ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 September 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08167993
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £885,312
Latest expenditure: £864,751
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ARMY SPORT CONTROL BOARD, MACKENZIE BUILDING, FOX LINES, QUEENS AVENUE, ALDERSHOT, GU11 2LB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.armyrugbyunion.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY AFFORDING FACILITIES FOR ALL RANKS TO INDULGE IN SPORT IN GENERAL AND IN RUGBY FOOTBALL IN PARTICULAR. 2. MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES OR THEIR DEPENDENTS

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £885,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £864,751

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,010,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £941,236

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,135,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,890

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,128,008
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,825

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £127,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,399

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £885,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £864,751
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,010,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £941,236
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading 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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,135,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,890
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,128,008
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,825
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £127,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,399
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 74

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 317448
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 522984
Income Investments: 44880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 885312
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £44,530
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £820,221
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 864751
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8750
Expenditure Support Costs: 7837
Expenditure Depreciation: 14577
Gain Loss Investment: 429
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,102,887
Assets Total Fixed: 470661
Assets Own Use: 266273
Assets Long Term Investment: 204388
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,651,226
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,102,887
Creditors One Year Total Current: 19000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,633,671
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1980707
Funds Restricted: 122180
Funds Total: 2102887
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 388767
Income Other Trading Activities: 564914
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 56610
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1010291
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £222,523
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 718713
Expenditure Total: 941236
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 42897
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 23567
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,081,897
Assets Total Fixed: 679025
Assets Own Use: 280850
Assets Long Term Investment: 398175
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,462,915
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,043
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,081,897
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60043
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,461,911
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1953055
Funds Restricted: 128842
Funds Total: 2081897
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 272882
Income Other Trading Activities: 3651
Income Charitable Activities: 820639
Income Investments: 18575
Income Other: 19493
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1135240
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £99,537
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £894,353
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 993890
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 310492
Expenditure Governance: 126991
Expenditure Support Costs: 126991
Expenditure Depreciation: 131052
Gain Loss Investment: 5218
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 9754
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -131052
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £363,989
Assets Total Fixed: 659525
Assets Own Use: 295535
Assets Long Term Investment: 363990
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,389,272
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,995,937
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,385,674
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1860433
Funds Restricted: 135504
Funds Total: 1995937
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 224856
Income Other Trading Activities: 21546
Income Charitable Activities: 878838
Income Investments: 2768
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1128008
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £118,359
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £677,466
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 795825
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 214833
Expenditure Governance: 121085
Expenditure Support Costs: 462633
Expenditure Depreciation: 122752
Gain Loss Investment: -3693
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 10483
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -122752
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £358,772
Assets Total Fixed: 669505
Assets Own Use: 310733
Assets Long Term Investment: 358772
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,217,184
Assets Total Liabilities: £30,642
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,856,047
Creditors One Year Total Current: 30642
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,213,559
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1713881
Funds Restricted: 142166
Funds Total: 1856047
Count Employees: 2
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-05-11T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (s.74)
Assoc Organisation Number: 245517
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 245517
Assoc Charity Name: ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST

Charity Name: ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-09-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/08/2012
Charitable Objects: 1) THE PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY AFFORDING FACILITIES FOR ALL RANKS TO INDULGE IN SPORT IN GENERAL AND IN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL IN PARTICULAR.2) MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, OF HER MAJESTY’S FORCES OR THEIR DEPENDANTS AND THOSE INVOLVED IN THE GAME OF RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL.
Area Of Benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 525824
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ARU

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management