# Challenger Academy Limited

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1206944
- **Other names:** VCCP ACADEMY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 8, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1206944


## Contact

- **Address:** The Challenger Academy, Studio 1, Spode Creative Village, Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent
- **Postcode:** ST4 1JH
- **Phone:** 07581559921
- **Email:** hello@thechallengeracademy.org
- **Website:** www.thechallengeracademy.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 LIVING IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE, AND LOOKING TO EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF SOCIAL DEPRIVATION, BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, AND MENTORSHIP AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR.(B) IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND CREATING LOCAL JOBS, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY AND WIDER ECONOMY.(C) INCREASING REPRESENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN THE ADVERTISING AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

**Activities:** Our mission is to make the advertising and creative industries more accessible and socially diverse through valuable work-experience opportunities, skills training and career guidance in Stoke-on-Trent.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £131253 | £105582 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Adrian Coleman — appointed May 4, 2023
- Charles Vallance — appointed May 4, 2023
- Daniel Waterman — appointed May 4, 2023
- John Yarham — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Kenny Dada — appointed Feb. 20, 2024
- Mark Gregory — appointed May 26, 2023