AP Challenge Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 December 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £223
Latest expenditure: £1,985
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Galena House, 8-30 Galena Road, LONDON, W6 0LT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust's activities are: - spreading best practice within the Alternative Provision (AP) network- building a strong AP community - promoting the successes of strong AP schools for students who cannot cope in mainstream education- working in partnership with the AP sector to raise the profile of APs nationally and campaign for education reform to support AP work.

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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: 18 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £223
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,985

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: 26 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £467
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,140

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: £248
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,120

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,807

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,786

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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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £223
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,985
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: 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: 26 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £467
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,140
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: £248
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,120
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,807
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,786
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AP Challenge Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-12-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Dec 2016 as amended on 08 Jan 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(1) ESTABLISHING AND ASSISTING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN AS DEFINED BELOW;(2) SUPPORTING WESTSIDE ACADEMY TRUST AND SUCH SCHOOLS; AND(3) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AS DEFINED BELOW.IN THIS CLAUSE THE CHILDREN REFERRED TO ARE DEFINED AS PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM MAINSTREAM EDUCATION, OR ARE AT RISK OF EXCLUSION, OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 576852
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WESTSIDE EDUCATION TRUST

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

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Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures