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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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.
11 trustees on the board
- Alexander Richard Brooks Large since 2018
- David St John Jones since 2020
- Dr Karen Lawrence since 2024
- Dr May Chiao since 2022
- Jonathan Cracknell since 2023
- Loraine Woodhouse since 2023
- Nikhil Jal Engineer since 2025
- Professor James Cuthbert Smith FRS since 2021
- Richard James Sykes since 2019
- Richard Thomas Kimblin KC since 2021
- Shruti Ajitsaria since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Richard Brooks Large since 2018
- David St John Jones since 2020
- Richard James Sykes since 2019
- Shruti Ajitsaria since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- David St John Jones since 2020
- Dr May Chiao since 2022
- Loraine Woodhouse since 2023
- Nikhil Jal Engineer since 2025
- Professor James Cuthbert Smith FRS since 2021
- Richard Thomas Kimblin KC since 2021
- Shruti Ajitsaria since 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Alexander Richard Brooks Large since 2018
- Dr Karen Lawrence since 2024
- Jonathan Cracknell since 2023
- Richard James Sykes since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 0.0 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Free the Bears UK 1 shared trustee
- Hwhc Limited 1 shared trustee
- Burge's Meadows 1 shared trustee
- Buxton Village Hall and Playing Field 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Cats Protection Similar size; both Animals
- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.zsl.org |
| GeneralEnquiries@zsl.org | |
| Phone | 03442251826 |
| Address | Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY |
Finances
£92,710,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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)
- Alexander Richard Brooks Large since 2018
- David St John Jones since 2020
- Dr Karen Lawrenceage band 50-54 since 2024
- Dr May Chiao since 2022
- Jonathan Cracknell since 2023
- Loraine Woodhouse since 2023
- Nikhil Jal Engineer since 2025
- Professor James Cuthbert Smith FRS since 2021
- Richard James Sykesage band 70-74 since 2019
- Richard Thomas Kimblin KCage band 55-59 since 2021
- Shruti Ajitsaria since 2019
Linked company (Companies House)
The Zoological Society of London · RC000749 · Active
Royal Charter Company · incorporated 27/03/1929
Connected charities (4)
- Buxton Village Hall and Playing Field 1 shared trustee
- Hwhc Limited 1 shared trustee
- Free the Bears UK 1 shared trustee
- Burge's Meadows 1 shared trustee
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