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virunga foundation

The charity supports the general public. Virunga Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in Congo (democratic Republic).


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£43,082,590
Latest Expenditure
£40,573,853

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 60.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 64.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 36.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £29,035,778
Charitable Activities £59,611
Other Trading £13,592,485
Investments £386,474
Other Income £8,040

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £26,135,829
Raising Funds £14,438,024
Governance £263,969
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£43,082,590£40,573,853£26,135,829£83,354,432£40,220,1571009 / 0
2023£49,887,563£29,528,040£18,696,227£79,936,255£40,454,500961 / 0
2022£30,914,707£31,251,882£20,024,759£62,726,282£51,616,844838 / 0
2021£25,487,040£22,039,626£14,462,998£55,106,292£44,458,477734 / 0
2020£25,895,875£17,044,262£13,275,980£51,486,145£38,802,665736 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers