SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED
Registered charity 300923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWQUAY ZOO, PAIGNTON ZOO, PAIGNTON ZOO ENVIRONMENTAL PARK, THE PAIGNTON ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
The charity's activities are to advance scientific knowledge of plants, animals and the natural world; to advance education on the conservation of the physical and natural world and the promotion of biodiversity; to promote the conservation of the physical and the natural environment and the maintenance of the physical and natural environment and the maintenance of biological diversity.
Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has ceased to operate following the sale of its activities and trading subsidiary to a third party. Consequently, the trustees intend to place the charity into liquidation, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“As a consequence of this transaction, the charity has ceased to operate and the trustees intend to place it into liquidation. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: South West Environmental Parks Limited
“We draw attention to note 2.2 in the financial statements, which explains that following the year end, the activities of the charity and its trading subsidiary have been sold to a third party.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → not a going concern (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Insolvency history (Companies House)
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
members-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-08-26, 2026-07-24
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South West Environmental Parks Ltd (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PREZIOSI, Richard, Prof. — director, appointed 28/09/2022on trustee list
- KINGS, Stephen Ellis — secretary, appointed 22/05/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Torbay
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has ceased to operate following the sale of its activities and trading subsidiary to a third party. Consequently, the trustees intend to place the charity into liquidation, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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