SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-25 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-11
Watchouts
Cash
£151K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
201
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As a consequence of this transaction, the charity has ceased to operate and the trustees intend to place it into liquidation. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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7 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED 2006-06-08 → present
- PAIGNTON ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS LIMITED 1964-02-21 → 2006-06-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,259,806 | £10,898,304 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,636,603 | -£8,299,051 | |
| Cash | £2,162,813 | £150,728 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,235,868 | -£3,063,182 | |
| Net assets | £5,235,869 | -£3,063,182 | |
| Equity | £5,235,869 | -£3,063,182 | |
| Average employees | 227 | 201 | |
| Wages | £5,089,707 | £6,557,314 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -31.9% | -76.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 0.16x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As a consequence of this transaction, the charity has ceased to operate and the trustees intend to place it into liquidation. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED · parent
- South West Zoo Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the Charity experienced a serious cyber-attack that disrupted key systems. Most data was successfully recovered over the following months, and insurance covered approximately 80% of the associated costs.”
- “On 2 January 2026, the Charity completed a sale of its assets, liabilities and operations and those of its subsidiary, South West Zoo Enterprises Limited, to Libéma, a Dutch leisure group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGS, Stephen Ellis | Secretary | 2024-05-22 | — | — |
| PREZIOSI, Richard, Prof. | Director | 2022-09-28 | Apr 1965 | Canadian |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALKIN, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2021-07-30 | 2022-11-30 |
| PYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2021-07-26 |
| ROSE, Leonard Charles | Secretary | 1991-07-01 | 1996-01-25 |
| SKIPP, Melanie | Secretary | 2022-11-30 | 2024-05-24 |
| WREFORD-BROWN, Christopher Louis | Secretary | 1996-01-25 | 2010-08-27 |
| BAILEY, David | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2010-04-29 |
| BARR, Sarah | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2026-01-14 |
| CALCOTT, Anya Catherine | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2014-01-30 |
| CHANIN, Paul Robert Francis, Dr | Director | 1997-05-29 | 2021-08-18 |
| CHRISTON, Jamie Ian | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2011-07-28 |
| COOPER, Andrew Charles John | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2026-01-14 |
| COOPER, Charles | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2025-09-25 |
| DOBSON, Michael Frederick | Director | — | 2000-07-05 |
| ELLIOT, Henry Theodore | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2017-01-27 |
| FORD, Richard William John | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2025-04-02 |
| GREINIG, Sylvia Jo-An | Director | 1997-05-29 | 2021-03-04 |
| GROGAN, Lola | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2023-10-10 |
| HART, Adam George, Professor | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2025-03-17 |
| HILL, Rachael | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2024-09-11 |
| JOBSON, Ben Louis | Director | 2024-02-12 | 2026-01-14 |
| KINGS, Stephen Ellis | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2024-10-09 |
| KNIGHT, Harold Calvert | Director | — | 2008-09-06 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Beth Kathleen | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2025-11-17 |
| MERCER, Ian Dews, Professor | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1997-02-27 |
| MICHELMORE, Alfred Philip Galabin | Director | — | 1998-06-06 |
| MITCHELL, Keith Lauriston | Director | 1997-05-29 | 2016-04-28 |
| NIXON, Derek Charles Pearson | Director | — | 1997-04-10 |
| O'DWYER, James | Director | 2024-04-15 | 2026-01-14 |
| PROCTOR, Michael Charles Faraday | Director | — | 2015-03-26 |
| RAVENSCROFT, Judy Patricia | Director | 2014-07-24 | 2020-09-23 |
| ROWE, Richard Alexander | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2024-03-27 |
| SALMON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2025-03-18 |
| SHAW, Peter Bernard | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| SKIPP, Melanie | Director | 2024-09-11 | 2026-04-03 |
| STEVENS, Peter Michael Collinson | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2022-02-07 |
| STONES, Richard Ian, Dr | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2022-06-16 |
| STRADLING, David John | Director | — | 2012-07-27 |
| TEAGUE, Robin Harry | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| WHITLEY, William Hugh | Director | — | 2016-04-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Nicholas Victor | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2013-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Planet Trust | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 7
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-10-31