The Challenger Trust

Analysis

The Challenger Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in February 1998, 28 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 03498961). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Challenger Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £18k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £83k to £50k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 900%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Challenger Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dulwich Hamlet Parent Teachers Association (£50k), Research and Development Forum (£50k) and St Michael's School Parent Teacher Association (£50k).