Project Challenge
Analysis
Project Challenge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03264709). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Project Challenge reported income of £691k and spending of £727k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £396k to £691k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Project Challenge sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alder Bridge Association for Steiner-Waldorf Education (£691k), The Little Sutton Club and Nursery School (£692k) and The Social Research Association (£690k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £363k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 89%
- Investments 1.6%
- Other 9.8%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of disaffected young people in West Yorkshire between the ages of 16 and 19, who are unemployed, or lacking in qulaifications, or at risk of persistent anti-social behaviour, or offending, by the provision of programmes of outdoor education other training and challenging activities to improve their personal and social skills
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alder Bridge Association for Steiner-Waldorf Education | Reading | £691k |
| The Little Sutton Club and Nursery School | Sutton Coldfield | £692k |
| The Social Research Association | Kent | £690k |
| Rushmoor Voluntary Services | Hants | £692k |