Borneo Orangutan Survival UK

Analysis

Borneo Orangutan Survival UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07800920). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Borneo Orangutan Survival UK reported income of £1.1m and spending of £749k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £291k to £1.1m (+287%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Borneo Orangutan Survival UK sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (£1.1m), The William Scott Abbott Trust (£1.1m) and Horses and Ponies Protection Association (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £747k. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 25%. Reserves of £553k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.