Development Through Challenge

Analysis

Development Through Challenge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02238901). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Development Through Challenge reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Development Through Challenge sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampshire County Scout Council (£1.3m), The Meapa (£1.4m) and Sherborne Sports and Leisure Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, donations and legacies 12%, trading 5.6% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £713k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.