I'm joining The King's Trust CEO Challenge
I’m proud to be taking on The King’s Trust CEO Challenge this year, raising funds to help eliminate youth unemployment.
At Sky, our multi-year partnership with The King’s Trust has already supported hundreds of young people to build confidence, develop skills and take meaningful steps towards employment.
Together, we deliver programmes that open doors into industry, like Get Started with News and Sport which has seen a third of participants who were previously not in education, employment or training, secure full-time roles.
We have also raised vital funds through our Palace to Palace sponsorship and Change a Girl’s Life activity, while using our platforms to amplify The Trust’s message.
But there’s more to do.
As part of a team of business leaders, we are together aiming to raise £500,000 through this year’s CEO Challenge, demonstrating our shared commitment to the next generation.
Every pound raised will help The King’s Trust reach more young people across the UK who are facing barriers to opportunity, giving them the skills, confidence and resilience they need to succeed.
My Achievements
Updated profile photo
Shared fundraising page
Made a self-donation
Reached 50% of fundraising goal
Reached 100% of fundraising goal
Challenge complete!
Thank you to my Sponsors
£2k
Teneo
£1,000
Matt Ridsdale
£1,000
Matthew Freud
C’mon
£1,000
John Cummins
£1,000
Dana Strong
£500
Andrew Feldman
Great cause, great challenge. Good luck
£500
Anonymous
Congratulations Matt. What an achievement!
£500
Ryley
£500
£500
Jos Simson
Matt, best of luck over the next few days. Huge congrats on the fundraising efforts - it's an excellent cause. Looking forward to hearing all about it. V best, Jos and the wider Tav team
£500
Charles Lewington
Hiking, climbing, mountain rescue. All your favourite weekend activites. You will smash it!
£500
Product Network
All the very best for this epic challenge!!
£500
Jackie Ridsdale
Well done Matt for taking on a huge challenge for a very worthy cause. Best of luck. Mum xx
£500
Mark Gallagher
Chipping in right now to get you over your target number for a very worthy cause. Good luck!
£500
Michael O’donohue
£350
Richard And Claire Spector
Good luck!
£250
Lee Cain
Best of luck, Matt. It’s a fantastic cause, and knowing there’s a bit of suffering on your part somehow makes donating feel even more worthwhile… 😉
£250
Stephen Lotinga
This donation comes with one condition: no motivational LinkedIn posts from the summit. All the best!
£250
Victoria Davies
Very impressive.
£250
Jeremy Carey
I was thinking that I should pay you not to do this but then, I know you will smash it. Good luck.
£250
Priya Dogra
£250
#nohillstopracticeoninislington
Good luck!
£250
Anonymous
£250
Chris C
Sponsored chess may be a safer choice for next year…..but good luck!
£250
Philip Edgar-jones
£250
Sophie A
Go Matt!
£250
Parker
Best of luck, Smeaky!
£250
Nigel Railton
Great cause. Good luck!
£250
Jim Murphy
£250
Dan Parker
Maybe next year you could do a sponsored leisurely stroll around Islington instead. Far less strenuous. Good luck Smeak! Dan
£250
Jd Buckley
Good luck Matt!!
£250
Gregor Mcneil
Good luck Matt!
£250
Run Communications
Well done mate - great to see. Good luck!
£250
Charlie P
Forza and good luck! Go smash it. You’re a hero for doing it.
£200
Alex Gordon Shute
Good luck! Sounds awful, but thank goodness such a great cause!
£200
Jonathan Licht
£200
Lucy
Do we get the money back if you don’t make it? JUST KIDDING - good luck buddy, you’ll be totally fine with all that preparation. L xx
£200
Emma
I’m hoping you are doing this in full suit Matt? Best of luck - great cause!
£200
Toby Craig
Good luck!
£150
Evelyn Rothblum
£150
Oliver Rawlins
Reassuring to know all that Ironman training hasn’t been in vain
£100
Selena Callas
Excellent cause. Hope the sun shone for you!
£100
Wilf
£100
Richard Hickson
Wow. What a great cause and not an insignificant challenge… Have, er, fun! Good luck.
£100
Adam Chataway
Decades of training. Now time to execute. Bon chance.
£100
Alice Jenkins Bruce
Go Matt go!
£100
Jonathan Levy
£100
Tom Markham
Best of luck, Matt - we know you're going to smash it with all of the work you have put in! All the best, Tom, Eleanor and Little Tom
£100
Claire Canning
Good luck Matt!
£100
Fi Ball
Go Matt!!!
£100
Pierre C
All the best with the training Matt! Such a great cause.
£100
Gaby Heppner-logan
Go Matt - you’ve got this! A great cause. Good luck!
£100
Barny Mills
Go Matt! I’m sure you’ll smash it! 😎🏔️
£100
Laurie
Well done Matt, you will smash it.
£100
Kate Holton
It makes it easier to donate when I know you really won’t enjoy it.
£100
Simon Robson
Good luck Matt!
£100
Richard Garrett
All good wishes ... great effort
£100
Clare Swindell
Good luck Matt!
£100
Paul Ridsdale
Good luck Matt - you’ll smash it!
£100
Anonymous
All the best in all the challenges you are putting yourself through for such a good cause.
£100
Anonymous
£100
Emily Davidson
Good luck, Matt! I hope you enjoy exploring the beautiful Aberdeenshire countryside … and that the fog lifts regularly enough for you to see it. What an amazing thing to do for a great cause.
£100
Nikki Fletcher
Good luck! It’s a fantastic cause and I’m sure you’ll smash it
£100
Alan Sewell
Good luck Matt!
£100
John Pinion
Go on big man - can’t wait to see you reach the finish line!!
£100
Simon Ridsdale
All your favourite activities in three days! Can't wait to hear about how it went 😂 Excellent cause. Well done!
£100
Claudia Osei-nsafoah
Such a meaningful cause Matt! And also a great challenge, you’ll be brilliant!
£55
Niall
A really great cause. Good luck Matt Niall
£55
Paul Roseby
Go Matt! We’ll celebrate with a carrot juice and a celery stick soon. Paul
£55
Mike Bartlett
£55
Matt Godfrey
Always confounding expectations Matt! Great cause, sounds like a brilliant experience. Hope you are well.
£55
Jenny Blogg
Can’t think of anyone more suited to this challenge! Great cause and you’ve got this. X
£55
Marianne Matthews
Good luck, Matt! We’ll be cheering you on!
£55
Iain Dey
When facing adversity on the climb, just stop to think “what would Shearer do?”.
£55
Peter Alloway
Great cause 👍
£55
Mark Kleinman
Good luck mate!
£55
Nick Parminter
£55
Abigail
Go for it!
£50
Matt Barbet
Great cause Matt - get it done!
£50
Brian, Karen & Lily
Well done Matt! xxx
£50
Devesh Raj
All the best Matt!
£50
James Melville-ross
Good luck, Matt!
£50
Fiona Ross
Go well today, Matt!! Wind, rain, incline and compromised foot all worth it for such an epic cause. Great effort.
£50
Diana Foxlee
Good luck Matt
£50
Adam And Tor
Amazing challenge for a great cause. Good luck Matt!
£40
Miranda Crees
Wow, quite a challenge Matt! Enjoy? At least you will be in most beautiful place - the Cairngorms!
£40
Andrew Dunn
£40
Verity Evans
£40
Arabella De Morais Sarmento
Big challenge for a great cause. There's wisdom in them hills. Enjoy!
£30
Ben Shore
Good luck Matt, you'll smash it.
£30
Pippa English
Go smash it! Great cause and mega challenge.
£30
Alison Hackney
Good luck in the c-suite hunger games! Sounds like incredibly hard graft but for a brilliant cause. Pack some plasters and enjoy :)
£30
Niall Walsh
We’ll have to get some carb-loading in at Saponara…
£30
Jm
Good luck Matt!
£30
Jenny Dowden
Good luck Matt. Hope you have planned better footwear than the 12 bridge walk!
£30
Niall O’rourke
Amazing. I hope they don’t check your ‘water’ bottle!
£25
Anonymous
Brilliant cause. Well done Matt.
£25
James Collins
Go on the Rizzo.
£25
Jazz & Fifi Finnamore
£25
Tim Scruton
Go Matt, go!
£25
Dan Mitchell
Godspeed Matt. A great cause. Go after it!
£25
David Shriver
Good luck Matt, it's a wonderful thing that you are doing
£25
John
Good luck, Matt!
£20
Amber
Please make sure to document with photos of you camping and hiking for our enjoyment!
£20
Char Mcpherson
Really taking ain’t no mountain high enough to a new level. Bonne chance, will be rooting for you.
£20
Simon Compton
Less camping. More glamping. Good luck!
£20
Ben & Chrissy
Good luck Matt!!
£20
Steven Kerr
£20
Harriet Small
£20
Anonymous
Best of luck, you mad man!
£20
Ogden
Well done Matt and good luck!
£15
Nic Oritis
Good luck today! Thanks for all of your never ending support for The King’s Trust.
£15
Rachel Groenendijk
You can do this! Its only a couple of mountains, hey?
£12.34
Dylan Nolte
Enjoy some wine at the top!
£10
Katie Prescott
Go Matt!
£5
All the best, an incredible challenge and a very worthy cause. Good luck, Teneo.