NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE)
ActiveKey figures
† NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE) filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE) does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 91040Where the company stands among the 518 active companies whose first SIC code is 91040 (Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities).
- NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE)£65.7m
- THE OKAPI FUND FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO£64.7m
- WILD LIFE GROUP LIMITED£36.8m
- SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST£34.8m
- GRANT LEISURE GROUP LIMITED£23.9m
- PAULTONS PARK LIMITED£21.2m
- CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED£19m
- KENT WILDLIFE TRUST£17.4m
- WINGHAM WILDLIFE PARK (2008) LIMITED£9.6m
- FAIR ISLE BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST (THE)£9.4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 518. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE)
What kind of company is it?
NORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE) is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00287902. It was incorporated on 9 May 1934. Its status is active. The registered office is in Upton-by-chester (CH2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities (91040).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £65,728,000, down 0.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,068,000. Total assets were £106,884,000 and total liabilities £109,269,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 518 active companies whose first SIC code is 91040: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,828). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £47,210). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £36,946). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.2 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £118.2k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 306077) with a latest reported income of £70.5m. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 54 days to pay suppliers, and 19% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Nov 2026.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 5,114,000 | 5,068,000 |
| Total assets | 105,821,000 | 106,884,000 |
| Total liabilities | 66,775,000 | 109,269,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 65,768,000 | 65,728,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
4 grantsNORTH OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (THE) is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £118.2k.
- RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £19,970
- Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £2,796 · Countryside Stewardship
- ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £23,783 · RPA BPS Domestic
- Grant:Darwin Main 25-011:Andean bears and people: coexistence through poverty reductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £71,617 · Darwin Initiative Grant Scheme - Main Projects (2020-2023)
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 54 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 19%
- Standard payment terms
- 28–62 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 10%
- 31 to 60 days 71%
- After 60 days 19%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2025
- 58
- 9%
- 27%
- 30 Jun 2025
- 50
- 12%
- 15%
- 31 Dec 2024
- 50
- 8%
- 12%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 48
- 10%
- 11%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 48
- 10%
- 11%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 46
- 11%
- 10%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 44
- 12%
- 6%
- Median hourly pay
- women 5.3% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 8.7% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 100% lower
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (7)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 7% lower
- women 10% lower
- 2023/24
- women 7% lower
- women 10% lower
- 2022/23
- women 8% lower
- women 9% lower
- 2021/22
- no gap
- women 10% lower
- 2020/21
- no gap
- women 16% lower
- 2018/19
- women 20% lower
- women 11% lower
- 2017/18
- women 9% lower
- women 12% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (3)
- 2023
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2020
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 18 Jan 1967
- Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
- £70.5m
- Spending
- £71.2m
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 202…
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
3 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £65.7m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £65.8m
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.