Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

TWYCROSS ZOO-EAST MIDLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

The charity's principal charitable activity is the enhancement of animal welfare, conservation, research and education. The charity also carries out retail and catering activities to generate additional income for the benefit of the charitable activity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
There is a pension deficit of £253,000
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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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	*	£13,812	£14,936	£-1,124	£3,120	£25,527	£22,389	18	169	1
31/12/21	*	£10,523	£10,808	£-285	£1,929	£26,505	£23,679	26.3	123	0
31/12/20		£9,927	£9,637	£290	£1,715	£23,517	£20,600	25.7	137	0
31/12/19		£11,770	£11,256	£515	£2,676	£23,287	£20,238	21.6	140	0
31/12/18		£11,522	£11,732	£-210	£3,353	£22,854	£19,824	20.3	151	0
31/12/17		£11,049	£10,332	£716	£2,799	£20,642	£17,578	20.4	165	0
31/12/16		£10,769	£9,940	£829	£2,546	£20,554	£17,401	21	129	0
31/12/15		£9,839	£9,027	£811	£0	£19,725	£16,483	21.9	141	0
31/12/14		£8,558	£8,030	£528	£1,925	£18,914	£16,041	24	143	0
31/12/13		£8,642	£8,351	£291	£1,868	£18,386	£15,438	22.2	151	0
31/12/12		£8,060	£8,170	£-110	£2,350	£18,095	£15,072	22.1	178	0
31/12/11		£9,183	£9,958	£-775	£2,529	£18,205	£15,103	18.2	239	0
31/12/10		£8,394	£9,061	£-667	£2,055	£18,981	£15,727	20.8	219	0
31/12/09		£9,980	£7,556	£2,424	£1,988	£19,647	£16,276	25.8	138	0
31/12/08		£7,239	£6,636	£603	£1,675	£16,511	£15,507	28	132	0
31/12/07		£6,784	£5,989	£795	£1,556	£20,219	£20,087	40.2	128	0
31/12/06	*	£6,444	£5,435	£1,008	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£6,813	£4,857	£1,956	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£6,781	£4,160	£2,621	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 89%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

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Established: 52 years

www.twycrosszoo.org

info@twycrosszoo.org

01827 883144

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Leicestershire, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

169 employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72

DIPA BECKETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Growth Specialist

ELIZABETH ANN HARDWICK-SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources Director

MALCOLM BENNETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: -

PROFESSOR HARMINDER SINGH DUA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor Of Ophthalmology And Consultant Ophthalm, Other trusteeships: EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE SPECIALISTS, THE SUSSEX EYE FOUNDATION,

PHILIP COLIN POPHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: -

TIMOTHY PAUL MAXTED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Insurance Broker

TREVOR PAYNE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Estates Director

GEOFFREY WILLIAM HOON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

HELEN JANE MITCHELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant

PROFESSOR GARY ENGLAND Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeship: THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/09/1972, number: 501841
Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1972, number: 01060956

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 45 days late, AR21: 119 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

TWYCROSS ZOO
BURTON ROAD
TWYCROSS
ATHERSTONE
CV9 3PX

Objectives

1. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN GREATER KNOWLEDGE, INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF FAUNA, FLORA AND NATURAL KINGDOM. 2. TO PROMOTE, FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY VETERINARY SCIENCE, ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, AVICULTURE, AQUARIA, ICHTHYOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, BOTANY, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND KINDRED SCIENCES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS. 3. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LEICESTERSHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE

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