Activities

As described by the charity on the register

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ZOOLOGY, ANIMAL WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY INSPIRING INTEREST BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ZOOLOGY AND STUDY OF ANIMALS BY RUNNING ONE OR MORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OR SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS.PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS.

Latest income

£6.2m

Expenditure

£6.7m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £6.3m £5.7m
2021-12-31 £8.6m £6.7m
2022-12-31 £7.3m £7.7m
2023-12-31 £7.2m £8.4m
2024-12-31 £6.2m £6.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £461k
Charitable activities £3.7m
Trading £2.0m
Investment income £1
Total income £6.2m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.9m
Raising funds £1.8m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £44k
Total expenditure £6.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £0
Total funds £2.0m
— restricted £22k
— unrestricted £2.0m
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.0m
Cash £20k

People

Employees 172

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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.