PROJECT CHALLENGE

Registered charity 1060934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £35,811 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a shortfall in free reserves of £46,213 against its policy target. The trustees acknowledge this position reflects the use of unrestricted funds to support service delivery but consider it manageable in the short term given ongoing funding arrangements. The charity remains dependent on core funding from Calderdale College and has adopted a prudent approach to monitor reserves and strengthen its financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Government — “The finance for the film was from a government funded scheme to raise awareness of knife crime among young people.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAMELA JILL WILSON CBEchair
• ALLAN NAYLOR
• Christopher Eves
• Colin Hugh Hutchinson
• Neil Earnshaw
• Roger Andrew Harvey
• Roger Masterson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).