THE BRISTOL CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Operation of Bristol Zoo Project. Field conservation and research projects.
Latest income
£7.6m
Expenditure
£9.9m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £10.5m | £10.7m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £9.8m | £11.3m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £10.7m | £14.3m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.7m | £10.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £7.6m | £9.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £222k |
| Charitable activities | £6.6m |
| Trading | £789k |
| Investment income | £40k |
| Total income | £7.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £9.2m |
| Raising funds | £731k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £56k |
| Total expenditure | £9.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £241k |
| Total funds | £43.7m |
| — restricted | £275k |
| — unrestricted | £43.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £43.7m |
| Cash | £1.3m |
People
| Employees | 136 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.