Company · Tebay
Cumbria ZOO Company Limited
Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Yasmin Nastasja Walker 2016-2017 View profile
- Anna Elizabeth Gillard 2016-2025 View profile
- Jayne Birkett 2016-2017 View profile
- Adam Peter Steel 2016-2018 View profile
- Kim Zee Banks 2016-2025 View profile
- Charlotte Victoria Drummond 2016-2016 View profile
- Katherine Emma Sarah Black 2016-2017 View profile
- Ian Watson 2016-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
- Incorporated
- 12/10/2016
- Registered office
- Tebay
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Karen Brewer ceased 2022-11-25
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-10-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company - NEW Roots Holding Company Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-11-25
Group
- Cumbria ZOO Company Limited
is controlled by Karen Brewer
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-10-12, ceased 2022-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Karen Brewer.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1,679,411
- Total assets
- £1,790,646
- Cash
- £106,097
- Employees
- 138
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Stewart David Lambert Director · appointed 2016
- Samantha Brewer Director · appointed 2021
- Karen Brewer Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Stewart David Lambert Director · appointed 2016
- Karen Brewer Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Stewart David Lambert Director · appointed 2016
- Samantha Brewer Director · appointed 2021
- Karen Brewer Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
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
- 10423947
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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