THE BRITISH & IRISH ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BURGESS HODGSON LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “In 2024 BIAZA members; delivered education sessions to over 1.1 million students, supported 1,280 research projects and 1,236 conservation projects and contributed more than £28.8 million to conservation. The Research Committee continued to support high quality zoo research through the research support process - 18 reviewed, 14 were provided with a letter of support, held a research conference focused on collaboration at Fota Wildlife Park.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

14

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +16.1%

  £625,450 → £725,854

• Cash

  +18.5%

  £556,215 → £659,198

• Net assets

  +16.7%

  £555,924 → £648,690

• Employees

  +12.5%

  8 → 9

• Profit before tax

  -4.7%

  £97,303 → £92,766

• Wages

  +4.3%

  £315,301 → £328,745

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers