Great Ayton Discovery Centre Limited

Analysis

Great Ayton Discovery Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07972012). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Great Ayton Discovery Centre Limited reported income of £52k and spending of £46k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £33k to £52k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Ayton Discovery Centre Limited sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% 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 Newton Athletic Football Club (£52k), Saltford Lawn Tennis Club (£52k) and Trumpington Village Hall Charity (£52k).