# The Challenger Trust

## Details

- **Company number:** [03498961](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03498961)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 26 Jan 1998
- **Registered office:** UNIT 8A, HATTON TECHNOLOGY PARK, WARWICK, CV35 8XB
- **Nature of business:** [85590](/sic/85590) Other education n.e.c.



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON WOODCOCK, Philip Julian Edward | secretary | 26 Jan 1998 | 31 Oct 1998 |
| PAYNE, Penelope Ann Carol | secretary | 1 Nov 1998 | 1 Dec 2004 |
| FENWICK, Peter Trevor | director | 26 Jan 1998 | 2 Dec 2004 |
| SIDWELL, Elizabeth Mary, Dr | director | 2 Mar 1998 | 13 Jun 2006 |
| PEACH, Robert | director | 12 Jun 2006 | 22 Aug 2006 |
| PEACH, Robert | secretary | 8 Jun 2006 | 16 Nov 2006 |
| JENKS, Richard John Peter, Sir | director | 26 Jan 1998 | 15 Jan 2007 |
| BEDWELL, Paul John | director | 21 Sep 2006 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| BURTON, Luke | director | 21 Sep 2006 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| HUGHES, Timothy Morgan | director | 12 Jun 2006 | 5 Jan 2011 |
| MACTAVISH, Andrew | director | 26 Jan 1998 | 13 Feb 2011 |
| WITCHER, Jeremy Paul | secretary | 23 Jan 2007 | 30 Oct 2012 |
| WITCHER, Jeremy Paul | director | 2 Dec 2005 | 30 Oct 2012 |
| BILSBOROUGH, Max Peter, M | director | 15 Jan 2010 | 21 May 2013 |
| GUTHRIE, Graeme Malcolm | director | 23 Nov 2011 | 31 May 2016 |
| PARRISH, Jeremy | director | 12 Jul 2015 | 1 Aug 2018 |
| RIGBY, Charles Richard | director | 10 Sep 2008 | 31 Mar 2019 |
| RIVERS BULKELEY, Lucy Rachel | director | 23 Sep 2015 | 13 May 2019 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Stephen Martyn | director | 31 Aug 2018 | 2 Sep 2019 |
| GOUGH, Stephen Christopher | director | 1 Aug 2018 | 2 Sep 2019 |
| BLACKWELL, Roy William | director | 1 Jun 2019 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| ROWE, David | director | 1 Sep 2020 | 3 May 2022 |
| LEE, Simon Norris | director | 2 May 2022 | 15 Jun 2025 |
| RICHARDSON, Shameem | director | 2 May 2022 | 15 Jun 2025 |
| WHEATLEY, Mark Raymond Peter Henry Delano | director | 1 Jul 2019 | 15 Jun 2025 |
| GREEN, Alban Francis Xavier | director | 31 Aug 2016 | 15 Jun 2025 |
| MATTERSON, Nick | director | 23 May 2022 | 1 Sep 2025 |
| BLACKWELL, Roy William | director | 15 Jun 2025 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Richard Rigby | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 6 Apr 2016 | 31 Mar 2019 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2013 | £63,230 | £30,421 |





## Directors' other companies

- [BLACKWELL, Roy William](/person/5681132) - director at [The Voces8 Foundation](/company/05907481)
- [BLACKWELL, Roy William](/person/5681132) - director at [City Of London Academies Trust](/company/04504128)