Ordinary 2 Extraordinary

Analysis

Ordinary 2 Extraordinary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05692401). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Ordinary 2 Extraordinary reported income of £272k and spending of £196k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £290k to £272k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ordinary 2 Extraordinary sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Eagle Foundation (£272k), Jack and Jill Playgroup (Strood) (£273k) and Shine (West Bowling) (£265k).