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Company Number

04711904

Shareholders

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Group Structure

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Industry

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

 

Registered Address

port lympne wild animal park, port lympne, kent, CT21 4PD

the howletts wild animal trust Estimated Valuation

£42m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST at £42m based on a Turnover of £24.3m and 1.73x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

the howletts wild animal trust Estimated Valuation

£14.4m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST at £14.4m based on an EBITDA of £1.1m and a 12.8x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

the howletts wild animal trust Estimated Valuation

£0

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST at £0 based on Net Assets of £-517k and 1.82x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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The Howletts Wild Animal Trust Overview

The Howletts Wild Animal Trust is a live company located in kent, CT21 4PD with a Companies House number of 04711904. It operates in the botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities sector, SIC Code 91040. Founded in March 2003, it's largest shareholder is unknown. The Howletts Wild Animal Trust is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £24.3m with high growth in recent years.

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The Howletts Wild Animal Trust Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded The Howletts Wild Animal Trust a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating4out of 5
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6 Strong

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2 Regular

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4 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £24.3m, make it larger than the average company (£1.4m)

£24.3m - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

£1.4m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 17%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.8%)

17% - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

8.8% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 78.3%, this company has a comparable cost of product (78.3%)

78.3% - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

78.3% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of -1.8% make it less profitable than the average company (13.5%)

-1.8% - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

13.5% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 400 employees, this is above the industry average (37)

400 - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

37 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £31.7k, the company has a higher pay structure (£22.3k)

£31.7k - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

£22.3k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £60.7k, this is equally as efficient (£59.4k)

£60.7k - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

£59.4k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 1 days, this is earlier than average (5 days)

1 days - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

5 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 112 days, this is slower than average (42 days)

112 days - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

42 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 14 days, this is less than average (37 days)

14 days - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

37 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (106 weeks)

1 weeks - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

106 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 104.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (14%)

104.1% - The Howletts Wild Animal Trust

14% - Industry AVG

THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST financials

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The Howletts Wild Animal Trust's latest turnover from December 2023 is £24.3 million and the company has net assets of -£517 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, The Howletts Wild Animal Trust has 400 employees and maintains cash reserves of £327 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover24,288,00022,878,00022,408,00015,167,19416,304,72314,254,70213,859,02412,429,61710,703,48711,673,38510,883,50710,714,41310,114,8229,005,9149,849,722
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales5,269,6543,469,4653,176,0752,740,2723,362,7562,643,1642,636,1022,343,0402,719,1514,036,6653,909,3504,007,5923,470,6252,255,948
Gross Profit19,018,34619,408,53519,231,92512,426,92212,941,96711,611,53811,222,92210,086,5777,984,3367,636,7206,974,1576,706,8216,644,1976,749,966
Admin Expenses19,447,20818,515,91516,629,47512,994,28012,620,59112,190,92811,306,00910,646,2038,889,3936,908,8847,124,8756,875,4717,300,4707,220,509-608,816
Operating Profit-428,862892,6202,602,450-567,358321,376-579,390-83,087-559,626-905,057727,836-150,718-168,650-656,273-470,543608,816
Interest Payable
Interest Receivable
Pre-Tax Profit-1,028,000370,0001,862,000-890,186-46,325-928,145-359,912-775,118-1,020,825548,777-190,773-200,805-661,702-469,410439,124
Tax
Profit After Tax-1,028,000370,0001,862,000-890,186-46,325-928,145-359,912-775,118-1,020,825548,777-190,773-200,805-661,702-469,410439,124
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit-1,028,000370,0001,862,000-890,186-46,325-928,145-359,912-775,118-1,020,825548,777-190,773-200,805-661,702-469,410439,124
Employee Costs12,676,00011,520,00010,903,0009,087,4677,846,8687,439,8796,818,6786,168,5915,249,1494,966,4094,890,0354,749,0044,674,0784,394,6224,492,275
Number Of Employees400384357444440320299290263243248245248228232
EBITDA*1,127,1382,553,6203,896,450657,4891,472,490298,527574,281153,707-181,6861,323,000512,736583,816181,764155,3691,008,642

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets10,763,00011,142,0009,818,0008,290,4287,336,3447,291,1906,096,1264,802,1984,555,7003,143,7512,517,9082,879,1542,448,0482,524,3012,481,699
Intangible Assets20,00042,00031,0003,91018,88342,46049,952
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)4,1008,50012,900
Total Fixed Assets10,783,00011,184,0009,849,0008,290,4287,340,2547,310,0736,138,5864,852,1504,555,7003,143,7512,522,0082,887,6542,460,9482,524,3012,481,699
Stock & work in progress205,000194,000140,000171,301201,599147,342174,709240,232215,624209,296275,225354,063341,045412,234377,967
Trade Debtors81,0005,0007,00043,32664,09928,89151,51563,69240,19847,66544,92034,39918,86317,48216,939
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors1,179,000909,0001,046,000937,491797,461634,220472,444511,123358,754261,554159,16192,373120,197759,394505,213
Cash327,000178,000714,000465,029180,407118,127264,100163,177100,108163,686115,730145,758185,29296,863702,041
misc current assets
total current assets1,792,0001,286,0001,907,0001,617,1471,243,566928,580962,768978,224714,684682,201595,036626,593665,3971,285,9731,602,160
total assets12,575,00012,470,00011,756,0009,907,5758,583,8208,238,6537,101,3545,830,3745,270,3843,825,9523,117,0443,514,2473,126,3453,810,2744,083,859
Bank overdraft1,902,0001,240,0002,577,000617,7781,294,1381,509,6421,191,6781,367,475830,23651,71785,22081,072
Bank loan402,000402,000272,368363,158363,158116,20565,073
Trade Creditors 1,627,0001,362,0001,192,000834,881683,693845,086489,929501,475354,305423,274471,077383,396347,752447,967340,232
Group/Directors Accounts87,000958,828829,243474,66329,084
other short term finances1,204,000513,000500,000375,000191,013156,698405,309284,077549,631190,832236,584613,833183,0005,76515,070
hp & lease commitments38,00029,00059,00054,26261,06431,68829,12526,56324,00078549,07084,33882,12161,542
other current liabilities5,629,0005,350,0005,904,0005,219,2982,477,7231,518,0851,294,917728,108545,976462,982464,127307,274318,715386,351354,652
total current liabilities10,802,0008,896,00010,319,0007,373,5876,029,6175,253,6004,001,8263,001,8552,304,1481,128,8051,257,7931,434,645933,805922,204771,496
loans2,202,0003,022,0001,250,0004,172,9343,308,7153,741,5002,891,7542,228,9941,580,783379,17398,944136,9375,765
hp & lease commitments57,00019,00038,00072,71451,7988,32235,98666,91995,69978549,85583,68332,801
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities31,00022,0008,0008,97124,13519,35127,76428,67010,70018,0959,200
provisions
total long term liabilities2,290,0003,063,0001,296,0004,254,6193,384,6483,769,1732,955,5042,324,5831,687,182397,268108,144137,72249,85583,68338,566
total liabilities13,092,00011,959,00011,615,00011,628,2069,414,2659,022,7736,957,3305,326,4383,991,3301,526,0731,365,9371,572,367983,6601,005,887810,062
net assets-517,000511,000141,000-1,720,631-830,445-784,120144,024503,9361,279,0542,299,8791,751,1071,941,8802,142,6852,804,3873,273,797
total shareholders funds-517,000511,000141,000-1,720,631-830,445-784,120144,024503,9361,279,0542,299,8791,751,1071,941,8802,142,6852,804,3873,273,797
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-428,862892,6202,602,450-567,358321,376-579,390-83,087-559,626-905,057727,836-150,718-168,650-656,273-470,543608,816
Depreciation1,532,0001,638,0001,279,0001,220,9371,136,141854,340637,700704,728723,371595,164663,454752,466838,037625,912399,826
Amortisation24,00023,00015,0003,91014,97323,57719,6688,605
Tax
Stock11,00054,000-31,301-30,29854,257-27,367-65,52324,6086,328-65,929-78,83813,018-71,18934,267377,967
Debtors346,000-139,00072,183119,257198,449139,152-50,856175,86389,733101,03872,909-16,688-624,916254,724522,152
Creditors265,000170,000357,119151,188-161,393355,157-11,546147,170-68,969-47,80387,68135,644-100,215107,735340,232
Accruals and Deferred Income279,000-554,000684,7022,741,575959,638223,168566,809182,13282,994-1,145156,853-11,441-67,63631,699354,652
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
Cash flow from operations1,314,1382,254,6204,897,3893,461,2932,018,029765,0671,245,923282,538-263,7221,238,943763,199611,689710,0185,812803,407
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-2,172,947-1,884,935-1,009,783-2,001,049-1,222,776-311,866-1,180,811-772,735-663,012-295,173
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments-2,172,947-1,884,935-1,009,783-2,001,049-1,222,776-311,866-1,180,811-772,735-663,012-295,173
Financing Activities
Bank loans402,000-272,368-90,790246,95351,13265,073
Group/Directors Accounts-87,00087,000-958,828129,585354,580445,57929,084
Other Short Term Loans 691,00013,000125,000183,98734,315-248,611121,232-265,554358,799-45,752-377,249430,833177,235-9,30515,070
Long term loans-820,0001,772,000-2,922,934864,219-432,785849,746662,760648,2111,201,610280,229-37,993136,937-5,7655,765
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments47,000-49,000-29,97614,11472,852-25,101-28,371-26,217119,699-785-49,070-84,338-31,61171,46194,343
other long term liabilities9,00014,000-971-15,1644,784-8,413-90617,970-7,3958,8959,200
share issue-3691-52,834,673
interest
cash flow from financing-73,0002,065,000-3,014,618-2,462-191,2491,169,1551,251,426468,5671,672,713242,582-455,112483,432145,62456,3912,949,851
cash and cash equivalents
cash149,000-536,000248,971284,62262,280-145,973100,92363,069-63,57847,956-30,028-39,53488,429-605,178702,041
overdraft662,000-1,337,0001,959,222-676,360-215,504317,964-175,797537,239778,519-33,5034,14881,072
change in cash-513,000801,000-1,710,251960,982277,784-463,937276,720-474,170-842,09781,459-34,176-120,60688,429-605,178702,041

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The Howletts Wild Animal Trust Competitor Analysis

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THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST group structure

The Howletts Wild Animal Trust has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST

04711904

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THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST Shareholders

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the howletts wild animal trust directors

The Howletts Wild Animal Trust currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr John Aspinall (Dec 2004) and Miss Tansy Aspinall (Mar 2017).

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Mr John AspinallEngland64 years Dec 2004- Director
Miss Tansy AspinallEngland35 years Mar 2017- Director
Mr Guy FarleyEngland62 years Mar 2021- Director
Mr Daniel HulmeEngland35 years Feb 2022- Director
Mr Daniel HulmeEngland35 years Feb 2022- Director
Ms Heather BlackmanEngland62 years Feb 2022- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

24.3m

+6%

operating profit

-428.9k

0%

gross margin

78.4%

-7.7%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

-517k

-2.01%

total assets

12.6m

+0.01%

cash

327k

+0.84%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

the howletts wild animal trust company details

company number

04711904

Type

Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited

industry

91040 - Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

incorporation date

March 2003

age

22

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

N/A

accountant

-

auditor

AZETS AUDIT SERVICES

address

port lympne wild animal park, port lympne, kent, CT21 4PD

Bank

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

GIRLINGS LLP

the howletts wild animal trust Charges & Mortgages

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