THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Registered charity 306077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACT FOR WILDLIFE, CHESTER ZOO
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income grew by 10% to £63.1m, while total expenditure increased to £60.9m, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity maintains a minimum free cash reserve of £4.4m and holds £5.1m in total cash reserves, supported by significant undrawn borrowing facilities to ensure financial resilience. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£34.4m
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- MALCOLM ARDRONchair
- David Wootton CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Gareth Edward Thomas
- Dr Romain Pizzi · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Simon Cripps
- Dr Stephanie Wray · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr Vikas Shah
- Emma Jane Degg · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jacob Samuel Thompson
- Lee Rawlinson
- Neill Jonathan Skinner
- PROFESSOR RICHARD GRIFFITHS · trustee of 2 other charities
- Professor Rhys Edward Green
- Simon Venables
- Tina Elizabeth Mitchell
- Yvonne Emmett Cannell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?
The accounts state that total income grew by 10% to £63.1m, while total expenditure increased to £60.9m, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity maintains a minimum free cash reserve of £4.4m and holds £5.1m in total cash reserves, supported by significant undrawn borrowing facilities to ensure financial resilience. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Who funds THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST, Boodles Charitable Trust, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST, THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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