British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Analysis

British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06789783). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums reported income of £746k and spending of £708k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £388k to £746k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA (£742k), Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited (£749k) and Panthera Wildlife Trust Limited (£723k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7,500. Reserves of £547k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.