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The North of England Zoological Society

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-306077 .
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Description

To develop a substantial, expanding role in the conservation of global biodiversity and habitat enrichments and to support this through sustainable commercial activities, including managing Chester Zoo as a world class visitor attraction.Further details can be obtained via our Annual Report for 2021.

Also known as

  • Act for Wildlife
  • Chester Zoo
  • Chester Zoo Islands Limited
  • Chester Zoo
  • The North of England Zoological Society
  • The North Of England Zoological Society
  • The North of England Zoological Society
  • North of England Zoological Society (The)
  • North of England Zoological Society (t/a Chester Zoo)

CCEW Charity number

306077

Company number

00287902

Registered

Postcode

CH2 1LH

Website

chesterzoo.org

Domain

chesterzoo.org

Latest income

£50,680,000 (on )

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

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-306077 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

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The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

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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  • Environment EN » Conservation and sustainability EN102
  • Environment EN » Wildlife EN104

Theme (CCEW)

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

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • Local

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1967-01-18 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 21,920,000 11,823,000
2005-12-31 15,051,000 12,619,000
2006-12-31 19,299,000 18,636,000
2007-12-31 21,585,000 20,804,000
2008-12-31 22,395,000 22,595,000
2009-12-31 24,099,000 20,474,000
2010-12-31 23,573,000 22,912,000
2011-12-31 25,715,000 24,599,000
2012-12-31 25,626,000 23,091,000
2013-12-31 28,161,000 25,036,000
2014-12-31 29,767,000 26,061,000
2015-12-31 35,626,000 29,990,000
2016-12-31 42,052,000 35,899,000
2017-12-31 41,354,000 36,916,000
2018-12-31 49,441,000 46,446,000
2019-12-31 55,149,000 44,375,000
2020-12-31 36,095,000 36,006,000
2021-12-31 45,226,000 44,280,000
2022-12-31 50,680,000 49,248,000
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 North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 608 529
Employees paid more than £60,000 10 9
Volunteers 203 203
Trustees 14
Employees
Volunteers

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

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 2.6 2.5
Legacies 1.0 -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 3.6 2.5
Income from charitable activities 33.0 30.5
Income from other trading activities 14.0 12.2
Income from investments 0.1 0.0
Other income - -
Total 50.7 45.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 24.6 21.2
Spending on raising funds 24.6 21.2
Grants to institutions 0.9 0.9
Other charitable activities 23.8 19.9
Charitable activities 24.7 20.8
Other spending - 2.3
Total 49.2 44.3
Net income / (expenditure) 1.4 0.9

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 64.9 65.3
Investment assets - -
64.9 65.3
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 6.1 4.8
Other current assets 3.2 2.9
9.3 7.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (9.6) (9.5)
Net current assets (0.3) (1.8)
Total assets less current liabilities 64.6 63.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.8) (1.0)
Net assets 63.9 62.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.9 1.1
Unrestricted funds 63.0 61.3
63.9 62.4

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts - 15,400
Government contracts as % of total income - 0.0%
Number of government contracts - 1
Government grants
Income from government grants 292,000 1,153,000
Government grants as % of total income 0.6% 2.5%
Number of government grants 1 2

The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£0
1 year
Grant to North of England Zoological Society (t/a Chester Zoo)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
National Lottery Grants for Heritage: £250,000 to £5million
£318,323 Grant to North of England Zoological Society (The)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Green Recovery Challenge Fund - Round 1
£247,625 GRCF2021: Chester Zoo Nature Recovery Corridor
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Initiative Grant Scheme - Main Projects (2020-2023)
£71,617 Grant:Darwin Main 25-011:Andean bears and people: coexistence through poverty reduction
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Our Heritage
£70,000 Grant to North of England Zoological Society (The)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Skills for the Future
£269,100 Grant to The North of England Zoological Society
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Your Heritage
£49,700 Grant to Chester Zoo
The National Lottery Community Fund
Family Learning
£154,533
2 years
Learning Together - A Zootastic Experience
May 2008 to May 2010

Data source

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The North of England Zoological Society

GB-CHC-306077

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