Conservation Research Africa

Analysis

Conservation Research Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Conservation Research Africa reported income of £40k and spending of £42k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2024, income grew from £27k to £40k (+51%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Research Africa sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Environmental Education Network (£40k), Chagos Conservation Trust (£40k) and Light Education Development (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.