Colchester Zoological Society
Registered name: COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Colchester Zoological Society made £27.4m revenue and £9.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Colchester Zoological Society’s revenue grew 520% to £27.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £9.9m profit and 361 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Colchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4.4m | £27.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £511k | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3.9m | £9.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3.9m | £9.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £3.9m | £9.9m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £3.9m | £9.9m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | — | 361 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 88.4% | 36.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £75.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £27.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲519.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲152.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.2m | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.5m | £1.2m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £130 | £97 | — | — |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.2m | — | — |
| Debtors | £6.2k | £6.9k | — | — |
| Source | Full · bulk data Sep 2024 | Full · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 36.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £75.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £27.4k
- 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
- —
- Now 361
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Colchester Zoo Enterprises LimitedRev. £7.4m · Profit £2.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £9.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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