Unity Life Academy is a new boxing and mindset academy for Manchester, built for people who are ready for a fresh start. We're raising the money to open our doors, and you can help.
Phase 1 Crowdfunder
Phase 1 turns an empty unit into a place to train and learn. Every pound goes towards getting the building ready.
£255 raised
£20,000 target
£255 raised of £20,000 target, 1% of target.
Total checked on 16 September 2026
What ULA is
ULA brings boxing, mindset work and community together, because lasting change needs all three.
Non-contact boxing training. Bag work, pads, footwork and fitness, with no sparring. Boxing builds discipline, focus and self-control, and gives stress somewhere to go.
A weekly session that looks honestly at how we think about ourselves, other people and the future. Practical, not preachy, and built on one idea. Lasting change starts on the inside.
A place to belong. Small groups, people who know your name, and support that carries on after the session ends.
Our foundation
Unity Life Academy is a Christian, faith led academy, and it's for everyone. Whatever your background, whatever you believe, or if you believe nothing at all, you're welcome here.
Our faith shapes how we treat people. It isn't a condition of walking through the door, and nobody will be asked to sign up to anything they don't believe.
Nobody should have to rebuild their life on their own.
Why ULA exists
ULA was founded by Andy Campsall. More than twenty years ago Andy hit rock bottom. What followed was a long, honest rebuild, and a conviction that nobody should have to do that on their own.
Unity Life Academy is the place he wishes had existed.
Who ULA is for
ULA is launching with 10-week camps for adult men. Places are limited to 15 per camp so everyone is known, supported and properly challenged.
We'll announce the first camp dates once the space is ready. Register your interest now and we'll let you know as soon as places open.
We're building relationships with the police, the probation service and, in time, pupil referral units and schools. If you'd like to talk about referrals or partnership, we'd like to hear from you.
It's already worked once
In 2024 Andy ran a 10-week pilot of this model with six men, combining boxing training with the mindset course. The group saw improvements in fitness, confidence, discipline and routine, and some of them are still training today.
ULA takes that model and gives it a proper home.
A unit in central Manchester, ready to become something.
The space
We have a unit in central Manchester. Right now it's bare brick walls and a rough concrete floor. Phase 1 pays to prepare the walls, level the floor, lay proper gym flooring and build a mezzanine classroom for the mindset sessions.
When it's done, it will be a place people are proud to walk into.
Where this is going
ULA starts with boxing and mindset. The long-term vision is a multi-use centre where people can train, eat well, create and belong. None of this exists yet. It's where we're heading.
Updates
Follow the Crowdfunder page for the latest on the campaign, and check back here for news on the space, partnerships and the first camps.
ULA is at the very beginning. The people who help now are the people who make it possible.
