Company
National Zoological Society of Wales LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Vicky MelfiDirector · since 2025
- Alice O'CarrollDirector · since 2025
- Janet Marianne Legget-JonesDirector · since 2025
- Jonathan Ashley RogersDirector · since 2022
- Andrew George GreenwoodDirector · since 2020
- Susan BeltonDirector · since 2019
- Robert JacksonDirector · since 2014
- Nigel Howard BrownDirector · since 2007
- Dr Caroline Susan HarcourtDirector · since 2001
- Christopher MitchellSecretary · since 2024
- Nicholas Lawrence JacksonSecretary · since 2014
Previous officers 16
- Sara Judy Scanlan 2017-2023 View profile
- Matthew Warrington Hayward 2016-2017 View profile
- Henry Douglas Roberts 2015-2023 View profile
- Evans, Huw, Mr. 2005-2013 View profile
- Paul Edward Loveluck 2002-2022 View profile
- Terry Deakin 2001-2026 View profile
- Dr Robin Huw Crompton 1998-2004 View profile
- Peter Gibson 2025 View profile
- Margaret Jackson 2003 View profile
- David Geoffrey Edwards 2000 View profile
- Peter Morgan 2000 View profile
- Colin Alfred James Jacobs 2004 View profile
- Edward Roland Jones 2007 View profile
- Raymond Formstone 2000 View profile
- Jennifer Jesse 2023-2024 View profile
- Christopher Robert Jackson 2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/06/1983
- Also a registered charity
- National Zoological Society of Wales
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Nigel Howard Brown
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29 - Robert Jackson
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Terry Deakin ceased 2026-01-27
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29 - Peter Gibson ceased 2025-10-21
appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-11-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Paul Edward Loveluck ceased 2022-10-06
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29 - Henry Douglas Roberts ceased 2023-09-12
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29
Group
- National Zoological Society of Wales LTD
is controlled by Nigel Howard Brown
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2016-11-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nigel Howard Brown.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Employees
- 0.43
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
9 directors on the board
- Dr Vicky Melfi Director · appointed 2025
- Alice O'Carroll Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Caroline Susan Harcourt Director · appointed 2001
- Nigel Howard Brown Director · appointed 2007
- Jonathan Ashley Rogers Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew George Greenwood Director · appointed 2020
- Janet Marianne Legget-Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Robert Jackson Director · appointed 2014
- Susan Belton Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Caroline Susan Harcourt Director · appointed 2001
- Nigel Howard Brown Director · appointed 2007
- Andrew George Greenwood Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Jackson Director · appointed 2014
- Susan Belton Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Dr Vicky Melfi Director · appointed 2025
- Alice O'Carroll Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Caroline Susan Harcourt Director · appointed 2001
- Nigel Howard Brown Director · appointed 2007
- Susan Belton Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Jonathan Ashley Rogers Director · appointed 2022
- Andrew George Greenwood Director · appointed 2020
- Janet Marianne Legget-Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Robert Jackson Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Terry Deakin Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2026
- Peter Gibson Director · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01731129
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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