Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited
Registered name: WINGHAM WILDLIFE PARK (2008) LIMITED
Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited made £6.5m revenue and £831k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £6.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £831k profit and 104 employees. The company is classified under “botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities” and is based in Sittingbourne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sittingbourne, South East
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £6.1m | £6.2m | £6.5m |
| Cost of sales | £2.4m | £2.8m | £3.1m | £3.4m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £3.4m | £3.2m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.3m | £1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £1.2m | £845k | £831k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £1.2m | £845k | £831k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2.1m | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 84 | 91 | 98 | 104 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 27.9% | 20.3% | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| Gross margin | 58.3% | 54.7% | 51% | 47.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £68.8k | £67.4k | £63.8k | £62.3k |
| Profit per employee | £19.2k | £13.7k | £8.6k | £8k |
| Cash conversion | −126% | −157% | −139.6% | −175.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.1% | ▲1.9% | ▲3.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼22.9% | ▼32.1% | ▼1.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | ▲7.7% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Net assets | £7.9m | £8.5m | £8.9m | £9.6m |
| Fixed assets | £6m | £5.9m | £6.2m | £6.6m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £3.6m | £3.9m | £4.1m |
| Debtors | £787 | £627 | £22.6k | £20.2k |
| Deferred income | £408k | £470k | £439k | £458k |
| Cash from operations | −£2.4m | −£2.6m | −£1.8m | −£1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £62.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −175.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 101.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £9.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲5%
- Now £1.9m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 104
- Deferred income
- ▲4%
- Now £458k
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £6.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £831k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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