Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs high: -3

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

The object of the Society is to operate a conservation based organisation for the benefit and education of our visitors to promote zooloogy, arboriculture, horticulture and botany.The purpose of Dudley Zoological Services is to create funds for the pursuit of the above objectives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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		£5,829	£5,427	£402	£1,371	£6,485	£5,442	12	121	0
31/12/21		£6,069	£4,388	£1,681	£1,033	£6,083	£5,059	13.8	108	0
31/12/20		£4,208	£4,105	£103	£753	£4,402	£3,234	9.5	106	0
31/12/19		£4,871	£4,600	£272	£1,197	£4,300	£3,327	8.7	86	4
31/12/18		£4,624	£4,326	£297	£1,180	£4,028	£3,136	8.7	79	6
31/12/17		£4,533	£4,131	£402	£1,165	£3,731	£2,773	8.1	79	0
31/12/16		£4,673	£4,068	£605	£1,204	£3,329	£2,306	6.8	80	0
31/12/15		£4,234	£3,830	£404	£1,153	£2,724	£1,636	5.1	79	0
31/12/14		£4,791	£3,933	£858	£1,047	£2,320	£1,350	4.1	97	0
31/12/13		£4,386	£3,917	£468	£924	£1,462	£1,142	3.5	94	0
31/12/12		£3,053	£2,978	£75	£765	£994	£825	3.3	88	0
31/12/11		£2,933	£2,806	£126	£695	£919	£831	3.6	80	0
31/12/10		£1,945	£2,023	£-78	£642	£792	£694	4.1	78	0
31/12/09		£2,119	£2,026	£93	£669	£871	£821	4.9	80	0
31/12/08		£1,993	£1,994	£-1	£634	£776	£770	4.6	79	0
31/12/07		£2,028	£1,888	£141	£675	£762	£741	4.7	80	0
31/12/06		£1,691	£1,695	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£1,957	£1,775	£182	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£1,759	£1,540	£219	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 12 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 46 years

www.dudleyzoo.org.uk

admin@dudleyzoo.org.uk

01384215310

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
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Dudley,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

121 employees

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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - GRANT: Zoo Animals Fund Grant - [Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Soc]
£105,729	02/03/2021	A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos (until 30 June 2021). The fund aims to continue to support zoos through the winter to ....more A grant awarded under the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Animals Fund provides longer term financial support to zoos (until 30 June 2021). 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.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-89

ALAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PAMELA ANN HODGETTS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Corporate Partnerships Manager

ANDREW JAMES TAYLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Commercial Director

DAVID SPARKS OBE (Chair), Occupation: Local Government Officer

KIM FULLER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Civil Servant

MICHAEL EVANS Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Local Government Officer

PETER JOHN SILVER Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Accountant

PHILIP JAMES TART Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN PAUL WOOLLARD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Education Consultant

STEVEN KEITH VINCENT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lead For Organisational Assurance, Wm Fire Service

PHILIP IAN LOVEDAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Teacher, Other trusteeship: SHROPSHIRE BADGER GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/1978, number: 507221
Registered at Companies House on 31/01/1978, number: 01350864

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; AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

Dudley Zoological Gardens
Castle Hill
Dudley
DY1 4QF

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, CARE AND EXHIBITION ON THE PREMISES OF THE SOCIETY OF LIVING ANIMALS AND THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCES OF ZOOLOGY, ARBORICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND BOTANY AND A MORE EXTENDED EDUCATION, STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ANIMAL AND PLANT KINGDOMS BY THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW, CURIOUS, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES BELONGING TO THEM. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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