THE BRISTOL CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 1104986
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Operation of Bristol Zoo Project. Field conservation and research projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Costa Rica
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • French Polynesia
  • Madagascar
  • Philippines
  • Portugal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2004: Standard registration
  • 17 November 2015: Funds received from 1112866 NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARK
  • 17 November 2015: Funds received from 1112866 NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRISTOL ZOO GARDENS (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Joanna Price Trustee 23 October 2024
THE SIR EMRYS JONES MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
Rosa Corbishley Trustee 23 October 2024
WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE TRUST LTD
Received: On time
Dr Jane Smart Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Emma Woollett Trustee 20 July 2022
THE NHS CONFEDERATION
Received: On time
Professor Judith Squires Trustee 19 July 2022
None on record
Professor Steven West Trustee 23 June 2022
None on record
Andrew Martyn-Johns Trustee 27 November 2020
None on record
Sarah Fuller Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
Peaches Golding Trustee 20 June 2019
None on record
Victoria Ash Trustee 11 May 2017
THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Christopher Arthur Booy Trustee 21 November 2016
WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION
Received: On time
DAVID RICHARD ESAM Trustee 26 April 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £12.33m £10.46m £9.82m £10.71m £7.66m
Total expenditure £11.60m £10.72m £11.35m £14.30m £10.17m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £152.00k £587.64k £140.00k N/A £178.89k
Income - Donations and legacies £626.00k £346.00k £277.00k £320.00k £219.00k
Income - Other trading activities £2.29m £806.00k £1.29m £1.63m £588.00k
Income - Charitable activities £8.89m £4.32m £8.01m £8.73m £6.79m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £526.00k £443.00k £237.00k £37.00k £67.00k
Income - Other £0 £2.50m £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £20.01k £38.30k £51.18k £112.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £9.60m £9.50m £9.86m £12.68m £9.35m
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.00m £1.22m £1.48m £1.61m £823.00k
Expenditure - Governance £656.00k £572.00k £1.06m £964.00k £55.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £68.00k £29.00k £26.00k £37.00k £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £38.99m £37.95m £39.40m £41.54m £41.81m
Long-term investments £6.84m £3.62m £767.00k £767.00k £767.00k
Other assets £1.72m £4.98m £5.80m £1.98m £4.64m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £637.00k £156.00k £633.00k £566.00k £370.00k
Total liabilities £3.82m £3.29m £3.55m £5.58m £1.59m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Hollywood Mansion House
Hollywood Lane
BRISTOL
BS10 7TW
Phone:
01174285301
Website:

bristolzoo.org.uk