01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 8 April 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: ESHOTTHEUGH FARM, FELTON, MORPETH, NE65 9QH
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.northumberlandzoo.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote & support conservation and research to prevent species decline, maintain high standards in zoological collections, & represent diverse species and habitats, while advancing public understanding & education on biodiversity & the protection of wildlife and natural environments through education, scientific study, & the care of threatened species in both captive & natural settings.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NORTHUMBERLAND ZOO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-04-08T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATING TO WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HELPING TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF PREVENTING SPECIES DECLINE AND MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WITH KEPT SPECIES TO REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF TAXA AND HABITATS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THREATENED ANIMALS, PLANTS AND THEIR HABITATS IN BOTH CAPTIVE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
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Charity Policy
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- Volunteer management
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- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Risk management
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- Conflicting interests
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- Investment
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