The Old Quarry Adventure Playground Ltd

Analysis

The Old Quarry Adventure Playground Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knottingley. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07032396). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Old Quarry Adventure Playground Ltd reported income of £457k and spending of £391k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £255k to £457k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Old Quarry Adventure Playground Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hideaway Youth Project Limited (£456k), Staffordshire County Scout Council (£458k) and Camberley Gymnastics Club (£454k).