# Howletts And Port Lympne Estates Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01120626](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01120626)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 29 Jun 1973
- **Registered office:** PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK, PORT LYMPNE, LYMPNE, CT21 4PD
- **Nature of business:** [93290](/sic/93290) Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.


## Previous names

- Gugis Securities Limited (until 31 Dec 1976)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Alan O'Connor | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 29 Apr 2019 |
| Mr John Damian Androcles Aspinall | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 6 Jul 2022 |
| The Howletts Wild Animal Trust Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | - | £2,767,012 | £51,162 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | - | £4,097,669 | £306,333 | 337 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | - | £6,228,682 | £326,216 | 314 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £17,110,650 | £5,699,636 | £178,450 | 299 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £15,357,159 | £4,644,279 | £712,982 | 260 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £8,180,910 | £4,090,451 | £464,267 | 258 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £10,823,250 | £5,655,166 | £180,407 | 226 |



## Owned by

Howletts And Port Lympne Estates Limited → [The Howletts Wild Animal Trust](/company/04711904)