Grimethorpe Activity Zone

Analysis

Grimethorpe Activity Zone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02996956). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Grimethorpe Activity Zone reported income of £52k and spending of £64k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £53k to £52k (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Grimethorpe Activity Zone sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haddenham Community Library (£52k), The Harrow University of the Third Age (£52k) and Jazzleeds (£52k).