OSCR Scottish charity profile

British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums

Known as BIAZA

ActiveCharity number SC040783
Registered27 August 2009
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC040783
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
9
Postcode
NW1 4RY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

Obiects The Objects are: 3.1 to encourage the care and welfare of wild animals in captivity and participation in the conservation of species. and 3.2 to promote the education of the public and an increase in knowledge of the natural world through the medium of zoos and aquariums

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£745,599£708,054923 June 2026
31 December 2024£739,557£646,791930 June 2025
31 December 2023£633,716£536,413925 June 2024
31 December 2022£447,947£417,067931 August 2023
31 December 2021£387,915£325,061926 July 2022

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
Regents Park, London
Website supplied to OSCR
www.biaza.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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