Scottish African Safari Park Limited
Registered name: SCOTTISH AFRICAN SAFARI PARK LIMITED
Scottish African Safari Park Limited made £10.1m revenue and £524k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Scottish African Safari Park Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £10.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £524k profit and 250 employees. The company is classified under “botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Staines-Upon-Thames, London
- Age
- 56 yrs · since 1970
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.6m | £9.4m | £9.8m | £10.1m |
| Cost of sales | £7.1m | £6.9m | £7.1m | £7.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £677k | £539k | £750k | £552k |
| Profit before tax | £665k | £539k | £759k | £549k |
| Profit after tax | £795k | £609k | £715k | £524k |
| Profit (best available) | £795k | £609k | £715k | £524k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.4m | — |
| Employees (average) | 218 | 232 | 226 | 250 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.3% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | 25.6% | 26.1% | 27.3% | 25.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £43.8k | £40.4k | £43.4k | £40.6k |
| Profit per employee | £3.6k | £2.6k | £3.2k | £2.1k |
| Cash conversion | −149.7% | −189.3% | −172.5% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.9% | ▲4.7% | ▲3.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼23.4% | ▲17.4% | ▼26.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.4% | ▼2.6% | ▲10.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2m | £1.9m | £1.5m | — |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £6.3m | £6.7m | — |
| Fixed assets | £5.7m | £6.1m | £7.1m | — |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £2.2m | £1.8m | — |
| Debtors | £54.2k | £20.8k | £6.2k | — |
| Deferred income | £425k | £383k | £477k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£1m | −£1m | −£1.3m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £40.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 250
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £524k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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