DRUSILLAS ZOO PARK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
Cash
£574K
+9.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+0.9% vs 2023
Employees
143
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£824K
+50.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,019,500 | £6,390,348 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £595,758 | £859,558 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £548,126 | £824,017 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £410,879 | £475,380 | |
| Cash | — | — | £526,046 | £574,011 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,691,208 | £8,899,680 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,484,403 | £7,552,992 | |
| Equity | — | — | £7,484,403 | £7,552,992 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 145 | 143 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,247,502 | £2,412,066 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £206,167 | £99,706 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+6.2%
£6,019,500 £6,390,348
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Cash
+9.1%
£526,046 £574,011
-
Net assets
+0.9%
£7,484,403 £7,552,992
-
Employees
-1.4%
145 143
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Operating profit
+44.3%
£595,758 £859,558
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Profit before tax
+50.3%
£548,126 £824,017
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Wages
+7.3%
£2,247,502 £2,412,066
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.9% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.8% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.9% | 9.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.53x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.71x | 17.16x |
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
- DRUSILLAS ZOO PARK LIMITED 1997-05-20 → present
- DAYS OF DISCOVERY LIMITED 1996-10-09 → 1997-05-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “We also completed the purchase of Amazon Adventure in Tunbridge Wells in 2024 our first site outside of Drusillas. This marked an important step in broadening our reach and exploring how our approach to family leisure can be applied in different settings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Laurence Edwin | Secretary | 1996-10-09 | — | British |
| SMITH, Oliver Laurence | Secretary | 2013-12-17 | — | — |
| POLAND, Cassandra Jane | Director | 2017-05-01 | May 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Christine | Director | 1996-10-09 | Sep 1952 | British |
| SMITH, Laurence Edwin | Director | 1996-10-09 | Nov 1952 | British |
| SMITH, Oliver Laurence | Director | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1990 | British |
| STEER, Caroline Victoria | Director | 2017-05-01 | May 1985 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-10-09 | 1996-10-09 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-10-09 | 1996-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oliver Laurence Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-03 | Active |
| Mrs Caroline Victoria Steer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-03 | Active |
| Mrs Cassandra Jane Poland | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-03 | Active |
| Mr Laurence Edwin Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.