The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

National Zoological Society of Wales LTD

Company 01731129 Active

Registered charity: National Zoological Society of Wales

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Board DNA

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9
directors on the board
8.7y median 6.2y
average tenure
25.1y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
6 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number01731129
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated10/06/1983
AddressWELSH MOUNTAIN ZOO, OLD HIGHWAY, COLWYN BAY, LL28 5UY
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91040 - Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (8)

  • Mr Nigel Howard Brown British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Dr Caroline Susan Harcourt British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Robert Jackson British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Terry Deakin ceased British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Peter Gibson ceased British
    right to appoint and remove directors as firm
  • Mr Paul Edward Loveluck ceased British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Henry Douglas Roberts ceased British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Dr Matthew Hayward ceased British
    right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (27)

  • Melfi, Vicky, Dr Director · appointed 2025
  • O'Carroll, Alice Director · appointed 2025
  • Legget-Jones, Janet Marianne Director · appointed 2025
  • Mitchell, Christopher Secretary · appointed 2024
  • Rogers, Jonathan Ashley Director · appointed 2022
  • Greenwood, Andrew George Director · appointed 2020
  • Belton, Susan Director · appointed 2019
  • Jackson, Robert Director · appointed 2014
  • Jackson, Nicholas Lawrence Secretary · appointed 2014
  • Brown, Nigel Howard Director · appointed 2007
  • Harcourt, Caroline Susan, Dr Director · appointed 2001
  • Jesse, Jennifer Former Secretary · appointed 2023 · resigned 2024
  • Scanlan, Sara Judy Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2023
  • Hayward, Matthew Warrington Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2017
  • Roberts, Henry Douglas Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2023
  • Evans, Huw, Mr. Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
  • Loveluck, Paul Edward Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2022
  • Deakin, Terry Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2026
  • Crompton, Robin Huw, Dr Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2004
  • Gibson, Peter Former Director · resigned 2025
  • Jackson, Margaret Former Director · resigned 2003
  • Jackson, Christopher Robert Former Secretary · resigned 2014
  • Edwards, David Geoffrey Former Director · resigned 2000
  • Morgan, Peter Former Director · resigned 2000
  • Jacobs, Colin Alfred James Former Director · resigned 2004
  • Jones, Edward Roland Former Director · resigned 2007
  • Formstone, Raymond Former Director · resigned 2000

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