UK Enterprise 2017

86 WORLDWIDE BUSINESS REVIEW / UK Enterprise Awards 2017 , Best Global Fundraising Challenge Company 2017 Charity Challenge is theWorld’s leading fundraising challenge operator. We profile the firm to find out more. Founded in 1999, since inception Charity Challenge have helped thousands of people to raise over £40m for over 1600 different charities. From the North Pole to the South Pole, and covering deserts, rivers, mountains, forests and jungles in between, Charity Challenge have a massive range of challenges to push their participants to their limits. Inspired by embarking on a number of international challenges himself and raising money for charity, Simon Albert decided to up the ante and created Charity Challenge in 1999 which is now a multi-award winning company. Charity Challenge specialise in delivering incredible adventures with responsible tourism and safety at the forefront allowing participants to raise money for the charity of their choice. For 18 years, the organisation have created and managed international expeditions which have enabled people to raise over £50million for over 1,800 charities. Charity Challenge operate across six continents in over 30 countries worldwide. There’s an adventure for everyone whether it be a trek, cycling challenge, mountain climb, rafting expedition, ski & sledge crossing, dog sledding or community project WUK17052 build. We are also one of the only UK based companies who specialise in polar expeditions to the North and South Poles so our safety management operations are exceptional. We are ATOL bonded, licensed and insured tour operator and proud to have donated over £500,000 to local community projects in the countries that we operate in. We want you to experience the trip of a lifetime and have an authentic real life experience whilst raising money for the charity of your choice through a responsible and ethically run challenge. Today, Charity Challenges sends over 3,500 people across the globe each year and employs 16 staff in the UK & Canadian offices and many more from local communities in the countries that we operate in. Take on an adventure and you can make a difference in so many ways. “Overall, Charity Challenges has gone from strength to strength developing an excellent reputation within both the corporate and charity sectors. In addition to the treks and bike rides, the firm have taken over 1500 corporate employees on its Community Challenge Programme building houses, schools and health centres in developing countries, and moving forward, building on this success will be the organisation’s ongoing focus. Company: Charity Challenge Contact: Simon Albert Contact Email: [email protected] Address: 22-23 Arcadia Avenue, London, N3 2JU, UK Phone: 020 8346 0500 Website: www.charitychallenge. com/index.html