Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 57 years
(90 years as a company)

www.chesterzoo.org

t.owen@chesterzoo.org

01244650201

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£50,680	£49,248	£1,432	£24,585	£63,877	£62,981	15.3	608	203
31/12/21	£45,226	£44,280	£946	£21,182	£62,445	£61,321	16.6	529	203
31/12/20	£36,095	£36,006	£89	£7,613	£61,499	£59,333	19.8	502	231
31/12/19	£55,149	£44,375	£10,774	£12,145	£61,410	£53,735	14.5	618	221
31/12/18	£49,441	£46,446	£2,995	£11,202	£50,636	£48,558	12.5	579	220
31/12/17	£41,354	£36,916	£4,438	£10,150	£47,641	£46,613	15.2	555	0
31/12/16	£42,052	£35,899	£6,153	£10,244	£44,759	£44,144	14.8	545	0
31/12/15	£35,626	£29,990	£5,636	£9,309	£39,606	£39,188	15.7	461	0
31/12/14	£29,767	£26,061	£3,706	£7,634	£34,864	£34,744	16	428	0
31/12/13	£28,161	£25,036	£3,125	£7,402	£31,519	£31,402	15.1	398	0
31/12/12	£25,626	£23,091	£2,535	£7,006	£28,814	£28,600	14.9	423	0
31/12/11	£25,715	£24,599	£1,116	£7,316	£27,799	£27,608	13.5	396	0
31/12/10	£23,573	£22,912	£661	£6,492	£28,830	£28,647	15	388	0
31/12/09	£24,099	£20,474	£3,625	£6,802	£28,337	£27,218	16	393	0
31/12/08	£22,395	£22,595	£-200	£7,153	£23,545	£23,331	12.4	392	0
31/12/07	£21,585	£20,804	£781	£7,081	£25,050	£24,854	14.3	383	0
31/12/06	£19,299	£18,636	£663	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£15,051	£12,619	£2,432	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£21,920	£11,823	£10,097	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 67.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 49.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 15.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

608 employees
203 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£318,323
DCMS	£247,625
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£74,412
Wolfson Foundation	£0

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to North of England Zoological Society (t/a Chester Zoo)
£0	10/08/2023	Grant of £3,000 awarded through Scoping Grant programme. Paid via Pilgrim Trust/National Archives joint programme Archives Revealed (22871).
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Zoological Society (The)
£318,323	08/03/2023	Networks For Nature: empowering communities to connect with nature recovery across Northwest Cheshire
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£2,796	01/04/2022	This measure covers grant funding for basic services and village renewal in rural areas under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme Small / micro rural businesses, rural community ....more This measure covers grant funding for basic services and village renewal in rural areas under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme Small / micro rural businesses, rural community groups, and any public / private entities working in partnership with those community groups can apply for funding. The measure aims to develop the economies of rural communities and their infrastructure such as community buildings, public spaces and cultural, tourism and heritage amenities. Investments should enhance landscape quality and help meet challenges of rural communities relating to distance, population scarcity, aging, social isolation and market structure. Measure is also used to encourage visits to farms for educational purposes and renovation / maintenance of historic farm buildings. RPA administers for measures in England.
DCMS - GRCF2021: Chester Zoo Nature Recovery Corridor
£247,625	16/07/2021	The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental charities and their ....more The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental charities and their partners to deliver projects in England.The aim of the fund is to support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration, nature-based solutions and connecting people with nature, delivering against the goals of the Governments 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), whilst helping to sustain and build capacity in the sector.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Grant:Darwin Main 25-011:Andean bears and people: coexistence through poverty reduction
£71,617	01/04/2020	By linking poverty reduction, improved wellbeing and benefits from biodiversity conservation, this project works towards human-bear coexistence in the southern Bolivian Andes. It focusses on ....more By linking poverty reduction, improved wellbeing and benefits from biodiversity conservation, this project works towards human-bear coexistence in the southern Bolivian Andes. It focusses on developing livelihoods and increasing benefits from the protection of the bears, alongside research towards a better and transferrable understanding of the ecological and social dynamics of human-wildlife conflicts.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chester Zoo
£70,000	07/01/2016	Wildlife Champions - Connecting people and local wildlife to Chester Zoo

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-72

ANGELA BRIDIE ROBINSON DL Appointed: 2023

DAVID WOOTTON CBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: CHESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED,

DR ROMAIN PIZZI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon, Other trusteeships: BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION, BRITISH AND IRISH ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS,

DR SIMON CRIPPS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Scientist

JEN CARTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Risk, Control And Assurance

LEE RAWLINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Area Director

MALCOLM ARDRON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Proprietor Director

NEILL JONATHAN SKINNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer / Chartered Accountant

PENNY COATES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Non Executive Director And Trustee

PROFESSOR RICHARD GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeships: THE HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION TRUST, AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROFESSOR DAVID MACDONALD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

PROFESSOR RHYS EDWARD GREEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor Of Conservation Science

SIMON VENABLES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

YVONNE EMMETT CANNELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/1967, number: 306077
Registered at Companies House on 09/05/1934, number: 00287902

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL
SOCIETY
CEDAR HOUSE
CHESTER ZOO
CAUGHALL ROAD
CH2 1LH

Objectives

THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY; AND (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS, PLANTS AND HABITATS IN BOTH PROTECTIVE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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