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Registered charity (CIO) · Morpeth

Northumberland ZOO

Northumberland ZOO is a registered charity (number 1217522) based in Morpeth, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by John Richard Prescott since 2026. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Northumberland
Website
www.northumberlandzoo.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATING TO WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HELPING TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF PREVENTING SPECIES DECLINE AND MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WITH KEPT SPECIES TO REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF TAXA AND HABITATS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THREATENED ANIMALS, PLANTS AND THEIR HABITATS IN BOTH CAPTIVE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

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average tenure
0y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
0.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 5Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1217522
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Apr 2026
Contact on the register
01670787778 · info@northumberlandzoo.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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