Sporting Challenge
Analysis
Sporting Challenge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ormskirk. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Sporting Challenge reported income of £36k and spending of £53k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £36k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sporting Challenge sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity for Action on Spiritual Abuse (£36k), Oxenhope Straw Race (£36k) and Nepalese British Community UK (Nbc-Uk) (£36k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Sporting Challenge is a family led charity started in 2008 operating in the borough of West Lancashire supporting people aged 18 or over with learning disabilities, where all members of the Board of Trustees are parents and carers themselves. Our activities include: aerobics, ten pin bowling, boccia & kurling, and other fitness activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charity for Action on Spiritual Abuse | Pembrokeshire | £36k |
| Oxenhope Straw Race | West Yorkshire | £36k |
| Nepalese British Community UK (Nbc-Uk) | Harrow | £36k |
| Manston Village Hall | Kent | £36k |