Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE BRISTOL CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Operation of Bristol Zoo Gardens and the Wild Place Project.Carry out field conservation and research projects

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 20 years

bristolzoo.org.uk

companysecretary@bristolzoo.org.uk

01174285301

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		£10,713	£14,297	£-3,584	£1,576	£39,266	£38,781	32.6	213	209
31/12/21		£9,816	£11,347	£-1,531	£1,458	£43,049	£42,459	44.9	216	395
31/12/20		£10,460	£10,717	£-257	£1,188	£43,416	£42,911	48	201	391
31/12/19		£12,332	£11,595	£737	£1,931	£44,371	£43,846	45.4	205	375
31/12/18		£13,611	£11,765	£1,846	£2,284	£42,471	£38,258	39	218	350
31/12/17		£11,608	£10,565	£1,043	£1,830	£40,700	£38,747	44	194	0
31/12/16		£10,231	£10,388	£-157	£1,354	£39,592	£38,826	44.9	172	0
31/12/15		£9,555	£9,547	£8	£1,585	£40,097	£39,456	49.6	163	0
31/12/14		£8,943	£8,698	£245	£1,799	£39,312	£38,667	53.3	153	0
31/12/13		£8,528	£8,322	£206	£1,597	£39,618	£39,116	56.4	147	0
31/12/12		£9,477	£8,794	£683	£2,241	£36,125	£35,574	48.5	147	0
31/12/11		£8,843	£8,494	£349	£2,490	£35,163	£34,555	48.8	141	0
31/12/10		£7,472	£7,499	£-27	£1,665	£35,330	£34,932	55.9	140	0
31/12/09		£7,757	£7,397	£360	£1,858	£39,169	£37,224	60.4	133	0
31/12/08		£7,802	£7,285	£517	£1,893	£38,836	£36,672	60.4	142	0
31/12/07		£8,672	£7,534	£1,138	£1,986	£31,092	£29,260	46.6	145	0
31/12/06		£5,880	£5,108	£772	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£4,255	£4,194	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 32.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bristol City, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, French Polynesia, Madagascar, Philippines, Portugal, Somerset, South Africa, South Gloucestershire, Tanzania,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

213 employees
209 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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£92,551
Co-Operative Group	£2,504
Quartet Community Foundation	£250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Zoo Gardens
£250	13/06/2022	As requested by the donor towards conservation and education, following an event at the Zoo to which Osborne Clarke staff were invited.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 29-024 Investigating hunting causes and implementing community-led mitigations in the Philippines
£92,551	01/06/2022	The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment through locally based projects worldwide.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project
£2,504	24/10/2020	We aim to reconnect young people with nature through art, enhancing social cohesion, improving wellbeing and developing new skills.
OVO Foundation - OVO Gives Back - 2018-2019
£20,000	04/07/2018	This grant was used to run and operate Bristol Zoo Gardens and Wild Place Project ‘Branching out’ programme. Sessions delivered to schools, playschemes and community groups and delivers walks, ....more This grant was used to run and operate Bristol Zoo Gardens and Wild Place Project ‘Branching out’ programme. Sessions delivered to schools, playschemes and community groups and delivers walks, talks and courses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-71

ANDREW MARTYN-JOHNS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR BOOY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION,

DAVID RICHARD ESAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

DR JANE SMART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

EMMA WOOLLETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chairman, Other trusteeship: THE NHS CONFEDERATION,

PEACHES GOLDING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Her Majesty'S Lord-Lieutenant Of The County And Ci

PROFESSOR JUDITH SQUIRES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Provost, Uni Of Bristol

PROFESSOR STEVEN WEST Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vice-Chancellor And Ceo, Uwe

SARAH FULLER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Director

VICTORIA ASH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2004, number: 1104986
Registered at Companies House on 15/06/2004, number: 05154176

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

17/11/2015 - Asset transfer in from NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARK
17/11/2015 - Asset transfer in from NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARK

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR05: 5 days late,

Main office

Hollywood Mansion House
Hollywood Lane
BRISTOL
BS10 7TW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE:(A) THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND (B) THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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