01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 February 1978
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01350864
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £5,907,415
- Latest expenditure
- £6,136,557
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Dudley Zoo Offices, Castle Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4QF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dudleyzoo.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,907,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,136,557
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,563,725
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,097,790
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,934,308
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,886,980
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,828,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,426,831
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,068,986
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,388,217
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,907,415
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,136,557
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £46,727
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 23
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,563,725
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,097,790
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £148,800
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 38
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,934,308
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,886,980
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £194,583
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,828,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,426,831
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £217,417
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £6,068,986
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,388,217
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,166,186
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 168445
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1741426
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3886912
- Income Investments
- 110632
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5907415
- Income Legacies
- 42762
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,468,692
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,667,865
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6136557
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 106368
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1435095
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 456751
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,648,821
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4562728
- Assets Own Use
- 4562728
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,260,639
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,054,208
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,769,159
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 644208
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 410000
- Assets Cash
- £2,978,011
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5648921
- Funds Restricted
- 1120238
- Funds Total
- 6769159
- Count Employees
- 118
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 748628
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1730419
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3975794
- Income Investments
- 108884
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6563725
- Income Legacies
- 526000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,481,212
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,616,578
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6097790
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 121149
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1403663
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 436493
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,821,270
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4349663
- Assets Own Use
- 4349663
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,769,193
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,120,555
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,998,301
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 670555
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 450000
- Assets Cash
- £3,490,880
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5821370
- Funds Restricted
- 1176931
- Funds Total
- 6998301
- Count Employees
- 123
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 257906
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1656136
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3926090
- Income Investments
- 94176
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5934308
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,458,118
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,428,862
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5886980
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 114802
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1311798
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 353130
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,415,993
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4060745
- Assets Own Use
- 4060745
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,593,556
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,121,935
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,532,366
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 631935
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 490000
- Assets Cash
- £3,336,388
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5416093
- Funds Restricted
- 1116273
- Funds Total
- 6532366
- Count Employees
- 129
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 295801
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1675828
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3833860
- Income Investments
- 23151
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5828640
- Income Legacies
- 2000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,371,412
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,055,419
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5426831
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 112228
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1302817
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 352601
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,441,685
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3631421
- Assets Own Use
- 3631421
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,067,896
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,214,279
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,485,038
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 684279
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 530000
- Assets Cash
- £3,752,887
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5441785
- Funds Restricted
- 1043253
- Funds Total
- 6485038
- Count Employees
- 121
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1278068
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1185261
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3604381
- Income Investments
- 1276
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6068986
- Income Legacies
- 111882
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,033,351
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,354,866
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4388217
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 109962
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1128006
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 353130
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,058,458
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3301595
- Assets Own Use
- 3301595
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,949,089
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,167,455
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,083,229
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 597455
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 570000
- Assets Cash
- £3,692,519
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5058558
- Funds Restricted
- 1024671
- Funds Total
- 6083229
- Count Employees
- 108
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1978-02-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 JANUARY 1978 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 22 JULY 1988
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, CARE AND EXHIBITION ON THE PREMISES OF THE SOCIETY OF LIVING ANIMALS AND THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCES OF ZOOLOGY, ARBORICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND BOTANY AND A MORE EXTENDED EDUCATION, STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ANIMAL AND PLANT KINGDOMS BY THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW, CURIOUS, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES BELONGING TO THEM. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 55430
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DUDLEY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
- Charity Name Id
- 55418
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DUDLEY ZOO AND CASTLE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests