HOWLETTS AND PORT LYMPNE ESTATES LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£4,097,669
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of trading activities of the group deemed to be non-charitable, such as catering, souvenir trading and functions with the intention of any profits generated being donated to the parent company for the furtherance of its charitable activities. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Howletts Wild Animal Trust (a registered charitable company).
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1973-06-29
- Employees
- 365 (2024 accounts · was 337 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Port Lympne, Lympne, Kent, CT21 4PD
- Postcode
- CT21 4PD
- Capital
- 2,390,029 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 93290 Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 11 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top 10% for parity
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.howletts.net
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GUGIS SECURITIES LIMITED | 1976-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 29 CURZON STREET, LONDON, W1J 7TL | 2003-07-17 |
| 64 SLOANE STREET, LONDON, SW1X 9SH | 2002-10-22 |
| PORT LYMPNE, LYMPNE, KENT, CT21 4PD | 1998-01-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 81 similar companies in CT
The largest employer among its local peers (365 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1973.
Competitors Canterbury
This company ranks 2 among other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified in Canterbury.
The class of 1973
52%
of the 7,318 companies incorporated in 1973 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.