DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 507221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DUDLEY ZOO AND CASTLE, DUDLEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £47,328 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by increased visitor numbers and higher interest income, despite rising energy costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £5,415,993, with free reserves of £971,621, which the directors consider adequate to maintain minimum reserves of £750,000 covering approximately three months of expenditure. The directors confirm the organisation is a going concern, supported by historical surpluses and a commitment from the shareholder, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, to support the society until March 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U. K LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dudley & West Midlands Zoological Society (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• DAVID SPARKS OBEchair
• ANDREA GODDARD
• ANDREW JAMES TAYLOR
• Alan Taylor
• KIM FULLER
• Michael John Evans
• PETER JOHN SILVER
• PHILIP IAN LOVEDAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pamela Ann Batson
• Philip James Tart
• STEVEN KEITH VINCENT

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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