# TWYCROSS ZOO-EAST MIDLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501841
- **Other names:** TWYCROSS ZOO
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 21, 1972
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=501841


## Contact

- **Address:** TWYCROSS ZOO, BURTON ROAD, TWYCROSS, ATHERSTONE
- **Postcode:** CV9 3PX
- **Phone:** 01827 880250
- **Email:** info@twycrosszoo.org
- **Website:** www.twycrosszoo.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN GREATER KNOWLEDGE, INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF FAUNA, FLORA AND NATURAL KINGDOM. 2. TO PROMOTE, FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY VETERINARY SCIENCE, ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, AVICULTURE, AQUARIA, ICHTHYOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, BOTANY, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND KINDRED SCIENCES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS. 3. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

**Activities:** The charity's principal charitable activity is the enhancement of animal welfare, conservation, research and education. The charity also carries out retail and catering activities to generate additional income for the benefit of the charitable activity.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LEICESTERSHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leicestershire
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £14571000 | £16780000 | £20016000 | 170 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £11965000 | £16120000 | £21364000 | 183 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £13812000 | £14936000 | £25527000 | 169 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £10522926 | £10808346 | £26505046 | 123 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £9926883 | £9637173 | £23516848 | 137 |



## Trustees

- **Geoffrey William Hoon** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 2, 2017
- Dipa Beckett — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Elizabeth Ann Hardwick-Smith — appointed June 28, 2021
- Helen Jane Mitchell — appointed Dec. 16, 2019
- Malcolm Bennett — appointed Dec. 11, 2023
- Philip Colin Popham — appointed Dec. 11, 2023
- Professor Gary England — appointed April 21, 2016
- Timothy Paul Maxted — appointed Oct. 24, 2022
- Trevor Payne — appointed June 28, 2021