BRISTOL, CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+64% vs 2024
Net assets
£44m
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
146
+3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£261k
+87.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
In preparing the accounts, the Trustees have considered the strong relationship with HSBC, as evidenced by the waived breach of the EBITDA covenant, the high likelihood of continuing financial support... constitutes a material uncertainty.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £5,405,000 | £6,490,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£2,577,000 | -£2,070,000 | -£261,000 | +87.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,510,000 | -£2,070,000 | -£261,000 | +87.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,931,000 | -£2,070,000 | -£261,000 | +87.4% | |
| Cash | £2,520,000 | £1,332,000 | £2,185,000 | +64% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,631,000 | £43,561,000 | £43,300,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £46,001,000 | £43,736,000 | £43,686,000 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £46,001,000 | £43,736,000 | £43,686,000 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 147 | 141 | 146 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £4,210,000 | £4,457,000 | £4,288,000 | -3.8% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -47.7% | -31.9% | — | |
| Net margin | 128.2% | -31.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.6% | -4.8% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.6% | 10.6% | 25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.92x | 0.33x | 0.28x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRISTOL, CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED 2005-05-26 → present
- THE BRISTOL, CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICALSOCIETY LIMITED 2004-06-15 → 2005-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer AuditCo Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“In preparing the accounts, the Trustees have considered the strong relationship with HSBC, as evidenced by the waived breach of the EBITDA covenant, the high likelihood of continuing financial support... constitutes a material uncertainty.”
Group structure
- BRISTOL, CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Bristol Zoo Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Contracts were exchanged for the sale of Bristol Zoo Gardens in January 2025 and we achieved clean planning consent, free of challenge in December 2025 following the judge's complete dismissal of all claims.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Kelly | Secretary | 2024-07-22 | — | — |
| ASH, Victoria Charlotte | Director | 2017-05-11 | Aug 1965 | British |
| BALMFORTH, Zoe Ellen, Dr | Director | 2025-10-22 | Oct 1976 | British |
| BOOY, Christopher Arthur | Director | 2016-09-26 | Nov 1952 | British |
| CORBISHLEY, Rosa Stephanie Viola | Director | 2024-10-23 | Jun 1976 | British |
| ESAM, David Richard | Director | 2013-04-08 | Jan 1952 | British |
| FULLER, Sarah Jane | Director | 2019-10-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| GOLDING, Peaches | Director | 2019-06-20 | Dec 1953 | British |
| MARTYN-JOHNS, Andrew | Director | 2020-11-27 | Oct 1955 | British |
| PRICE, Joanna Susan, Dr | Director | 2024-10-23 | Sep 1959 | British |
| SQUIRES, Judith Ann, Professor | Director | 2022-07-19 | Apr 1963 | British |
| WEST, Steven George, Professor Sir | Director | 2022-06-23 | Mar 1961 | British |
| WOOLLETT, Emma | Director | 2022-07-20 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL, John Bryan, Dr | Secretary | 2017-12-11 | 2018-07-23 |
| HIGGINS, Nicholas Ernest | Secretary | 2004-06-15 | 2016-11-21 |
| MATHER, Angela | Secretary | 2018-07-23 | 2023-07-17 |
| MORRIS, Justin, Dr | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | 2024-07-22 |
| PRICE, Kathryn | Secretary | 2016-11-21 | 2017-12-11 |
| ARROWSMITH-BROWN, Victoria Elizabeth | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2013-12-31 |
| BAIRD, Roger Neale | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2005-04-21 |
| BERINGER, John Evelyn, Sir | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2005-09-19 |
| BOTHAMLEY, Henry Louis Michael | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2013-04-08 |
| BROAD, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2020-11-27 |
| CLARKE, Richard Ian | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2017-05-11 |
| COSH, Benjamin Malcolm Quentin | Director | 2016-05-05 | 2018-01-31 |
| CUTHBERT, Robert Edward, Professor | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2012-09-24 |
| CUTHILL, Innes Cameron, Professor | Director | 2005-09-19 | 2017-05-11 |
| DAVIES-JONES, Martin Owen | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2011-05-12 |
| DORAN, Olena, Professor | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-06-23 |
| GASKELL, Richard Kennedy Harvey, Sir | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2005-04-21 |
| GOODSHIP, Allen Edward, Professor | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2016-09-26 |
| HOWELLS, John Stuart | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2009-05-07 |
| KEARNEY, Paul Kevin Michael | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2019-06-20 |
| LADKIN, Claire Louise | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2022-06-23 |
| LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2014-02-03 |
| LAWS, Mathew Thurlow | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2018-07-23 |
| LEA, Michael David | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2021-11-12 |
| MCARTHUR, James John Dennis | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2016-09-26 |
| MCMILLAN, Sally Agnes | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2008-05-08 |
| MOAR, Charlotte Mary Celia | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2023-05-22 |
| NEILL, Steven John, Professor | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2019-05-28 |
| PANCOST, Richard David, Professor | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2022-07-18 |
| PANKHURST, Sheila, Professor | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-12-12 |
| POPLE, Christopher John | Director | 2009-05-07 | 2012-01-01 |
| PRICE, Joanna Susan, Professor | Director | 2016-09-26 | 2019-09-30 |
| SMART, Penelope Jane, Dr | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| SMITH, Frank Charles Theodore, Professor | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2016-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.