THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To achieve and promote the conservation of animals and their habitats.
Latest income
£92.7m
Expenditure
£90.9m
Financial year end
2025-04-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | £58.8m | £58.1m | |
| 2022-04-30 | £79.5m | £70.9m | |
| 2023-04-30 | £79.4m | £75.6m | |
| 2024-04-30 | £83.3m | £80.6m | |
| 2025-04-30 | £92.7m | £90.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-04-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.1m |
| Charitable activities | £64.0m |
| Trading | £20.2m |
| Investment income | £904k |
| Total income | £92.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £69.9m |
| Raising funds | £2.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £2.7m |
| Governance | £114k |
| Total expenditure | £90.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £14.6m |
| Total funds | £94.6m |
| — restricted | £11.1m |
| — unrestricted | £83.4m |
| — endowment | £32k |
| Total assets | £94.6m |
| Cash | £25.5m |
People
| Employees | 957 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- 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.