01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 September 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £979,201
- Latest expenditure
- £771,435
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3LH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rugbyplayersfoundation.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Global Rugby Players Foundation seeks to empower rugby players, who contributed to the success of the game, to have a healthy and fulfilling life after they leave it. It seeks to reframe the concept of retirement by looking at it as a positive challenge and an opportunity for people to forge new careers, build new connections and expand their identity.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £979,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,435
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £979,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,435
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17722
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 961479
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 979201
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £113,147
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £658,288
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 771435
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 258657
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 305804
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 591
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £207,766
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2305
- Assets Own Use
- 2305
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £385,513
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £180,052
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £207,766
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 180052
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £370,120
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 207766
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 207766
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Japan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Italy
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Samoa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Australia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Romania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Fiji
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- New Zealand
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tonga
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- 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
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GLOBAL RUGBY PLAYERS' FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Sep 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1.1 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND ILL-HEALTH, AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF RETIRED PLAYERS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG RETIRED PLAYERS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING AND OTHER SUCH SUPPORT TO ASSIST THEM IN GENERATING A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT OR ASSIST THEM IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT;3.1.3 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON FURTHERING PURPOSES WHICH ADDRESS THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF RETIRED PLAYERS, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.3.2 IN CLAUSE 3.1 RETIRED PLAYERS MEANS MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE:3.2.1 BEEN EMPLOYED TO PLAY THE SPORT OF RUGBY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;3.2.2 PLAYED THE SPORT OF RUGBY AT THE TOP TIER OF DOMESTIC COMPETITION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE PAID);3.2.3 REPRESENTED THEIR NATION AT THE SPORT OF RUGBY IN SENIOR RUGBY WORLD CUP (XVS) OR WORLD SERIES (7S) COMPETITION (WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE PAID); OR3.2.4 REPRESENTED THEIR NATION AT THE SPORT OF RUGBY IN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE PAID).3.3 IN THIS CLAUSE 3, ‘RUGBY’ MEANS THE SPORT OF RUGBY UNION PLAYED PURSUANT TO LAWS, REGULATIONS AND BYELAWS ISSUED BY WORLD RUGBY FROM TIME TO TIME.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures