CCEW Charity Commission profile

DUDLEY ZOO DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 507973 · organisation 507973

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 5 October 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £59,673
Latest expenditure: £301,532
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Dudley Zoo, Castle Hill, Dudley, DY1 4QF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dudleyzoo.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE CHARITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUDLEY ZOO AND TO ASSIST WITH THE FEEDING AND WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO

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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: 25 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £59,673
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,532

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: £308,314
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,279

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: £43,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,320

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: £45,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,127

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: £58,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,627

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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: 25 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £59,673
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,532
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: £308,314
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,279
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: £43,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,320
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: £45,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,127
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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: £58,687
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,627
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DUDLEY ZOO DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-10-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 18/08/1978AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 06/12/2010
Charitable Objects: (A) THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE CHARITY KNOWN AS DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED BY WAY OF GIFT GRANT LOAN GUARANTEE OR SUCH OTHER FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE FOR THE MAINTENANCE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ZOO AND ITS OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. (!) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCREATION DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED