DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.8m
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
118
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£229k
-149.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,582,226 | £5,706,213 | £5,628,338 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £465,935 | -£229,142 | -149.2% | |
| Net profit | £47,328 | £465,935 | -£229,142 | -149.2% | |
| Cash | £3,336,388 | £3,490,880 | £2,978,011 | -14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,022,366 | £7,448,301 | £7,179,159 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,532,366 | £6,998,301 | £6,769,159 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £6,532,266 | £6,998,301 | £6,769,159 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 123 | 118 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £2,217,306 | £2,349,209 | £2,410,270 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.8% | 8.2% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.7% | 11.4% | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.69x | 5.62x | 5.06x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Society's performance in 2024 and 2025 has given the Directors and management confidence that conditions, although challenging in the current economic climate, are stable enough for the Society to generate income in the future.”
Group structure
- DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Dudley Zoo Services Limited
- The Dudley Zoo Development Trust
Significant events
- “Towards the latter part of 2024 we started work on the African Painted Dog enclosure and in May 2025 we completed works on this spectacular new enclosure, which provide excellent facilities for our new group of Painted Dogs.”
- “In 2024 we started work on an exciting adventure playground on site and this was completed in early 2025. Visitor feedback has been extremely positive and younger visitors to the Zoo and Castle have been particularly impressed with this new feature.”
- “At the end of 2025 we started work on our Lynx enclosure to provide an updated facility for our current collection of Carpathian Lynx. These works are expected to be completed by Easter 2026.”
- “In March 2025 we launched a ticket offer for people on Universal Credit as an effort to make it more affordable for some people to attend the Zoo & Castle.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATSON, Pamela Ann | Director | 2024-01-10 | Nov 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Michael John | Director | 2024-10-09 | Dec 1940 | British |
| FULLER, Kim | Director | 2007-04-11 | Feb 1960 | British |
| GODDARD, Andrea | Director | 2024-05-24 | Dec 1981 | British |
| LOVEDAY, Philip Ian | Director | 2017-04-12 | Sep 1964 | British |
| SILVER, Peter John | Director | 2003-01-20 | Sep 1949 | British |
| SPARKS, David Hunter | Director | 2002-03-25 | Nov 1948 | British |
| TART, Philip James | Director | 2016-10-26 | Mar 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | 2022-12-16 | Jan 1935 | British |
| TAYLOR, Andrew James | Director | 2017-04-12 | Oct 1969 | British |
| VINCENT, Steven Keith | Director | 2017-04-12 | Jan 1969 | British |
| WOOLLARD, Stephen Paul | Director | 2016-12-15 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Julian Ludford | Secretary | 2000-12-06 | 2002-03-25 |
| DOUGLAS, Sheelagh | Secretary | — | 1993-03-03 |
| POLYCHRONAKIS, John | Secretary | 2002-03-25 | 2006-01-28 |
| POLYCHRONAKIS, John | Secretary | 1993-03-03 | 2000-12-06 |
| SILVER, Peter John | Secretary | 2006-06-07 | 2015-06-10 |
| BAKER, John Stuart | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| CAUNT, David Murray | Director | 1992-07-17 | 2003-02-05 |
| CONDY, David Charles Lewis | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2016-10-26 |
| COOPER, Julian Ludford | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| CUTLER, Neil Alexander John | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2016-10-26 |
| DAVIES, John Eric | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| DEBNEY, Graham Leonard | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2003-02-05 |
| EDMONDS, John Alfred Hugh | Director | 1994-07-06 | 2002-03-25 |
| EDMONDS, John Alfred Hugh | Director | — | 1994-05-24 |
| EVANS, Michael John | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2024-05-23 |
| FULLER, Kim | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-10-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gillian Mary | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2025-09-09 |
| HEMINGSLEY, Derrick | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2016-06-08 |
| HOLDER, Michael Edward | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2003-07-02 |
| HOLDER, Mike | Director | 2005-05-31 | 2008-10-05 |
| HUNT, Frederick Stuart | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| HUSSAIN, Mushtaq | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2003-02-05 |
| JACKSON, Harold Vincent | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1999-05-20 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Luckman | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| MORTON, Anthony Peter | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-05-18 |
| PEARSON, Albert Ronald | Director | 1993-07-07 | 1994-08-01 |
| PEARSON, Albert Ronald | Director | — | 1993-05-24 |
| PHILLIPS, Christopher Francis | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2010-06-09 |
| POWELL, Terence Wilfred, Councillor | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2002-03-25 |
| RICHARDSON, Roy Neil | Director | — | 1998-12-02 |
| SCOTT-DOW, Roger Desmond | Director | 2016-06-08 | 2017-07-10 |
| SIMPSON, John Edward | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| SPARKS, David Hunter | Director | 1993-05-24 | 2000-10-30 |
| SUNTER, Timothy John | Director | 1991-07-10 | 1998-05-21 |
| TAYLOR-CHILDS, Laura | Director | 2022-02-16 | 2022-12-16 |
| TOMKINSON, Rosemary Ada | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2004-04-22 |
| TURNER, Kenneth John | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2012-06-13 |
| TYLER, David Richard | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2015-06-10 |
| VICKERS, David Ian Anthony | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2022-02-07 |
| WATTESON, John Edward | Director | 1994-05-24 | 1996-05-20 |
| WEBB, Justine | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2023-01-12 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Mary | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1999-05-20 |
| WILLETS, Gary Victor John | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| WILLIAMS, William Alfred | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2016-10-26 |
| WINTERBORN, Douglas | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2002-03-25 |
| WINTERBORN, Douglas | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-05-18 |
| WOODALL, John Barry | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2003-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.