01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002651
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G11 5DZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Once the pension fund has been resolved the Zoological Society will be able to close.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To establish, equip, carry on, and develop Zoological Parks or gardens, and living Zoological Collections at such places in the West of Scotland as the Society shall determine. b. To promote, facilitate, and encourage the study of Zoology and Animal Psychology, and to foster and develop among the people an interest in and knowledge of animal life. c. To purchase, take in feu, or on lease or otherwise receive and hold, occupy, build on, manage, improve, sell, let, fey exchange, mortgage, or dispose of, either by public roup or private bargain, any lands, houses, building or other heritable property, or any estate or interest therein in Scotland, and any moveable or personal rights or property, to such extent as may be deemed by the Society necessary or expedient for the purpose of canying out the objects of the Society or any of them, and to grant or execute all necessary deeds, contracts, obligations, or other writings. d. To cany on as principals or as lessees the business of restaurant, cafe and refreshment room proprietors, licensed victuallers, purveyors and caterers for public entertainment and to sell or grant leases, options and concessions for the sale of newspapers, magazines, books, tobacco, photographs and other commodities m and upon the property of the Society. C. For the purposes of the Society to cany on as principals or as lessees the business of proprietors of clubs, reading rooms and other recreation rooms, (maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity)
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,218 | £24,421 | 0 | 5 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £16,805 | £27,944 | 0 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £760 | £15,534 | 0 | 4 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £716 | £30,032 | 0 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £973 | −£496,390 | 0 | 29 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- c/o Flat 1/L, 17 Caird Drive, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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