Challengeaid
Analysis
Challengeaid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llandovery. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05318179). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Challengeaid reported income of £225k and spending of £205k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £105k to £225k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Challengeaid sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Survival Box Ltd (£222k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Hornsey London Diocese (£225k) and Edp (Educational Development Projects) Trust (£220k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Water Survival Box Ltd | Bath | £222k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Hornsey London Diocese | London | £225k |
| Edp (Educational Development Projects) Trust | Andover | £220k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Eccelsiastical Parish of St James Styvechale | Coventry | £228k |