DISABILITY CHALLENGERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 December 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04300724
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,231,646
Latest expenditure: £3,262,500
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Challengers Playcentre, Stoke Park, London Road, GUILDFORD, GU1 1TU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.disability-challengers.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Challengers provides play & leisure opportunities for disabled children and young people between the ages of 2 & 18 years old. Our schemes give children & young people a space of their own to have fun, meet friends and challenge their impairments through play.Challengers operate a non-exclusion policy which means that any child can attend Challengers regardless of the severity of their impairment.

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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: 17 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,231,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,262,500

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,879,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,829,219

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: 10 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,645,009
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,609,092

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,855,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,916,095

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,912,456
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,823,023

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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: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,231,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,262,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 941961
Income From Government Grants: £233,189
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,879,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,829,219
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 704060
Income From Government Grants: £238,269
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 16

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: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,645,009
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,609,092
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 730500
Income From Government Grants: £203,570
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: 29

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,855,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,916,095
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 846259
Income From Government Grants: £362,047
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 57

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,912,456
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,823,023
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 623660
Income From Government Grants: £553,792
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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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: 17 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 861277
Income Other Trading Activities: 259315
Income Charitable Activities: 2103342
Income Investments: 7712
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3231646
Income Legacies: 2923
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £413,361
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,849,139
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3262500
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 66343
Expenditure Support Costs: 556022
Expenditure Depreciation: 131890
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £593,119
Assets Total Fixed: 3150018
Assets Own Use: 3150018
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,373,365
Assets Total Liabilities: £598,567
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,924,816
Creditors One Year Total Current: 589400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 9167
Assets Cash: £664,410
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3157421
Funds Restricted: 767395
Funds Total: 3924816
Count Employees: 199
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: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 787749
Income Other Trading Activities: 247278
Income Charitable Activities: 1836222
Income Investments: 8253
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2879502
Income Legacies: 30965
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £311,340
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,517,879
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2829219
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 63488
Expenditure Support Costs: 513319
Expenditure Depreciation: 128512
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £559,379
Assets Total Fixed: 3262292
Assets Own Use: 3262292
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,341,762
Assets Total Liabilities: £648,384
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,955,670
Creditors One Year Total Current: 627888
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 20496
Assets Cash: £667,310
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3195961
Funds Restricted: 759709
Funds Total: 3955670
Count Employees: 0
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: 10 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 941496
Income Other Trading Activities: 188676
Income Charitable Activities: 1512519
Income Investments: 2317
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2645008
Income Legacies: 99865
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £266,064
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,343,028
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2609092
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 69573
Expenditure Support Costs: 608712
Expenditure Depreciation: 103557
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £550,134
Assets Total Fixed: 3194857
Assets Own Use: 3194857
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,377,006
Assets Total Liabilities: £666,476
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,905,387
Creditors One Year Total Current: 622597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 43879
Assets Cash: £876,039
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3178833
Funds Restricted: 726554
Funds Total: 3905387
Count Employees: 181
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 768810
Income Other Trading Activities: 235348
Income Charitable Activities: 1849972
Income Investments: 1008
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2855138
Income Legacies: 3000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £274,688
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,641,407
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2916095
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 70296
Expenditure Support Costs: 545617
Expenditure Depreciation: 138814
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £832,237
Assets Total Fixed: 3028922
Assets Own Use: 3028922
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,320,755
Assets Total Liabilities: £480,208
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,869,469
Creditors One Year Total Current: 410375
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 69833
Assets Cash: £897,484
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3460935
Funds Restricted: 408534
Funds Total: 3869469
Count Employees: 191
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1150492
Income Other Trading Activities: 124628
Income Charitable Activities: 1635339
Income Investments: 1997
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2912456
Income Legacies: 70420
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £276,539
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,546,484
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2823023
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 55769
Expenditure Support Costs: 417517
Expenditure Depreciation: 129430
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,181,133
Assets Total Fixed: 3077397
Assets Own Use: 3077397
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,318,023
Assets Total Liabilities: £464,993
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,930,427
Creditors One Year Total Current: 464993
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,007,294
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3423732
Funds Restricted: 506695
Funds Total: 3930427
Count Employees: 352
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kingston Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Richmond Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DISABILITY CHALLENGERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-12-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 OCTOBER 2001.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAY 2018AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 JUL 2018 as amended on 04 Dec 2024
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND THROUGH RECREATION, ARTISTIC, SPORTING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER FOR THE LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS INCLUDING THOSE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH A PHYSICAL AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITY, BEING FACILITIES OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS MAY HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEIR DISABILITIES, BY1. PROVIDING TRULY INCLUSIVE, FUN AND SAFE PLACES WHERE ALL DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED UP TO 25 YEARS CAN SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS2. PROVIDING A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR FAMILIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE SERVICE DELIVERY ACROSS SOUTH EAST ENGLAND3. TO NEVER EXCLUDE A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON AND ENSURING SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE4. DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE5. LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND BE A CHAMPION FOR INCLUSION THROUGH THE OFFER OF PARTICIPATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE SO THAT OTHERS CAN DO THE SAME6. PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES THAT ENABLE THE CHARITY TO DELIVER SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ALL DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE CAN PLAY TOGETHER FREELY.
Area Of Benefit: GUILDFORD.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 403189
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHALLENGERS

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures