DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 July 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03390541
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £1,712,487
Latest expenditure: £1,403,728
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 14th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.deptfordchallengetrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Deptford Challenge Trust gives grants to organisations operating for Deptford purposes in the area defined in the Company's Memorandum of Association. Grants are not given to individuals.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,712,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,403,728

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,350,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,152,515

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,160,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £769,823

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £427,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,039

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: 26 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £321,701
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,205

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,712,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,403,728
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £211,664
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,350,448
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,152,515
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,160,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £769,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £427,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £807,039
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 26 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £321,701
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,205
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 636664
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1051560
Income Investments: 24263
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1712487
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,036,753
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £366,975
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1403728
Expenditure Investment Management: 2963
Expenditure Grants Institution: 300000
Expenditure Governance: 17670
Expenditure Support Costs: 17670
Expenditure Depreciation: 224554
Gain Loss Investment: 1188
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £470,181
Assets Total Fixed: 912671
Assets Own Use: 705150
Assets Long Term Investment: 207521
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,131,790
Assets Total Liabilities: £661,609
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,382,852
Creditors One Year Total Current: 661609
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £450,992
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1170000
Funds Restricted: 212852
Funds Total: 1382852
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 400000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 923186
Income Investments: 27262
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1350448
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £835,340
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £317,175
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1152515
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 250000
Expenditure Governance: 19439
Expenditure Support Costs: 19439
Expenditure Depreciation: 105508
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,072,905
Assets Total Fixed: 734501
Assets Own Use: 734501
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,167,573
Assets Total Liabilities: £829,169
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,072,905
Creditors One Year Total Current: 829169
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £349,069
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1072905
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1072905
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 330000
Income Other Trading Activities: 827447
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2604
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1160051
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £747,673
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £22,150
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 769823
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 22150
Expenditure Depreciation: 87847
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £874,972
Assets Total Fixed: 550053
Assets Own Use: 550053
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £840,857
Assets Total Liabilities: £515,938
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £874,972
Creditors One Year Total Current: 515938
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £281,484
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 874972
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 874972
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
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 23 JUNE 1997, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 1 JULY 1998, 9 DECEMBER 2004 AND 2 OCTOBER 2007
Charitable Objects: A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE DEPTFORD CITY CHALLENGE AREA IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION TRAINING AND SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) IF EFFECT CANNOT BE GIVEN TO THE OBJECTS EXPRESSED IN A) OF THIS CLAUSE, THEN TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM ("THE LEWISHAM AREA OF BENEFIT") AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE
Area Of Benefit: DEPTFORD CITY CHALLENGE AREA AND THE LEWISHAM AREA OF BENEFIT

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures