Uganda Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Uganda Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Uganda Conservation Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £887k to £1.7m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Uganda Conservation Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch (£1.7m), The Humane League UK (£1.7m) and Freshfields Animal Rescue (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.1%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £1,833 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.