equates to approximately £70,000 retail value of donations).
The charity also provided £2268.98 of funding direct to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) OVAID also still holds some reserve stock of veterinary equipment and consumables.
The charity continues to function with no salaries being paid and the Trustees are pleased to report that administrative costs excluding travel costs remain at less than 5% of the income.
During this financial year the charity has received no legacies but has received grants from ARCUS Foundation U.S.A. and from Humane Society International United Kingdom. The charity continues to function principally on funds generated by its supporters.
DONATIONS.
The charity has made substantial donations throughout this financial year. Donations of funds and equipment have specifically been made to: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) Nyaru Menteng Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) Samboja Lestari Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme - International Animal Rescue
Project Borneo
CAN Borneo
In addition the charity was able to attend the annual Orangutan Advisory Group Workshop & Conference in Yogjakarta taking approximately 158kg of medicines and equipment which was distributed to more than 15 orangutan and wildlife rescue / rehabilitation centres.
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
The charity continues to fund an equipment maintenance scheme for various orangutan rescue centres and in this financial year replaced : A designated laptop and software for BOSF Nyaru Menteng’s Digital X-ray system
An infusion pump for Project Borneo Telinject darts and needles for CAN Borneo Substantial equipment replacement for Sumatran Orangutan Conservation programme (SOCP) Sumatra.(see section below)
TRAINING
Following on from the successful specialist training workshops funded by the charity in 2022 and 2023 OVAID has continued its efforts to assist with the training of the veterinary teams at the rescue centres and recognises this as an extremely valuable, efficient and increasingly important aspect of its work.
In collaboration with its resident specialist wildlife dental surgeon Gerhard Putter, the charity has negotiated a substantial grant from ARCUS Foundation in America over the next 3 years (2024 – 2027) to establish a complete and fully funded on-line learning programme in oral health and dentistry. It is hoped that this programme will be completed and ‘rolled out’ during 2026. This will provide an opportunity for all primate veterinarians in Indonesia and Malaysia to participate and
gain knowledge and certification in basic dentistry. Successful completion of the programme modules will enable the candidates to participate in a series of in-situ specialist practical workshops to be arranged at selected centres in the forthcoming two years. The charity is negotiating with the Indonesian Veterinary Association to attempt to register the programme for the collection of official Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditation for successful candidates.
Dentistry has been a somewhat overlooked discipline in the past and the Trustees are pleased to be able to offer this important opportunity for indigenous veterinarians to increase their knowledge and practical skills, enabling them to gain confidence and to improve the welfare of this critically endangered species.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
The co-founders have continued their ongoing programme to deliver educational presentations during this financial year including universities (Bristol University, Glasgow University) colleges (Canterbury College, Wiltshire Agricultural College) numerous schools and public meetings. The charity is also negotiating a partnership with East Kent University.
BRONWYN WATSON / OVAID SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
The charity continued to supply funding for Indonesian veterinarians during this year and has retained significant funding in its secondary scholarship account to enable it to offer further scholarship opportunities in the future.
FUNDRAISING
OVAID is extremely grateful to its supporters worldwide. Following a landslide disaster at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Batu Mbelin rescue and rehabilitation site in November 2024 the charity launched a fundraising campaign which to date has raised £17,204. See below.
In total the charity received £36,776.00 in donations in the last financial year and these have been sufficient for us to continue and expand our work as planned.
OVAID’S EFFORTS FOLLOWING SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION PROGRAMME (SOCP) DISASTER. On November 27[th ] 2024 four serious landslides completely destroyed the SOCP veterinary clinic and all its contents leaving the vet team with no facility and no functioning equipment or medicines. OVAID received an urgent request for assistance and responded immediately with a team of three delivering approximately £36,000 (retail) of equipment direct to the vet team in Sumatra within 14 days. The extreme generosity of OVAID’s suppliers and contacts minimized the actual cost to the charity which also drew on its resources of stock equipment to meet the demand.
Subsequently the charity has funded : Replacement X-ray Generator Replacement X-ray Generator stand Replacemnt X-ray dedicated laptop and software. Custom built replacement surgery table.
Essential components for haematology and biochemistry analysers .
The co-founders and two trustees will also be travelling to the centre in November 2025 with more requested items. The charity has completely utilised the £17,000 raised in the aforementioned fundraiser to cover the costs of this humanitarian exercise together with drawing on its financial resources. The grant received from Humane Society International UK and included in these accounts, will be utilised to fund a replacement air driven dental machine.
The charity has sufficient reserves for the forthcoming financial year.
The Trustees are pleased to report a healthy income this financial year but also a very positive increase in the charity’s core activities and widened influence during the last financial year and look forward with confidence to guiding the charity in the forthcoming 12 months.
Signed:
Dr N.C.Hicks BVSc MRCVS Trustee & CEO 15[th ] December 2025
ORANGUTAN VETERINARY AID
YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025
Registered Number 1167620
DAWE, HAWKEN & DODD Chartered Certified Accountants Callington, Cornwall.
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ORANGUTAN VETERINARY AID
Registered number 1167620
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025
RECEIPTS Donations Shop Sales Deposit Account Interest TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS Bank Charges Shop Purchases Postage, Stationery & Advertising Expenses Equipment Travel Costs Insurance Training Donations Accountancy Fees Medical Supplies TOTAL PAYMENTS EXCESS OF PAYMENTS OVER RECEIPTS CASH FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END |
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 57052 15415 72467 51134 1889 1889 1267 898 898 311 |
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 57052 15415 72467 51134 1889 1889 1267 898 898 311 |
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| 59839 15415 75254 52712 |
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| 216 216 216 718 718 1244 1983 1983 2215 4633 4633 496 25876 25876 16793 16138 226 16364 26683 903 903 205 14600 14600 - - 3936 264 264 252 4934 4934 4883 |
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| 55665 14826 70491 56923 |
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| 4174 589 4763 (4211) 49837 - 49837 54048 |
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| 54011 589 54600 49837 |
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INDEPENDEliT EXAMINER'S REPORT Oli THE ACCOUNTS Report to the Trustees of ., ORANGUTAN VEfERINA On Accounts for the period ended 3 1 0 3 2 5 Set out on page$ 1&2 I ryrt to the trSlee$ on my examination of the accounts of Orangutan Veterllwy Aid (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March. 2025. Responslbilltles and basls of report A5 thc charity trustccs of thc Trust you are resrym$ible for the preparatson of the accounts in accordanc¢ WAth thc r¢quw¢m¢nls of thc Charitics Act 2011 ('the Act,). I in resp¢¢t of my of the Trust's a¢Unts carried out undcr Scclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying Out my examinlon I have followcd all the applicable Direckn'ons given by the Charity Commission under Section l45(5Xb) of thc ACL Independent Eiamlner's Statement I have completed my examination. J confm that no material matters have comc to my attention in connection with the examination "Ving me cause to belIe,c that in any materia] respect: (i) accountin8 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as requed by scction 130 of the ACL or {2) the accounts do not accord with those rccords. I havc no Lonccrns and have come Kross no other matter8. in cornKYtion with the examinatiOD to which attention should bc drawn in thill report in order to enable a proper und¢rstanding of thc accounts to bc rcache<L Signed ame ProfessloDal Quallfkatjon Address Date Andrew F FCCA 52 Fore Str Callin Cornwall PL17 7AJ