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Colchester Zoological Society

Colchester Zoo Action For The Wild

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1105621
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 25, 2004
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
Colchester Zoological Society
Maldon Road
Stanway
COLCHESTER
CO3 0SL

Activities

Colchester Zoological Society is dedicated to providing financial and technical assistance to conservation projects worldwide, to raising awareness among local people in community conservation programmes and to supporting conservation research and its own project: the UmPhafa Nature Reserve in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Objects: The Charity’s Objects are:- (i) For the benefit and education of the public the conservation of the Earth's natural resources through projects and initiatives dealing with the preservation and protection of living animals and their habitats;(ii) To educate the public in a formal and informal manner through educational programmes raising awareness and respect for nature;(iii) To carry out scientific and quantitative research from which conservation and animal welfare benefits can accrue and to provide for the publication of the results of such research; (iv) To provide support whether financial or otherwise for projects operating nationally and internationally which focus on researching and conserving animal species in their natural habitats, in particular but not exclusively by working with UmPhafa Conservation Trust, an organisation (registered in South Africa with Public Benefit Number 93007572).

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Congo (Democratic Republic), Ecuador, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Nepal, Netherlands, South Africa, Zambia
Local Authority
Essex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets
Dec. 31, 2024 £4,420,857 £510,518 £5,135,891
Dec. 31, 2023 £198,942 £519,678 —
Dec. 31, 2022 £641,899 £387,966 £1,546,288
Dec. 31, 2021 £1,281,717 £284,985 £1,292,355
Dec. 31, 2020 £242,817 £211,737 —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alan Bruford May 10, 2024
Andrew Lewis Dec. 24, 2021
Elizabeth Anne Butcher April 4, 2024
Jayne Griffiths-Scott April 1, 2025
Robert Lees May 8, 2024