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Company · Dudley

Challenge Academy CIC

Educational support services

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Kim Babb 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Peter Dowden Leon Jones 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Paula Ricketts 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Michael Mitchell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Ian Wilkins 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Kevin David Maddox 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Sharan Kaur Shukla 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  8. Mark Ellis 2016-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Flexible Learning Support Framework Buyer: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Value not published 2026-05-20 Source: Find a Tender

    Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is setting up a Flexible Learning Support Framework to provide high-quality education and support for children, young people, and young adults who need alternative, additional, or specialist provision. Th…

About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
22/06/2016
Registered office
Dudley

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Oliver Matthew Barker
    significant influence · notified 2025-09-01
  • Kevin David Maddox ceased 2017-12-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-15
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Challenge Academy CIC is controlled by Oliver Matthew Barker
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oliver Matthew Barker.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

4 grants · £388,050 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £311,500
  • Sport England · £76,550 (3 grants)

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

4.1y median 3.4y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
10246784
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Accounts next due
28/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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