CHALLENGEAID — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 April 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05318179
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £125,567
Latest expenditure: £126,184
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Kings Road, Llandovery, SA20 0AW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ChallengeAid promotes health and fitness throughout the UK by motivating groups and individuals to undertake physical challenges and raise money through sponsored activity and exercise. We are active in the slums of Kenya & Tanzania, where we create Schools of Hope, offering an alternative or complimentary education for aspirational young slum dwellers, as well as adult literacy courses.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £125,567
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,184

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: 31 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £133,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,662

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: 22 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,883

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: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,617

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: 17 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £109,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,353

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £125,567
Total Gross Expenditure: £126,184
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: 100

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: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £133,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,662
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: 10

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: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,883
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: 50

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: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £104,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,617
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 12

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: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £109,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,353
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 100

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHALLENGEAID
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-04-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/02/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07/12/2015
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN OR WHICH RELIVE OT REDUCE HUNGER, MALNUTRITION, DISEASE, SICKNESS, LACK OF EDUCATION, DISTRESS OR POVERTY OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OR WHICH EDUCATE CHILDREN CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 515919
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHALLENGE AID

Charity Name Id: 453969
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SCHOOLCHILDREN FOR CHILDREN

Charity Name Id: 453962
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: C FOR C

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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