Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EAST ANGLIA LIMITED

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ZOOLOGY, ANIMAL WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY INSPIRING INTEREST BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ZOOLOGY AND STUDY OF ANIMALS BY RUNNING ONE OR MORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OR SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS.PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22	£7,299	£7,708	£-409	£2,185	£4,156	£4,145	6.5	212	68
31/12/21	£8,635	£6,724	£1,912	£2,258	£4,574	£4,523	8.1	180	44
31/12/20	£6,301	£5,701	£600	£1,455	£2,663	£2,651	5.6	190	80
31/12/19	£6,419	£6,011	£408	£1,547	£2,063	£2,017	4	190	181
31/12/18	£6,031	£6,071	£-39	£1,346	£1,655	£1,615	3.2	212	138
31/12/17	£5,940	£5,917	£23	£1,339	£1,694	£1,664	3.4	211	0
31/12/16	£6,060	£5,687	£373	£1,254	£1,671	£1,671	3.5	215	0
31/12/15	£5,772	£5,320	£452	£1,263	£1,298	£1,298	2.9	141	0
31/12/14	£5,535	£4,973	£563	£1,242	£846	£846	2	141	0
31/12/13	£4,886	£4,603	£283	£1,246	£283	£283	0.7	132	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 49.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 30.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.zsea.org

charity@zsea.org

01953 887771

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

212 employees
68 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - GRCF2021 Critical Recovery Programme for Endangered White-clawed Crayfish
£47,650	21/06/2021	The native White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is an endangered freshwater invertebrate and numbers are continuing to reduce throughout Europe. In Norfolk the population of this species ....more The native White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is an endangered freshwater invertebrate and numbers are continuing to reduce throughout Europe. In Norfolk the population of this species is drastically declining at an alarming rate and vital measures are needed to increase remaining populations to prevent future local extinction. The Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA) proposes to build a crayfish hatchery at Banham Zoo, Norfolk. With support from the Norfolk Rivers Trust, Banham Zoo will house wild caught, egg carrying females and rear the young for release into selected ARK sites (safe refuge sites) in rivers across Norfolk. ZSEA is being advised and supported by Bristol Zoo Gardens who have established a successful crayfish hatchery to support the South West White-clawed crayfish populations.Two new job roles will be created to manage the running of the hatchery, plus local community volunteering opportunities and apprenticeships. The project's key themes are nature conservation and restoration and connecting people to nature; themes that form ZSEA's ongoing core strategies.It is predicted that without urgent action, the White-clawed crayfish will sadly become locally extinct within Norfolk in the next two to three years.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Zoo Animals Fund Grant - Zoological Society of East Anglia
£750,853	13/01/2021	A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos. The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to prevent additional ....more A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos. The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to prevent additional unplanned euthanasia of animals, compared to what would otherwise have been the case.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Zoo Animals Fund Grant - Zoological Society of East Anglia
£577,934	13/01/2021	A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos. The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to prevent additional ....more A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos. The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to prevent additional unplanned euthanasia of animals, compared to what would otherwise have been the case.
National Lottery Community Fund - Roaring into Work!
£10,000	17/12/2014 12	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-68

DR KELLY EDMUNDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Professor

JAMES GARDINER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Professor

DR FREDERIC EDOUARD BARRELET Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

DR ANDREW HASSAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Doctor

GERARD SMITH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2012, number: 1150158
Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2012, number: 08250951

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

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Zsea HQ
The Zoological Society of East Angl
Kenninghall Road
Banham
Norfolk
NR16 2HE

Objectives

4.1.A FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ZOOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS, BY:4.1.A.I INSPIRING STIMULATING ENCOURAGING AND SUSTAINING INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ZOOLOGY AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND STUDY OF ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE BY ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING ONE OR MORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OR SIMILAR SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITIONS;4.1.A.II PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC FIELDS IN PARTICULAR WHERE SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH COULD HELP THE CONSERVATION OF SPECIES AND HABITATS AND THE MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND PUBLISHING OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;4.1.A.III INSPIRING AND ENGAGING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE LIVING WORLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.4.1.B THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE BY:4.1.B.I PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC FIELDS IN PARTICULAR WHERE SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH COULD HELP THE CONSERVATION OF SPECIES AND HABITATS AND THE MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL HABITATS;4.1.B.II PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE AND IN PARTICULAR THREATENED SPECIES;4.1.B.III PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES BOTH IN SITU AND EX SITU;4.1.B.IV INSPIRING AND ENGAGING INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE AND IN PARTICULAR THREATENED SPECIES;4.1.B.V PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE;4.1.B.VI THE APPROPRIATE BREEDING AND OR MAINTAINING OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS AND THREATENED SPECIES AND OTHER WILDLIFE;4.1.B.VII ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING ONE OR MORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OR SIMILAR SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITIONS.4.1.C THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY:4.1.C.I PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND IN PARTICULAR THREATENED SPECIES;4.1.C.II INSPIRING AND ENGAGING INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE AND IN PARTICULAR THREATENED SPECIES;4.1.C.III PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE;4.1.C.IV ENGAGING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE LIVING WORLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;4.1.C.V PROMOTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES BOTH IN SITU AND EX SITU.4.1.D THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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