LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines

Analysis

LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08287815). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £2.2m to £2.4m (+12%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, LA Fondation Des Savanes Ouest-Africaines sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The DRW Foundation (£2.4m), The Landscape Institute (£2.4m) and The Mid-Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 72% and donations and legacies 28%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. It employed 4 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.