What GoSkydive does

GoSkydive operates tandem skydiving experiences from three UK dropzones: its Salisbury headquarters at Old Sarum Airfield, a Swansea site at Swansea Airport on the Gower Peninsula, and a newer Headcorn, Kent location positioned to serve London and the South East. The company targets first-time tandem skydivers through direct-to-consumer channels, including its own website, phone bookings, and gift voucher sales, supplemented by an event-driven charity programme that has built partnerships with over 300 UK charities and accounts for more than 2,000 jumps per year. The core service is a tandem skydive from 10,000ft, 12,000ft, or 15,000ft priced at £199-£269 depending on altitude and peak/off-peak period, with optional media and handcam packages, group discounts, repeat-jump discounts, and a referral scheme. The technology stack is essentially operational rather than digital: aircraft operations are provided by Parachuting Aircraft Limited, customer bookings are managed through a GoSkydive ID customer portal, and digital marketing relies on Bing Ads, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo, Klaviyo email automation, and CRO tooling such as Microsoft Clarity and Visual Website Optimizer.

The business model is concentrated on one-time experience purchases, with revenue streams spanning tandem jump fees, media add-ons, gift vouchers valid for 12 months, and charity-affiliated bookings that include a £25 charity discount on certain altitudes. Pricing is supplemented by surcharges for participants over 15 stone, a compulsory £26 British Skydiving membership intermediated to each jumper, and a £50 booking deposit with full balance due seven days before the jump. The company is privately held, founder-owned, and operates without disclosed external funding. Differentiated capabilities include a world-first Tandem Skydive Instructor Apprenticeship accredited by British Skydiving, which builds an internal instructor pipeline, and the broader product portfolio extension into Accelerated Freefall courses for customers progressing beyond tandem jumps. Established in 2008 by Gordon Blamire, a former British Skydiving director, the company has accumulated 876 Google reviews at a 4.7 rating and 1,416 TripAdvisor reviews at a 5.0 rating, and won the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2025, anchoring its positioning as the UK's specialist for first-time tandem skydivers.

Name

GoSkydive

Legal name

GoSkydive Limited

Website

https://goskydive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GoSkydive is a UK-based tandem skydiving operator running three dropzones in Salisbury, Headcorn, and Swansea, serving first-time skydivers, charity fundraisers, gift-occasion buyers, and group bookings through direct website, phone, and voucher channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Tourism / Skydiving Experiences

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other (487990), Flight Training (611512)

akta.pro primary industry

Skydiving Centers & Drop Zones (Tandem, AFF Training) (THAAAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skydiving Experiences (Tandem, AFF, Scenic Jumps) (THAAAMAA), Paragliding, Skydiving & Airborne Adventure Sports (THAJABAJ)

Keywords

• Tandem skydiving services
• Adventure tourism
• Extreme sports experiences
• Charity skydiving
• Gift experience vouchers

Headquarters

HQ city

Salisbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Tandem Skydiving Experiences: Revenue from selling tandem skydiving experiences at various altitude packages (10,000ft, 12,000ft, 15,000ft). Prices range from £229 to £269 for standard jumps, with promotional rates as low as £199.20. Additional revenue from altitude upgrades and weight surcharges.
2. Media and Camera Packages: Optional add-on packages for capturing skydiving experiences via video and photography. Prices vary by package type. Media must be downloaded within 30 days of jump.
3. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers for skydiving experiences, valid for 12 months from date of issue. Vouchers can be extended for £30.
4. Charity Skydive Programme: Over 2000 charity jumps per year. Charity partners receive donations from jumpers who fundraise. GoSkydive offers a £25 charity discount on 10,000ft and 15,000ft jumps.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GoSkydive operates tandem skydiving experiences for first-time and repeat jumpers from three UK dropzones (Salisbury, Headcorn, Swansea), offering 10,000ft, 12,000ft, and 15,000ft altitude jumps with an instructor strapped to the customer. The company sells individual jumps, gift vouchers, group bookings, charity fundraising jumps (coordinated with 300+ charity partners), media/camera packages, and Accelerated Freefall solo progression courses, and runs the world's first Tandem Skydive Instructor Apprenticeship Programme accredited by British Skydiving.

Product overview

GoSkydive is the UK's specialist tandem skydiving operator offering first-time skydivers adrenaline experiences across three UK dropzones (Salisbury, Headcorn, and Swansea). The core product is tandem skydiving with jumps from 10,000ft to 15,000ft, supported by add-on media capture packages, gift vouchers, and charity fundraising partnerships. The company operates a customer booking portal for managing reservations and payments, and runs a unique instructor apprenticeship program. The portfolio also includes group bookings, occasion celebrations, and Accelerated Freefall courses for progression to solo skydiving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tandem Skydiving Experience First-time and repeat tandem skydiving experience with a qualified instructor, available at 10,000ft, 12,000ft, and 15,000ft altitudes. Includes pre-jump training, equipment, aircraft lift to altitude, and the freefall and canopy ride, delivered at one of three UK dropzones.
• Capture Your Day (Media Packages)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2000 charity skydivers per year raise funds for UK charities through GoSkydive
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Parachuting Aircraft LimitedcoreOthersProvides all flight operations for GoSkydive, including highly skilled pilots and some of the best parachuting aircraft in the UK to transport skydivers to altitude safely and comfortably. Each flight is invoiced separately and included in the price of each skydive.
• British SkydivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Governing Body for Skydiving (sport parachuting) in the UK. Sets medical criteria, provides accreditation for GoSkydive's instructor apprenticeship programme, and issues membership and third-party insurance for all skydivers. GoSkydive acts as an intermediary providing temporary British Skydiving membership to customers.
• 300+ UK Registered Charity PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGoSkydive works with over 300 registered UK charity partners across 14 cause categories (Animals, Babies & Children, Cancer, Community & Homeless, Deaf and Blind, Disabilities & Mental Health, Elderly, Emergency Rescue, Health & Medical, Hospices & Hospitals, Human Rights, Military & Maritime, Overseas Aid, Sports). Over 2,000 charity skydivers per year. Charity partners receive donated funds raised by jumpers. Some charities have pre-booked jump days at GoSkydive centres.
• DHL Express (UK)minorOthersProvides next-day delivery service for GoSkydive gift voucher orders placed before 1pm Monday–Friday. Orders placed after 1pm are dispatched the next working day.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• SkyHelix (Revere Automation): UK-based experiential attraction offering a vertical 'skydive-style' open-air descent experience, occupying adjacent experience-seeking demand for thrill-seekers who may also consider a tandem skydive with GoSkydive.

Direct peers

• Skydive Netheravon: UK dropzone operating tandem skydives from Netheravon Airfield in Wiltshire — direct competitor to GoSkydive's Salisbury site, with a comparable first-time tandem customer focus and similar altitude options.
• Langar Skydiving Centre: Long-established UK tandem and AFF skydiving centre in Nottinghamshire; operates a multi-discipline skydiving school, offers camera packages and charity jumps — directly comparable to GoSkydive across core product, training and charity channels.
• Skydive Hibaldstow: Northern England dropzone providing tandem skydives, AFF courses and charity fundraising jumps; competes for the same UK first-time tandem customer as GoSkydive with similar pricing and service structure.
• Target Skysports: UK-affiliated skydiving operation offering tandem skydiving and training; competes for the same national pool of first-time jumpers and charity fundraisers as GoSkydive.
• Hinton Skydiving Centre: UK tandem and sports skydiving operator based in the South West, offering beginner through to AFF training alongside charity jumps; a geographically proximate, directly comparable operator to GoSkydive's Salisbury and Swansea sites.
• Skydive London (London Parachute School): UK tandem skydiving operator running tandem jumps from a southern England airfield with first-time and charity programmes; directly comparable D2C motion and product mix to GoSkydive.

Others

• Parachuting Aircraft Limited: UK aircraft operator that supplies all flight services for GoSkydive (pilots and parachuting aircraft to altitude); a key upstream supplier/strategic partner rather than competitor.
• British Skydiving: UK National Governing Body for sport parachuting; not a competitor but a critical enabler — issues the £26 membership required of every GoSkydive jumper and accredits GoSkydive's apprenticeship programme.

Broad incumbents

• iFLY Indoor Skydiving: Global indoor skydiving chain offering tunnel-based 'first flight' experiences — not a direct outdoor-skydive competitor, but occupies the same experience-seeking consumer wallet and serves as a broader incumbent in the introductory skydiving category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/goskydiveuk

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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