The African Conservation Foundation

Analysis

The African Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04270425). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The African Conservation Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £20k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £37k to £23k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The African Conservation Foundation sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coddington United Charity (£23k), The Trull Parish Lands Community Fund (£23k) and The Pightle Charitable Trust (£23k).