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Cash

£658k

USD 879,870

-87.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£79m

USD 105,577,424

+3.1% vs 2023

Employees

1,009

+5% vs 2023

Profit before tax

Period ending 2024-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £10,795,569£12,881,673 +19.3%
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit £19,667,423£2,377,544 -87.9%
Cash £5,165,366£658,339 -87.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £91,668,502£90,385,110 -1.4%
Net assets £76,617,909£78,995,454 +3.1%
Equity £76,617,909£78,995,454 +3.1%
Average employees 9611,009 +5%
Wages £10,895,243£12,445,402 +14.2%
Directors' remuneration

Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show . About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Net margin 182.2%18.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 33.7%31.4%
Current ratio 1.03x0.78x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. VIRUNGA FOUNDATION 2014-05-20 → present
  2. AFRICA CONSERVATION FUND (UK) 2005-10-20 → 2014-05-20

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Trustees are satisfied that under foreseeable scenarios the Group will have sufficient funds to continue with its operations for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from approval date, making preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. VIRUNGA FOUNDATION · parent
    1. Virunga Productions CIC 100% · United Kingdom
    2. Virunga SRL 100% · Belgium
    3. Virunga Energies SAU 100% · Democratic Republic of Congo · construction, operation and commercialisation of run-of-river hydroelectric projects
    4. Virunga Development SARL 100% · Democratic Republic of Congo · management and support of sustainable development opportunities
    5. Virunga Energies SAU Limited 100% · Kenya · beneficial owner of Virunga Energies bank account
    6. Virunga Belgique SRL Limited 100% · Kenya · enable Virunga Belgique SRL bank accounts in Kenya
    7. Virunga Foundation Limited 100% · Kenya · maintain banking facilities in Kenya
    8. SICOVIR SARL 56.72% · Democratic Republic of Congo · produces various soap types and edible oils
    9. Société Provinciale d'Eau et d'Electricité du Nord-Kivu 51% · Democratic Republic of Congo · provide clean water to areas of Goma
    10. Grameen Virunga SA 67% · Democratic Republic of Congo · providing loans to small and medium sized entities
    11. Virunga Enzymes SARL 20.7% · Democratic Republic of Congo · produces the plant-based enzyme ("papain")
    12. Virunga Origins SRL 40% · Belgium · market cocoa products
    13. Virunga Chocolat SARL 20% · Democratic Republic of Congo · produces high quality chocolate products

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 9 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2014-07-25
BONDE NIELSEN, Jan Director 2008-07-07 May 1938 Danish
DE DONNEA, Francois Xavier Director 2014-01-01 Apr 1941 Belgian
JOSEPH, Michael Director 2019-10-10 Jan 1946 Irish
LANJOUW, Annette Elizabeth Director 2020-12-17 Oct 1961 Dutch
MINDUA, Antoine Kesia-Mbe, Dr Director 2022-06-26 Dec 1956 Congolese (Drc)
NATASEGARA, Joanna Grace Director 2015-09-09 Oct 1980 British
Show 9 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DE MERODE, Emmanuel Secretary 2008-07-07 2014-07-25
WESTERGREN, Jussi Pekka Secretary 2005-10-20 2008-07-07
BACK, Clare Letitia Rebecca Director 2017-03-10 2021-03-16
DE DONNEA, Francois Xavier Director 2008-07-07 2014-01-01
DE MERODE, Emmanuel Director 2008-07-07 2018-01-25
LEAKEY, Richard, Dr Director 2005-10-20 2008-05-30
LEANDER-ENGSTROM, Paul Director 2019-10-10 2025-09-08
WESTERGREN, Jussi Pekka Director 2005-10-20 2008-11-01
KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED Corporate Director 2014-07-25 2014-07-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Emmanuel De Merode Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-01-25
Mr Jan Bonde Nielsen Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Francois Xavier De Donnea Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Emmanuel De Merode Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 136 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-07 CH04 officers Change corporate secretary company with change date PDF
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-12-18 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control
2025-12-18 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control
2025-12-18 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control
2025-12-18 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address
2025-11-27 RP10 address Default companies house service address applied psc PDF
2025-11-27 RP10 address Default companies house service address applied psc PDF
2025-11-27 RP10 address Default companies house service address applied psc PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF
2025-11-27 RP09 address Default companies house service address applied officer PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
20

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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