CUMBRIA ZOO COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10423947 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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GILLARD, Anna Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-09-30
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WATSON, Ian resigned
director
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA01
2025-08-07
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address · AD01
2025-08-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
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BANKS, Kim Zee resigned
director
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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2023-07-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-13
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2023-06-13
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2022-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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BREWER, Samantha appointed
director
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-18
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accounts · AAMD
2019-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-30
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STEEL, Adam Peter resigned
director
2017-11-27
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WALKER, Yasmin Nastasja resigned
director
2017-11-24
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BLACK, Katherine Emma Sarah resigned
director
2017-09-22
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BIRKETT, Jayne resigned
director
2016-11-04
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DRUMMOND, Charlotte Victoria resigned
director
2016-10-14
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LAMBERT, Stewart David appointed
director
2016-10-14
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BANKS, Kim Zee appointed
director
2016-10-14
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BIRKETT, Jayne appointed
director
2016-10-14
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BLACK, Katherine Emma Sarah appointed
director
2016-10-14
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DRUMMOND, Charlotte Victoria appointed
director
2016-10-14
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GILLARD, Anna Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-10-14
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STEEL, Adam Peter appointed
director
2016-10-14
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WALKER, Yasmin Nastasja appointed
director
2016-10-14
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WATSON, Ian appointed
director
2016-10-12
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Company incorporated
As CUMBRIA ZOO COMPANY LIMITED
2016-10-12
➕
BREWER, Karen appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BANKS, Kim Zee resigned 2025-07-21; GILLARD, Anna Elizabeth resigned 2025-09-30; WATSON, Ian resigned 2025-09-30

Group structure

New Roots Holding Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

New Roots Holding Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CUMBRIA ZOO COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 10423947

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
New Roots Holding Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/11/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Karen Brewerceased 25/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-10-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

Brockholes Farm

Tebay

Cumbria

CA10 3XT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BREWER, Karen→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BREWER, Samantha→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAMBERT, Stewart David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-10-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BANKS, Kim Zee→

director · ~40y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2025-07-21

Resigned

BIRKETT, Jayne→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2017-09-22

Resigned

BLACK, Katherine Emma Sarah→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2017-11-24

Resigned

DRUMMOND, Charlotte Victoria→

director · ~37y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2016-11-04

Resigned

GILLARD, Anna Elizabeth→

director · ~33y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

STEEL, Adam Peter→

director · ~43y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2018-12-30

Resigned

WALKER, Yasmin Nastasja→

director · ~35y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2017-11-27

Resigned

WATSON, Ian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-09-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2023-07-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-13