THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.1m
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £2,893,129 | £3,647,756 | £4,551,128 | +24.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£116,073 | £394,244 | £37,228 | -90.6% | |
| Cash | £3,357,062 | £3,022,771 | £2,780,668 | -8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,689,367 | £5,083,611 | £5,499,454 | +8.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,689,367 | £5,083,611 | £5,120,839 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £4,689,367 | £5,083,611 | £5,120,839 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 49 | 57 | +16.3% | |
| Wages | £1,093,373 | £1,010,272 | £1,372,951 | +35.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -4.0% | 10.8% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.5% | 13.7% | 15.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.04x | 4.09x | 5.45x |
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
- THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY LIMITED 2019-10-01 → present
- WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED 2002-02-04 → 2019-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Brindley Millen Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment.”
Group structure
- THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY LIMITED · parent
- The Big Cat Sanctuary Experiences Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPILLER, Ruth Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-05-15 | — | — |
| BATTERS, Gary | Director | 2024-08-07 | May 1962 | British |
| BRADY, Matthew John | Director | 2015-01-20 | Oct 1977 | British |
| KANE, Brian Lund | Director | 2026-03-09 | Apr 1946 | British |
| PEACOCK, William Eric, Sir | Director | 2015-01-13 | Sep 1944 | British |
| WARDEN, Jane Mary | Director | 2026-03-16 | May 1979 | British |
| WHITNALL, Cameron Stevie | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jul 1995 | British |
| WHITNALL, Lynn Kathleen | Director | 2008-10-08 | Feb 1964 | British |
| WHITNALL, Tyler Peter | Director | 2020-03-20 | Apr 1993 | British |
| WINTERBURN, Stephen John | Director | 2021-04-22 | Nov 1959 | English |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILPOTT, Alan John | Secretary | 2002-02-04 | 2018-05-15 |
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-04 | 2002-02-04 |
| CANDLER, Stephen John Edward | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2013-07-01 |
| EAMES, Anne Helen Clayton | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2015-10-06 |
| GREEN, Paul Joseph Sylvester | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2008-10-31 |
| JAMES, Peter | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2008-01-02 |
| KANE, Brian Lund, Dr | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2014-12-18 |
| MARSH, Alan Robert, Cpt | Director | 2015-01-13 | 2016-12-02 |
| PHILPOTT, Alan John | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2004-06-30 |
| SAMPSON, Peter Charles | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2020-01-31 |
| WIGGINS, Paul | Director | 2022-04-30 | 2024-12-15 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-04 | 2002-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.