ZOO CO CREATIVE LTD

Registered charity 1186349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ZOO CO

Zoo Co are an award-winning Croydon based arts organisation who create high quality, accessible theatre and creative engagement for young people. Accessibility is at the core of Zoo Co's work and they are driven to breaking down barriers to theatre that people may face, be they financial or physical. Zoo Co believe theatre is better when everyone has a seat at the table.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Zoo Co operates with a small payroll of five salaried employees and relies heavily on freelancers, noting that sharing resources is key to surviving a tough financial climate. The charity reports achieving substantial sustainability goals, such as switching banking providers to avoid fossil fuel investments, and successfully securing Arts Council England National Lottery funding for a future tour. However, the document does not disclose specific unrestricted reserve figures or a reserves policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas James David Sweetingchair
• Che Ramsden
• David Bellwood
• Folarin Ayomide Akinmade
• Grace Dickson
• Jennifer Clare Pearce
• Robert Lawrence Stephenson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).