Whickham Playzone Ltd

Analysis

Whickham Playzone Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05883722). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whickham Playzone Ltd reported income of £165k and spending of £114k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £68k to £165k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whickham Playzone Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uincap International Union of Capoeira (£165k), Holbeach United Community Sports Academy (£165k) and Afan Valley Community Leisure (£165k).