Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED

The charity's activities are to advance scientific knowledge of plants, animals and the natural world; to advance education on the conservation of the physical and natural world and the promotion of biodiversity; to promote the conservation of the physical and the natural environment and the maintenance of the physical and natural environment and the maintenance of biological diversity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/22	£9,198	£9,307	£-109	£11	£7,872	£5,734	7.4	215	50
31/10/21	£8,597	£8,040	£557	£16	£7,982	£6,559	9.8	186	59
31/10/20	£9,105	£11,891	£-2,786	£1,808	£7,600	£6,156	6.2	299	165
31/10/19	£13,028	£12,485	£543	£2,760	£10,386	£8,163	7.8	352	275
31/10/18	£12,405	£12,412	£-6	£2,872	£9,843	£7,617	7.4	265	250
31/10/17	£12,751	£12,327	£423	£3,112	£9,850	£7,571	7.4	359	0
31/10/16	£12,692	£11,485	£1,207	£2,918	£9,426	£7,094	7.4	346	0
31/10/15	£12,124	£11,108	£1,015	£2,892	£8,596	£6,209	6.7	261	0
31/10/14	£11,491	£10,697	£795	£2,843	£7,581	£5,139	5.8	258	0
31/10/13	£11,607	£10,569	£1,039	£2,905	£6,786	£4,261	4.8	255	0
31/10/12	£10,591	£10,249	£342	£2,634	£5,747	£3,196	3.7	257	0
31/10/11	£10,056	£10,295	£-240	£2,726	£5,406	£2,824	3.3	266	0
31/10/10	£7,304	£15,946	£-8,642	£99	£5,680	£3,011	2.3	167	0
31/10/09	£7,953	£7,802	£151	£94	£14,322	£6,787	10.4	169	0
31/10/08	£8,517	£8,229	£288	£130	£14,172	£6,646	9.7	162	0
31/10/07	£7,617	£7,231	£386	£94	£13,884	£7,272	12.1	162	0
31/10/06	£7,227	£6,537	£690	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£6,677	£6,610	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£7,543	£5,829	£1,715	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.paigntonzoo.org.uk

01803697500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Torbay,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

215 employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-71

ANDREW CHARLES JOHN COOPER BSC Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, EAST DEVON PEBBLEBED HEATHS CONSERVATION TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BEN LOUIS JOBSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Director, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

CHARLES COOPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

JAMES O'DWYER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Property Manager, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, STOVER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROF. RICHARD PREZIOSI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROFESSOR ADAM GEORGE HART FRES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RICHARD WILLIAM JOHN FORD FINSTD Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BETH KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Consultant, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

MARK SALMON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RACHAEL HILL BA ACA, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

SARAH BARR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Human Resources Professional, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

STEPHEN KINGS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Secondary Academy Headteacher/Principal, Other trusteeships: WILD PLANET TRUST, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1964, number: 300923
Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1964, number: 00792877

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

PAIGNTON ZOO
TOTNES ROAD
PAIGNTON
DEVON
TQ4 7EU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS, ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY.3.3 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS, PLANTS AND HABITATS IN BOTH PROTECTED AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON

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