National Zoological Society of Wales

Registered charity 514108 · since 1983welshmountainzoo.org·Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

The Society runs Welsh Mountain Zoo, so a request fits best if it concerns animal care, conservation breeding, zoo habitats or wildlife education.
Its annual report gives no grants figure, and its register entry shows no grants to institutions for the latest year, so no typical size can be stated and a modest, specific request is the safest opening.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown on its website to ask whether it accepts applications and in what form.
The annual report and register give no timing, competition or relationship details, so ask about these when you make contact.

Overview

National Zoological Society of Wales is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 514108).

The National Zoological Society of Wales is a registered charity whose stated purpose is to advance public education by increasing knowledge, interest and appreciation of animals, including rare and endangered species, and of plants. It also aims to provide facilities for recreation and leisure. Its work centres on operating the Welsh Mountain Zoo, and it takes part in conservation breeding programmes and assists conservation in the wild.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Society's work centres on operating the Welsh Mountain Zoo. Donations support daily animal care, food and enrichment; conservation and breeding programmes; the maintenance and improvement of habitats within the zoo; and education about wildlife. Its stated purpose is to advance public knowledge, interest and appreciation of animals and plants, and to provide recreation. It participates in conservation breeding programmes and assists conservation in the wild, pursuing its objectives globally and regionally, with special emphasis on the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity in Wales and its surrounding areas. Its work engages the general public and supports animals, habitats and conservation.

Themes

Animal care
Conservation breeding
Zoo habitats
Wildlife education

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£2,381,457	£1,673,743	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£2,846,367	£2,084,119	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,592,735	£2,497,386	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,617,468	£2,555,712	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£2,697,223	£2,798,613	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.