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South West ZOO Enterprises Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 34

  1. Lola Grogan 2023–2023 Director View profile
  2. Charles Cooper 2021–2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Richard Ian Stones 2021–2022 Director View profile
  4. Professor Adam George Hart 2021–2025 Director View profile
  5. Mark Stephen Salmon 2017–2025 Director View profile
  6. Richard Alexander Rowe 2016–2024 Director View profile
  7. Beth Kathleen Mclaughlin 2015–2025 Director View profile
  8. Judy Patricia Ravenscroft 2014–2020 Director View profile
  9. Peter Michael Collinson Stevens 2014–2022 Director View profile
  10. Anya Catherine Calcott 2013–2014 Director View profile
  11. Jamie Ian Christon 2010–2011 Director View profile
  12. Henry Theodore Elliot 2010–2017 Director View profile
  13. Rachael Hill 2008–2024 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Nicholas Victor Williams 2008–2013 Director View profile
  15. Richard William John Ford 2001–2025 Director View profile
  16. Sylvia Jo-An Greinig 1997–2021 Director View profile
  17. Dr Paul Robert Francis Chanin 1997–2021 Director View profile
  18. Keith Lauriston Mitchell 1997–2016 Director View profile
  19. Professor Ian Dews Mercer 1996–1997 Director View profile
  20. David Bailey 1996–2010 Director View profile
  21. Harold Calvert Knight 1991–2008 Director View profile
  22. Derek Charles Pearson Nixon 1997 Director View profile
  23. William Hugh Whitley 2016 Director View profile
  24. Peter Bernard Shaw 1996 Director View profile
  25. Robin Harry Teague 2001 Director View profile
  26. David John Stradling 2012 Director View profile
  27. Michael Frederick Dobson 2000 Director View profile
  28. Alfred Philip Galabin Michelmore 1998 Director View profile
  29. Michael Charles Faraday Proctor 2015 Director View profile
  30. Melanie Skipp 2022–2026 Secretary View profile
  31. Claire Elizabeth Malkin 2021–2022 Secretary View profile
  32. Christopher James Pyne 2010–2021 Secretary View profile
  33. Christopher Louis Wreford-Brown 1996–2010 Secretary View profile
  34. Leonard Charles Rose 1991–1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/04/1990

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. South West ZOO Enterprises Limited is controlled by South West Environmental Parks Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by South West Environmental Parks Limited.

2 other companies in this group

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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

6 directors on the board

10y median 6.9y
average tenure
28.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Arts and leisure 7Professional services 6Property 2Business services 1Construction 1Dormant 1Education 1

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
02494361
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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