The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Zoological Society of London

Registered charity 208728 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada

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11
trustees on the board
4.6y median 5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
8.2y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 11Animals 10Environment/conservation/heritage 9Amateur Sport 2General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Agriculture 2Other services 2Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Websitewww.zsl.org
EmailGeneralEnquiries@zsl.org
Phone03442251826
AddressZoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY

Finances

£92,710,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£58,820,000£58,131,000
2022£79,510,000£70,885,000
2023£79,406,000£75,562,000
2024£83,329,000£80,646,000
2025£92,710,000£90,921,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF ZOOLOGY BY, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THE CONDUCTING OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE PROMOTING OF CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS, THE CARE FOR AND BREEDING OF ENDANGERED AND OTHER SPECIES, THE FOSTERING OF PUBLIC INTEREST, THE IMPROVEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF ZOOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER DATED 15TH JANUARY, 1963; ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON ACT 1928 ROYAL CHARTER DATED 15TH MAY 1995. And Royal Charter granted on 23 Jun 2021as amended by supplemental Charter 23 Jun 2021

Trustees (11)

11trustees
59median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Zoological Society of London · RC000749 · Active

Royal Charter Company · incorporated 27/03/1929

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