RUGBY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 October 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04608134
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £24,875,111
Latest expenditure: £25,087,446
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Rugby House, Allianz Stadium, 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7BA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.englandrugby.com/about-rfu/rfu-charities (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

-provide grants and loans for capital improvements -provide and assist in the provision of money, materials or other help;-organise and assist in the provision of conferences, courses of instruction, exhibitions,lectures and other educational activities;-publish educational and instructional matter;-promote,encourage,carry out or commission research making the useful results available.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £24,875,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,087,446

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,763,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,579,548

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,444,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,466,635

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,792,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,137,510

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,904,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,692,108

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £24,875,111
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,087,446
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £24,763,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,579,548
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,444,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,466,635
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,792,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,137,510
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £23,904,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,692,108
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 24406558
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 24406558
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,452
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £24,959,994
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 25087446
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 29111
Expenditure Support Costs: 25047
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,974,128
Assets Total Fixed: 3160824
Assets Own Use: 3160824
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £61,299,885
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,066,177
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,394,532
Creditors One Year Total Current: 53839298
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1226879
Assets Cash: £751,494
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8974128
Funds Restricted: 420404
Funds Total: 9394532
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 24763101
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 24763101
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £108,692
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £25,470,856
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 25579548
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25047
Expenditure Support Costs: 25047
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,606,867
Assets Total Fixed: 4047190
Assets Own Use: 4047190
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £52,131,966
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,572,289
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,606,867
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44443172
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2129117
Assets Cash: £746,121
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 244922
Funds Restricted: 9361945
Funds Total: 9606867
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 23444035
Income Other Trading Activities: 434108
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 23878143
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £48,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £24,418,424
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 24466635
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15315
Expenditure Support Costs: 15315
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,964,089
Assets Total Fixed: 4657102
Assets Own Use: 4657102
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £29,169,597
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,862,610
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,964,089
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19553493
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4309117
Assets Cash: £2,366,197
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9879414
Funds Restricted: 84675
Funds Total: 9964089
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 19379593
Income Other Trading Activities: 413233
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 19792826
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £68,442
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £19,069,068
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 19137510
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8488
Expenditure Support Costs: 13498
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £10,471,795
Assets Total Fixed: 5498704
Assets Own Use: 5498704
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £20,864,596
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,810,719
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £10,552,581
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10701602
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5109117
Assets Cash: £2,402,682
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10471795
Funds Restricted: 80786
Funds Total: 10552581
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 23567554
Income Other Trading Activities: 337025
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 23904579
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £216
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £14,691,892
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 14692108
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12197
Expenditure Support Costs: 13454
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £9,746,246
Assets Total Fixed: 6462997
Assets Own Use: 6462997
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £16,189,983
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,755,715
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,897,265
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6082913
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6672802
Assets Cash: £1,940,279
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9746246
Funds Restricted: 151019
Funds Total: 9897265
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RUGBY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-10-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 DECEMBER 2002, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 AND 22 JANUARY 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 MAR 2016 as amended on 07 Jun 2018
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO:1. PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS ("FACILITIES" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RUGBY FOOTBALL AND ITS ANTECEDENTS, IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING OR MAINTAINING A MUSEUM FOR THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS OF EDUCATION AND/OR HISTORIC VALUE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 470115
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RFF

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures