Children's Discovery Centre East London

Analysis

Children's Discovery Centre East London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03479284). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children's Discovery Centre East London reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.6m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.1m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Children's Discovery Centre East London sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Studio Wayne McGregor Limited (£3.1m), The Kamini and Vindi Banga Family Trust (£3.1m) and FABRIC Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, charitable activities 38%, investments 12% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £139k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.