01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 July 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03479284
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,070,541
- Latest expenditure
- £2,560,058
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Discover, 383-387 High Street, LONDON, E15 4QZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.discover.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Discover provides creative play and learning opportunities for children aged between 0 - 11 years old and their carers that help transform lives through stories. Discover operates a centre in Stratford, East London and delivers an extensive community and education programme targeting vulnerable and disadvantaged families. Each year Discover works with over 100,000 children and adults.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,070,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,560,058
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,064,103
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,289,950
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,812,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,199,356
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,634,323
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,071,948
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,589,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,548,175
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,070,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,560,058
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46708
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,064,103
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,289,950
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 68183
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,217
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,812,053
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,199,356
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 29000
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,522
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 9
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,634,323
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,071,948
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 41500
- Income From Government Grants
- £47,387
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 13
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,589,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,548,175
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13500
- Income From Government Grants
- £661,822
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1424989
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 82178
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1167410
- Income Investments
- 365203
- Income Other
- 30761
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3070541
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £170,180
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,389,878
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2560058
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52697
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 668732
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 271975
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £139,211
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3272779
- Assets Own Use
- 3272779
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £587,445
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £345,253
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,514,971
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 130517
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 214736
- Assets Cash
- £484,274
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3411990
- Funds Restricted
- 102981
- Funds Total
- 3514971
- Count Employees
- 60
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 391924
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 68183
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1182384
- Income Investments
- 344742
- Income Other
- 76869
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2064102
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £241,889
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,048,061
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2289950
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47063
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 693979
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 270339
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £444,173
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2500234
- Assets Own Use
- 2500234
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £649,220
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £144,966
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,004,488
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 112966
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 32000
- Assets Cash
- £476,088
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2944406
- Funds Restricted
- 60082
- Funds Total
- 3004488
- Count Employees
- 56
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21956
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 502653
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1219820
- Income Investments
- 3184
- Income Other
- 64440
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1812053
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £225,186
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,974,170
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2199356
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 41768
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 828931
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 273771
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £480,392
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2703246
- Assets Own Use
- 2703246
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £646,578
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £119,486
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,230,338
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 119486
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £328,372
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3183638
- Funds Restricted
- 46700
- Funds Total
- 3230338
- Count Employees
- 52
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 560430
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 41500
- Income Charitable Activities
- 669047
- Income Investments
- 313622
- Income Other
- 49724
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1634323
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,692
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,909,256
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2071948
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 43674
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 745840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 275217
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £482,957
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2969523
- Assets Own Use
- 2969523
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £848,088
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £199,970
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,617,641
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 199970
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £658,132
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3452480
- Funds Restricted
- 165161
- Funds Total
- 3617641
- Count Employees
- 47
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1240602
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13500
- Income Charitable Activities
- 106230
- Income Investments
- 208337
- Income Other
- 20809
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1589478
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,695
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,391,480
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1548175
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38212
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 525395
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 259418
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -239356
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £461,642
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3126032
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3126032
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,012,757
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £83,523
- Assets Current Investment
- 137174
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,055,266
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 83523
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £875,583
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3682674
- Funds Restricted
- 372592
- Funds Total
- 4055266
- Count Employees
- 54
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTRE EAST LONDON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-07-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH DECEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 26TH JUNE 2000.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS SCIENCES HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- LONDON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 375231
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTRE IN STRATFORD EAST LONDON
- Charity Name Id
- 375236
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DISCOVER
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests