01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 February 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04103967
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £11,506,381
- Latest expenditure
- £7,753,212
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL, UNIT 1, WELLBROOK COURT, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0NA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.arcosnetwork.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
- TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE THROUGH MEETINGS, FORUMS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES- TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS- TO DEVELOP SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCES SHARING- TO COMMMUNICATE AND ADDRESS CONSERVATION ISSUES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTES IN AFRICA
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,506,381
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,753,212
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,872,298
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,568,425
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,399,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,536,955
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,087,480
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £858,813
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £666,531
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £325,204
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,506,381
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,753,212
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,872,298
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,568,425
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2872298
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 46
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,399,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,536,955
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £189,846
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 41
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,087,480
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £858,813
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £666,531
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £325,204
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11487036
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 19345
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11506381
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,977,891
- Expenditure Other
- 775321
- Expenditure Total
- 7753212
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 101035
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 795883
- Assets Own Use
- 795883
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,375,915
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,527,448
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,644,350
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1527448
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,350,567
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 863743
- Funds Restricted
- 3780607
- Funds Total
- 4644350
- Count Employees
- 188
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2786073
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 86225
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2872298
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,568,425
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2568425
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 278897
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32153
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £182,049
- Assets Total Fixed
- 549224
- Assets Own Use
- 549224
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £969,673
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £639,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £879,619
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 639278
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £771,187
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 182049
- Funds Restricted
- 697570
- Funds Total
- 879619
- Count Employees
- 119
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1376359
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 23188
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1399547
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,536,955
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1536955
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11132
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 106970
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 24021
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 395793
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £262,485
- Assets Total Fixed
- 395793
- Assets Own Use
- 395793
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £326,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £142,701
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £579,877
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 142701
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £223,955
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 264108
- Funds Restricted
- 315769
- Funds Total
- 579877
- Count Employees
- 91
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1072381
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 15099
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1087480
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £858,813
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 858813
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 116402
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26322
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £165,914
- Assets Total Fixed
- 389080
- Assets Own Use
- 389080
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £428,231
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £145,205
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £672,106
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 145205
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £391,283
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 165914
- Funds Restricted
- 506192
- Funds Total
- 672106
- Count Employees
- 75
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 901
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 901
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £325,204
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 325204
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5559
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 197524
- Assets Own Use
- 197524
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £355,292
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £132,800
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £420,016
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 132800
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £134,498
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 420016
- Funds Total
- 420016
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Zambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tanzania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Burundi
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Rwanda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-02-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/11/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/10/2012
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT REGION (DEFINED AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY, COVERING THE AREA ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIFT FROM WESTERN UGANDA, EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, BURUNDI AND WESTERN TANZANIA TO NORTHERN ZAMBIA) BY CONSERVATION ACTIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONNITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
- Area Of Benefit
- ALBERTINE RIFT REGION, IN AFRICA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 412720
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ARCOS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures