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DISABILITY CHALLENGERS
Profile
- Company number
- 04300724
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-10-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 88100
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Trustees agree that Challengers is a strong and viable going concern. The factors that lead to this conclusion are: Demand for Challengers services; Contracts in place or in the process of being renewed; Strong financial governance and current financial position”
Significant events
- “Last September we launched our new 5-year strategy and as we enter the second year of Strategy 2024-2029, we have made strong progress in expanding our reach and strengthening the foundations on which our future work will depend.”
- “Over the past twelve months our sessions at our Play and Youth centres have grown, re-opening a second site in Guildford; through The Hub we have connected with over 270 families who don't access our short breaks service, making sure they're not left out of our community; piloted Stay and Play sessions, providing after school fun for the whole family; launched 555 Guildford, a new provision for children as young as five without a school place, successfully amplifying the voices of families in crisis with BBC coverage; and held our first annual family festival, Orange Aid.”
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People
9 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Ashley Francis Rees | Director | 2025-12-03 | Sep 1962 | British |
| GOODWIN, Holly Rebecca | Director | 2025-12-03 | Aug 1992 | British |
| HARVEY, Russell Stuart | Director | 2023-03-29 | Apr 1971 | British |
| HATT, Jake Anthony | Director | 2022-11-16 | Oct 1995 | British |
| MCALISTER, Bernard Eugene | Director | 2021-05-24 | Dec 1961 | New Zealander |
| MILTON, Ruth Stephanie | Director | 2025-12-03 | Jul 1960 | British |
| SALWAN, Caroline Danae | Director | 2024-01-18 | May 1973 | British |
| STAM, David Beresford | Director | 2025-12-03 | Sep 1953 | British |
| STENLAKE, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINGS, Juliet Alexandra | Secretary | 2001-10-08 | 2002-11-27 |
| LAW, Alaric Stephen | Secretary | 2002-11-27 | 2008-07-25 |
| SERCOMBE, Laura | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2020-02-25 |
| WARD, Margaret Anne | Secretary | 2008-09-17 | 2011-09-30 |
| ABBOTT, Adrian Sharrah | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2013-03-28 |
| BAILEY, Nicole Tracey | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2004-06-30 |
| BARTHOLOMEUSZ, Rachel | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2022-11-16 |
| BATY, Ann Christine | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2018-07-11 |
| BEDDING, Gail Victoria | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2023-03-29 |
| BENNETT, Lee | Director | 2024-01-18 | 2026-04-15 |
| BOSSI, Samantha Gayle | Director | 2018-08-02 | 2021-11-01 |
| BRADLEY, Alys Marian | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2006-06-28 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen George | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2011-04-28 |
| BRAND, Pauline Judy | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2016-09-06 |
| CHANTLER, Holly Rosamund | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2022-11-16 |
| CLINTON, David Robert | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2019-07-08 |
| CULLEN, Carol Ann | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2010-07-07 |
| CUMMINGS, Juliet Alexandra | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2008-07-25 |
| CUMMINGS, Juliet Alexandra | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2002-11-27 |
| DEWAR, Sally Marie | Director | 2008-07-25 | 2018-12-03 |
| DOOLEY, Megan Haughey | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2025-12-03 |
| EYRE-BROOK, Anne, Dr | Director | 2017-04-09 | 2017-07-10 |
| FOLEY, Jeanne Helen | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2010-02-28 |
| GILLARD, Gillian Mary | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2004-06-30 |
| GORHAM, Anthony David | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2016-09-08 |
| GRIESSEL, Anele | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2020-04-08 |
| HEASMAN, Phil | Director | 2017-12-10 | 2020-06-24 |
| JEATER, Juliet Mary | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2006-02-15 |
| JENNINGS, Peter Richard | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2003-06-03 |
| JORDEN, Elizabeth Irene | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2019-10-11 |
| KING, Terence Nigel | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2004-06-30 |
| MCCORMACK, Diane Margaret | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2016-04-22 |
| MORRIS, Natasha Ayesha | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2025-08-07 |
| MOULD, Alison Jane | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2013-09-06 |
| NIKOURAZM, Sormeh | Director | 2021-02-22 | 2023-03-29 |
| PALER, Lesley Anne | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2012-09-25 |
| PICKLES, Robert Granville | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2020-08-26 |
| POWIS, Jane | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2010-07-07 |
| RAFFIN, William Donald Stewart | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2012-12-12 |
| ROSE, Richard Andrew | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2018-12-03 |
| SANDERS, Kim | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2025-12-03 |
| SEARLE, Pauline Ann, Cllr | Director | 2003-09-03 | 2017-03-14 |
| SEDDON, Graham Robert | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2021-06-23 |
| SMITH, Deborah | Director | 2018-08-02 | 2025-12-03 |
| STEAD, Georgina Ann | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2002-05-29 |
| STRETTON, Graeme | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2022-06-28 |
| TYRRELL, Sandra Janet | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2010-04-30 |
| WALKER, Mike, Dr | Director | 2017-12-10 | 2021-11-01 |
| WHITE, William Frederick, Dr | Director | 2001-10-08 | 2010-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Amanda Louise Matthews | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mrs Laura Sercombe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Jonathan Paul Dobson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Ms Laura Baxter | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Miss Sophie Colwell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Duncan Wilbur | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr David Robert Clinton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mrs Ann Christine Baty | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Robert Granville Pickles | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mrs Gail Bedding | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Cllr Pauline Searle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mrs Sally Dewar | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Graham Robert Seddon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mr Richard Andrew Rose | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Irene Jorden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
| Miss Rachel Bartholomeusz | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-04-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-04-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-24 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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