CONSERVATION RESEARCH AFRICA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 December 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2023 – 5 April 2024
Latest income: £40,026
Latest expenditure: £41,901
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: C/O Dr Emma Stone Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BS2 7AY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.conservationresearchafrica.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We advance environmental protection wildlife conservation in Africa conducting applied research and management in the fields of conservation biology; natural resources management; ecosystem services provision; behavioural ecology and urban ecology.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,901

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,822

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,127
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,051

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £26,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,557

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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: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,901
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
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £17,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,822
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
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,127
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,051
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £26,503
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,557
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2020
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2021
Ar Received Date: 17 March 2021
Total Gross Income: £97,545
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,114
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Malawi
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CONSERVATION RESEARCH AFRICA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-12-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Dec 2016
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FLORA AND FAUNA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AFRICA THROUGH: A) APPLIED RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT (IN THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE WASTE USE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVISION; BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY; ECOLOGY; CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS; HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION) TO INFORM AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”).B) COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND BY RAISING AWARENESS TO: REDUCE POVERTY; PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; REDUCE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT; REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. C) CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AFRICAN COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS (THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND NETWORKING) IN THE FIELDS OF: CONSERVATION RESEARCH; WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CONSERVATION FARMING; CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT MITIGATION. BENEFICIARIES: FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES (FARMERS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL CHILDREN) TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES) IN AFRICA.
Area Of Benefit: OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling