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The Zoological Society of London

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-208728 .
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Description

To achieve and promote the conservation of animals and their habitats.

Also known as

  • Alfred Davis
  • Ambika Paul Memorial Gardens
  • De Arroyave Fund
  • Fantham Bequest
  • Ford Foundation Fund
  • Institute of Zoology
  • Institute of Zoology
  • London Zoo
  • Nuffield Institute Appeal Fund
  • Scientific Fund
  • ...and 8 other names
  • Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
  • The Zoological Society of London
  • Zoological Society of London
  • ZSL
  • ZSL (Zoological Society of London)
  • Zoological Society London (ZSL)
  • The Zoological Society of London
  • Zoological Society of London

CCEW Charity number

208728

Company number

RC000749

Registered

Postcode

NW1 4RY

Website

zsl.org

Domain

zsl.org

Latest income

£79,406,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Burkina Faso
  • Brazil
  • Botswana
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Switzerland
  • Cameroon
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Czechia
  • Dominica
  • Algeria
  • Ecuador
  • Spain
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Greenland
  • Greece
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • India
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Kazakhstan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Mauritius
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Panama
  • French Polynesia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Chad
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turkey
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Linked records

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-208728 .
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The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions A12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Animals AN

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Animals 111
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-04-08 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 23,980,124 22,045,572
2005-12-31 28,208,136 24,687,100
2006-12-31 28,037,685 26,318,451
2007-12-31 33,164,971 29,760,968
2008-12-31 32,811,978 32,005,622
2009-12-31 32,634,853 32,218,062
2010-12-31 33,079,286 32,174,680
2011-12-31 45,845,054 41,605,784
2012-12-31 44,630,148 41,792,078
2013-12-31 52,076,407 45,743,713
2014-12-31 55,202,000 51,033,000
2015-12-31 55,550,000 53,015,000
2017-04-30 85,609,000 85,433,000
2018-04-30 65,597,000 64,210,000
2019-04-30 70,684,000 74,674,000
2020-04-30 66,865,000 71,068,000
2021-04-30 58,820,000 58,131,000
2022-04-30 79,510,000 70,885,000
2023-04-30 79,406,000 75,562,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 765 767
Employees paid more than £60,000 47 47
Volunteers 962 1,137
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 5.2 8.5
Legacies 0.5 0.8
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 5.7 9.3
Income from charitable activities 56.0 53.7
Income from other trading activities 16.8 16.2
Income from investments 0.6 0.1
Other income 0.4 0.1
Total 79.4 79.5
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 1.4 1.7
Spending on raising funds 1.4 1.7
Grants to institutions 15.7 -
Other charitable activities 45.0 55.9
Charitable activities 60.6 55.9
Other spending 13.5 13.3
Total 75.6 70.9
Net income / (expenditure) 3.8 8.6

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 55.3 49.4
Investment assets 6.9 7.0
62.2 56.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 23.7 29.2
Other current assets 9.4 9.1
33.2 38.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (13.6) (16.6)
Net current assets 19.6 21.6
Total assets less current liabilities 81.8 78.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (1.8) (1.6)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 79.9 76.5
Defined benefit pension scheme 6.0 10.3
Net assets (including pension scheme) 85.9 86.7
Funds
Endowment funds 0.0 0.0
Restricted funds 12.2 11.3
Unrestricted funds 73.7 75.3
85.9 86.7

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 5,298,000 6,367,000
Government grants as % of total income 6.7% 8.0%
Number of government grants 45 49

The Zoological Society of London

GB-CHC-208728

Grants received

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Received 98 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
TASK by Trustee
£5,000 TASK to THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£186,834
2 years
Grant to THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cornwall Badger Project
£103,142 Cornwall Badger Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Nature Networks Fund Round 2
£849,322 Grant to The Zoological Society of London
Greater London Authority
Rewild London Fund (Round 2 2022-2023)
£23,960
1 year
London Water Vole Recovery
Feb 2023 to Mar 2024
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Nature Networks Fund Round 2
£249,919 Grant to The Zoological Society of London
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Innovation Fund
£25,000 Grant to The Zoological Society of London
Rothschild Foundation
Aviary
£10,000
1 year
Grant to Zoological Society London (ZSL)
Nov 2022 to Nov 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Initiative R28
£138,853 29-011 Terai Arc: Community stewardship to secure wildlife corridors and livelihoods
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Plus R10
£147,376 DPLUS176 Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution: Ascension and St Helena

Data source

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GB-CHC-208728

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