Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre

Analysis

Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre reported income of £987k and spending of £960k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £526k to £987k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cranedale Educational Charitable Trust (£986k), Foundation Rachel and Pamela Schiele (£988k) and Ymddiriedolaeth Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation (£974k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 9.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £372k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.