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
The object of the Society is to operate a conservation based organisation for the benefit and education of our visitors to promote zooloogy, arboriculture, horticulture and botany.The purpose of Dudley Zoological Services is to create funds for the pursuit of the above objectives.
Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £465,935 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely driven by a £526k legacy. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,148,638, which is above the stated policy target of £750k, and the directors consider the charity to be in a good position to continue operating as a self-sustaining business.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £750k (approximately three months of expenditure) (held: £1.1m)
“The Directors aim to maintain minimum reserves of £750k which covers approximately three months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dudley & West Midlands Zoological Society (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAVID SPARKS OBEchair
- 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
- Shaun Roger Keasey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dudley
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £465,935 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely driven by a £526k legacy. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,148,638, which is above the stated policy target of £750k, and the directors consider the charity to be in a good position to continue operating as a self-sustaining business. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K LLP.
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