Twycross Zoo: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Twycross Global Conservation Society has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to December 2025 it reported turnover of £23m.
- In the year to December 2025, Twycross Zoo had turnover of £23m, up 51.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £4m, keeping £18.22 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 181 people, with staff costs of £5m.
- These figures are from Twycross Global Conservation Society's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 7 October 2026.
- Registered name
- TWYCROSS GLOBAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY
- Company number
- 01060956
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 10 July 1972
- Registered office area
- Coventry
- Industry code on the register
- 91040: Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Small company accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 7 October 2026
What does Twycross Zoo do?
Twycross Global Conservation Society is the charity that runs Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire. The zoo was founded in 1963 by Molly Badham and Nathalie Evans and is known for its primates, keeping all four great ape species including bonobos. The charity earns income from tickets, memberships, animal experiences, events and education programmes, alongside donations, and funds conservation and research work.
In brief: zoo charity · great apes and primates · tickets and memberships
Source: Twycross Zoo's own website, retrieved 27 September 2026.
Who owns Twycross Zoo?
Twycross Global Conservation Society, company number 01060956, has no person with significant control recorded on the register. The full record is linked below.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Twycross Zoo?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Twycross Global Conservation Society.
All 10 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Professor Gary Crane William England | 21 April 2016 |
| Geoffrey William Hoon | 2 October 2017 |
| Helen Jane Mitchell | 16 December 2019 |
| Trevor Brian Payne | 28 June 2021 |
| Elizabeth Ann Hardwick-Smith | 28 June 2021 |
| Marion Alice Dytham | 27 July 2022 |
| Timothy Paul Maxted | 24 October 2022 |
| Dee Kanubhai Beckett | 1 January 2023 |
| Malcolm Bennett | 11 December 2023 |
| Philip Colin Popham | 11 December 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Twycross Zoo file?
Twycross Global Conservation Society reported turnover of £23m in the year to December 2025. That was up 51.5% on £15m the year before.
It reported 181 employees. The year before it reported 170.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £4m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £1.4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £5m. That is an average of £27,000 a head. It ended the year with £2m at the bank and net assets of £24m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23m | £15m |
| Pre-tax profit | £4m (filed) | -£1.4m (filed) |
| Employees | 181 | 170 |
| Staff costs | £5m | £4m |
| Average staff cost per head | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| Bank and cash | £2m | £1.5m |
| Net assets | £24m | £20m |
| Interest paid | £0.9m | |
| Interest received | £23k |
Twycross Zoo's latest accounts are small company accounts. Small companies do not have to file turnover or a profit and loss account, so blank figures here mean the company was not required to publish them, not that they are zero.
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Twycross Zoo?
Twycross Global Conservation Society has registered 18 charges at Companies House, of which 6 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 6 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Michael Dawson Hayward | 17 March 2026 |
| Metro Bank PLC | 12 March 2026 |
| Metro Bank PLC | 4 April 2025 |
| Metro Bank PLC | 4 April 2025 |
| Metro Bank PLC | 10 December 2019 |
| Metro Bank PLC | 10 December 2019 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Twycross Zoo compares
Of the 8 zoos, Twycross Zoo is 5th on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 1st on growth.
| Rank | Zoos | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | London Zoo and Whipsnade (ZSL) | £93m | £1.93 |
| 5th | Twycross Zoo | £23m | £18.22 |
| + 6 more zoos ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Twycross Zoo files as Twycross Global Conservation Society, with turnover of £23m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Twycross Zoo
What does Twycross Zoo do?
Twycross Global Conservation Society is the charity that runs Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire. The zoo was founded in 1963 by Molly Badham and Nathalie Evans and is known for its primates, keeping all four great ape species including bonobos. The charity earns income from tickets, memberships, animal experiences, events and education programmes, alongside donations, and funds conservation and research work.
How does Twycross Zoo compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Twycross Zoo is 5th of the 8 companies in our battle of the zoos, behind London Zoo and Whipsnade (ZSL). The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the zoos →
Who owns Twycross Zoo?
Twycross Global Conservation Society has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does Twycross Zoo make?
Twycross Global Conservation Society reported turnover of £23m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £4m.
How many people work at Twycross Zoo?
Twycross Global Conservation Society reported 181 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Twycross Zoo?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Twycross Global Conservation Society. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Twycross Global Conservation Society's filings at Companies House, company number 01060956, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Twycross Zoo: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/twycross-zoo/. Figures from Companies House filings for TWYCROSS GLOBAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY (01060956).
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