CCEW Charity Commission profile

LA FONDATION DES SAVANES OUEST-AFRICAINES

Registered charity 1153809 · organisation 5040602

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Overdue
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
13 September 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
08287815
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£2,421,425
Latest expenditure
£1,511,657
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: C/O Sedulo London, Office 605, Albert House, 256-260 Old Street, London

02 Activities

What the charity does

Currently obtaining endowment funding to invest to allow the charity to fulfil its objects in future years.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
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
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,421,425
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,511,657
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
16 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,556,559
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,366,648
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
26 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£392,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,864,201
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
17 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,158,521
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,577,553

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
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,421,425
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,511,657
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
16 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,556,559
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,366,648
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
26 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£392,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,864,201
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
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,158,521
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,577,553
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
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
12 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,127,386
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,726,996
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

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
22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
678599
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1742826
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2421425
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£29,970
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,481,687
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1511657
Expenditure Investment Management
29970
Expenditure Grants Institution
1091850
Expenditure Governance
103727
Expenditure Support Costs
81878
Expenditure Depreciation
6311
Gain Loss Investment
7911818
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
68056092
Assets Own Use
21022
Assets Long Term Investment
68035070
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£23,102,065
Assets Total Liabilities
£51,870
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£91,106,287
Creditors One Year Total Current
51870
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,449,835
Funds Endowment
86630604
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
4475683
Funds Total
91106287
Count Employees
4
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
16 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
24564698
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1350277
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
25914975
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
24358417
Expenditure Raising Funds
£32,176
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,334,472
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1366648
Expenditure Investment Management
32176
Expenditure Grants Institution
952421
Expenditure Governance
60526
Expenditure Support Costs
382051
Expenditure Depreciation
6902
Gain Loss Investment
3799517
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
59362118
Assets Own Use
22241
Assets Long Term Investment
59339877
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£25,043,969
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,846
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£84,389,241
Creditors One Year Total Current
16846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,705,749
Funds Endowment
80540775
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
3848466
Funds Total
84389241
Count Employees
3
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
17 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1353806
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
804715
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2158521
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£219,282
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,358,271
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1577553
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21624
Expenditure Support Costs
177071
Expenditure Depreciation
6785
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
7618385
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
37199932
Assets Own Use
21231
Assets Long Term Investment
37178701
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,515,402
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,724
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£45,706,610
Creditors One Year Total Current
8724
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£8,404,586
Funds Endowment
44199423
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
1507187
Funds Total
45706610
Count Employees
4
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
12 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
3767516
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
561832
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4329348
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
201962
Expenditure Raising Funds
£191,687
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,535,309
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3726996
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20328
Expenditure Support Costs
143347
Expenditure Depreciation
10378
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1985016
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
33645715
Assets Own Use
32151
Assets Long Term Investment
33613564
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,876,814
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,322
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£38,514,207
Creditors One Year Total Current
8322
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,634,048
Funds Endowment
37788292
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
725915
Funds Total
38514207
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Benin
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Niger
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Burkina Faso
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
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LA FONDATION DES SAVANES OUEST-AFRICAINES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2013-09-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 NOV 2012
Charitable Objects
4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE TO:4.1.1 PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY OF:4.1.1.1 PENDJARI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INCLUDING PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS;4.1.1.2 THE BENIN AREA OF THE TRANS-BOUNDARY 'W' BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INCLUDING ?W? NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS; AND 4.1.1.3 THE SAVANNAH TRANS-BORDER AREA KNOWN AS 'WAP' (W-ARLY-PENDJARI) COVERING THE ECOSYSTEM IN BENIN, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER.4.1.2 PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PROTECTED AREAS, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY:4.1.2.1 PENDJARI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INCLUDING PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS;4.1.2.2 THE BENIN AREA OF THE TRANS-BOUNDARY 'W' TRANS-BOUNDARY BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INCLUDING 'W' NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS; AND4.1.2.3 THE SAVANNAH TRANS-BORDER AREA KNOWN AS 'WAP' (W-ARLY-PENDJARI) COVERING ECOSYSTEM IN BENIN, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures