CCEW Charity Commission profile

Challenger Academy Limited

Registered charity 1206944 · organisation 5226184

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
8 February 2024
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
14621461
Financial period
1 February 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£131,253
Latest expenditure
£105,582
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Challenger Academy, Studio 1, Spode Creative Village, Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1JH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Using the unique tools of the creative industries, The Challenger Academy equips underrepresented youth with the confidence and capability needed to thrive in a future career. Through training programmes and work experience focused on developing key employability and digital skills for the modern workforce, our aim is to ensure that location or circumstances are never a barrier to opportunity.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
26 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£131,253
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,582

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£131,253
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,582
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£24,840
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
Challenger Academy Limited
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2024-02-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 JUN 2023 as amended on 10 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects
TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 LIVING IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE, AND LOOKING TO EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF SOCIAL DEPRIVATION, BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, AND MENTORSHIP AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR.(B) IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND CREATING LOCAL JOBS, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY AND WIDER ECONOMY.(C) INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN THE ADVERTISING AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
674584
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
VCCP ACADEMY

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Charity Policy

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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Conflicting interests
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures