NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WALES LTD
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Cash
£860k
-39.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.4m
-10.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
+27.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£531k
-424.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,258,784 | £2,697,223 | £2,488,597 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £22,210 | -£189,291 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £61,756 | -£101,390 | -£531,345 | -424.1% | |
| Net profit | £61,756 | -£101,390 | -£531,345 | -424.1% | |
| Cash | £1,554,611 | £1,431,277 | £859,595 | -39.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,154,125 | £5,000,087 | £4,442,025 | -11.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,074,762 | £4,973,371 | £4,442,025 | -10.7% | |
| Equity | £5,074,762 | £4,973,371 | £4,442,025 | -10.7% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 43 | 55 | +27.9% | |
| Wages | £1,187,061 | £1,300,110 | £1,469,894 | +13.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £160,465 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -7.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | -3.8% | -21.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | -3.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 9.30x | 8.13x | 4.87x | |
| Interest cover | 1.02x | -7.22x | — |
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
- NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WALES LTD 2008-09-26 → present
- ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WALES 1983-06-10 → 2008-09-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the National Zoological Society of Wales has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WALES LTD · parent
- Zoological Society of Wales Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Between April and July, the zoo temporarily lost access to its Facebook account following a hacking incident, significantly reducing our ability to communicate with audiences online.”
- “We also completed the development of the Papilio Forest and its adjacent reptile habitats. Construction of a new lemur habitat progressed well and is expected to open to guests in early 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Christopher | Secretary | 2024-05-20 | — | — |
| BELTON, Susan | Director | 2019-06-11 | Dec 1958 | British |
| BROWN, Nigel Howard | Director | 2007-12-11 | Jul 1955 | British |
| GREENWOOD, Andrew George | Director | 2020-04-21 | Oct 1946 | British |
| HARCOURT, Caroline Susan, Dr | Director | 2001-06-22 | Nov 1953 | British |
| JACKSON, Nicholas Lawrence | Director | 2022-06-14 | Dec 1949 | British |
| JACKSON, Robert | Director | 2014-03-04 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LEGGET-JONES, Janet Marianne | Director | 2025-01-20 | Aug 1960 | British |
| MELFI, Vicky, Dr | Director | 2025-01-20 | Nov 1973 | British |
| O'CARROLL, Alice | Director | 2025-01-20 | Aug 1994 | British |
| ROGERS, Jonathan Ashley | Director | 2022-06-14 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Christopher Robert | Secretary | — | 2014-01-05 |
| JACKSON, Nicholas Lawrence | Secretary | 2014-01-05 | 2023-03-21 |
| JESSE, Jennifer | Secretary | 2023-03-21 | 2024-05-10 |
| CROMPTON, Robin Huw, Dr | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2004-12-17 |
| DEAKIN, Terry | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2026-01-27 |
| EDWARDS, David Geoffrey | Director | — | 2000-09-28 |
| EVANS, Huw, Mr. | Director | 2005-12-13 | 2013-03-12 |
| FORMSTONE, Raymond | Director | — | 2000-12-29 |
| GIBSON, Peter | Director | — | 2025-10-21 |
| HAYWARD, Matthew Warrington | Director | 2016-04-14 | 2017-09-19 |
| JACKSON, Margaret | Director | — | 2003-06-06 |
| JACOBS, Colin Alfred James | Director | — | 2004-12-17 |
| JONES, Roland | Director | — | 2007-10-09 |
| LOVELUCK, Paul Edward | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2022-10-06 |
| MORGAN, Peter | Director | — | 2000-04-01 |
| ROBERTS, Henry Douglas | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2023-09-12 |
| SCANLAN, Sara Judy | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2023-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Terry Deakin | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Ceased 2026-01-27 |
| Mr Peter Gibson | Individual | Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-11-29 | Ceased 2025-10-21 |
| Mr Henry Douglas Roberts | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Ceased 2023-09-12 |
| Mr Paul Edward Loveluck | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Ceased 2022-10-06 |
| Dr Matthew Hayward | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Ceased 2017-09-19 |
| Mr Nigel Howard Brown | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Active |
| Dr Caroline Susan Harcourt | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Active |
| Mr Robert Jackson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.