CCEW Charity Commission profile

NOAH'S ARK ZOO FARM

Registered charity 1200719 · organisation 5192897

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
18 October 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£5,285,594
Latest expenditure
£5,340,048
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: NOAH'S ARK ZOO FARM, CLEVEDON ROAD, WRAXALL, BRISTOL, BS48 1PG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of environmental protection and improvement, in particular but not exclusively, by theoperation of a zoo; to support and promote the conservation of animals, wildlife and biodiversity in the UKand worldwide.To advance the education of the public in the subject of environmental protection and improvement and inparticular the conservation of animals, wildlife and biodiversity

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
30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,285,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,340,048
Accounts Qualified
Yes
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
23 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
23 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,771,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,948,935
Fin Period Start Date
18 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,860,330
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,819,581

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
30 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,285,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,340,048
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£7,099
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
67
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
23 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,771,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,948,935
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£16,196
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 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
18 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,860,330
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,819,581
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
30

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
30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
385679
Income Other Trading Activities
1685177
Income Charitable Activities
3213896
Income Investments
842
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5285594
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,248,860
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,091,188
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5340048
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20612
Expenditure Support Costs
3610295
Expenditure Depreciation
264987
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
1653030
Assets Own Use
1653030
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£335,677
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,179,768
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£808,939
Creditors One Year Total Current
935108
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
244660
Assets Cash
£40,364
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
808939
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
808939
Count Employees
130
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
23 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
278426
Income Other Trading Activities
1492112
Income Charitable Activities
2999447
Income Investments
1594
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4771579
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,064,353
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,884,582
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4948935
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13908
Expenditure Support Costs
3371441
Expenditure Depreciation
291165
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
1147945
Assets Own Use
1147945
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£353,282
Assets Total Liabilities
£637,834
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£863,393
Creditors One Year Total Current
619393
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
18441
Assets Cash
£79,562
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
847197
Funds Restricted
16196
Funds Total
863393
Count Employees
124
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
18 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1427559
Income Other Trading Activities
1138013
Income Charitable Activities
2294758
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4860330
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£820,399
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,999,182
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3819581
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26322
Expenditure Support Costs
2555078
Expenditure Depreciation
254349
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
1115387
Assets Own Use
1115387
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£619,439
Assets Total Liabilities
£694,077
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,040,749
Creditors One Year Total Current
665927
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
28150
Assets Cash
£230,233
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1040749
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1040749
Count Employees
126
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Somerset
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NOAH'S ARK ZOO FARM
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-10-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE OPERATION OF A ZOO; TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS, WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS, WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE.TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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Charity Policy

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