BIOGUINEA FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 February 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07574245
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £419,716
Latest expenditure: £311,405
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Office 605, Albert House, 256-260 Old Street, London

02 Activities

What the charity does

The BioGuinea Foundation is a charitable grant giving organization promoting biodiversity conservation, protection, sustainable use and education in Guinea Bissau, with priority focus on the national system of protected areas..

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: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £419,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,405

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: 30 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,989,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £426,365

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: 25 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,877,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £698,330

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: 24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £460,862
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,035

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: 30 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £181,540
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,236

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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: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £419,716
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,405
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 30 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,989,853
Total Gross Expenditure: £426,365
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 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: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,877,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £698,330
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

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: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £460,862
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,035
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £181,540
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,236
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 30 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2748166
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 222220
Income Investments: 19467
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2989853
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £424,977
Expenditure Other: 1388
Expenditure Total: 426365
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27612
Expenditure Support Costs: 39279
Expenditure Depreciation: 5977
Gain Loss Investment: 221306
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £334,701
Assets Total Fixed: 5715786
Assets Own Use: 13076
Assets Long Term Investment: 5702710
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,031,275
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,073,287
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,673,774
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24011
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2049276
Assets Cash: £2,159,955
Funds Endowment: 6156499
Funds Unrestricted: 334701
Funds Restricted: 182574
Funds Total: 6673774
Count Employees: 3
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: 25 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1178256
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 683308
Income Investments: 15518
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1877082
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £359,147
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £339,183
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 698330
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 46956
Expenditure Depreciation: 10040
Gain Loss Investment: -656887
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £476,951
Assets Total Fixed: 3406273
Assets Own Use: 20385
Assets Long Term Investment: 3385888
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,450,506
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,773,079
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,083,700
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39842
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2733237
Assets Cash: £3,449,562
Funds Endowment: 3576807
Funds Unrestricted: 476951
Funds Restricted: 29942
Funds Total: 4083700
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Guinea-bissau
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIOGUINEA FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-02-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 FEB 2016 as amended on 15 Jun 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:2.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY OF GUINEA-BISSAU, WITH PRIORITY FOCUS ON GUINEA-BISSAU'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PROTECTED AREAS.2.2 TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN GUINEA-BISSAU IN PARTICULAR THE PROTECTED AREAS AND/OR OTHER AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND/OR BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE INCLUDING:(A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND(B)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE BENEFIT OF POPULATIONS LIVING IN AND AROUND PROTECTED AREAS AND OTHER AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND/OR BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE.AND2.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCLUDING THE BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF GUINEA-BISSAU’S PROTECTED AREAS AND/OR OTHER AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND/OR BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".
Area Of Benefit: GUINEA-BISSAU

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures