ISLAND AMAZON ADVENTURE LIMITED

Active
Company number 02693563Private limited companyIncorporated 1992

Key figures

£370,346-21.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-5.4%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, ISLAND AMAZON ADVENTURE LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 91040

Where the company stands among the 518 active companies whose first SIC code is 91040 (Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities).

Net assets£370,346
Higher than 80% · median £12,828
Total assets£473,270
Higher than 75% · median £47,210
Cash£141,097
Higher than 71% · median £36,946
Employees4
Higher than 73% · median 1
Company age34.7 years
Older than 92% · median 7.2 years

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: ISLAND AMAZON ADVENTURE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ISLAND AMAZON ADVENTURE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02693563. It was incorporated on 4 Mar 1992. Its status is active. The registered office is in Berkshire (SL6). 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 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files abridged accounts (unaudited). Net assets were £370,346, down 21.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £141,097. The company had an average of 4 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

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 80% of them (median £12,828). By total assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £47,210). By cash it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £36,946). By number of employees it ranks higher than 73% of them (median 1). It is older than 92% of them (median age 7.2 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £343.7k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand323,748429,227296,202219,403141,097
Total assets752,141808,827708,431624,827473,270
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity472,840589,225562,263472,378370,346
Average number of employees162525254

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

3 grants

ISLAND AMAZON ADVENTURE LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2020, together worth £343.7k.

Grants
  1. GRANT: Zoo Animals Fund Grant - [Island Amazon Adventure]Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £161,956 · Covid-19 Zoo Animal Fund
  2. GRANT: Zoo Animals Fund Grant - [Island Amazon Adventure]Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £109,702 · Covid-19 Zoo Animal Fund
  3. Covid-19 Zoo Support Fund Grant_Island Amazon AdventureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £72,000 · Covid 19 Zoo Support Fund

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.

History

22 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £370.3k, 4 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £472.4k, 25 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £562.3k, 25 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £589.2k, 25 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £472.8k, 16 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £488k, 16 employees
  7. Mrs Sandra Joan Curtis registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Derek James Curtis registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (14)
  1. Derek James CURTIS appointedDirector
  2. Darren James CURTIS appointedDirector
  3. Scott Lee CURTIS appointedDirector
  4. Derek James CURTIS resignedDirector
  5. Sandra Joan CURTIS appointedDirector
  6. Vanessa Ellen CROLL resignedSecretary
  7. Sandra Joan CURTIS appointedSecretary
  8. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  9. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  10. Vanessa Ellen CROLL appointedSecretary
  11. Derek James CURTIS appointedDirector
  12. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  13. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  14. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

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.