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LONDON WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB

Registered charity 1096669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

London Wheelchair Rugby Club aim's and objectives are to promote the sport of wheelchair rugby to the community of all London boroughs, and non-metropolitan counties of the South East of England, including Essex. Through development, education of the sport to adults and children with a disability to improve the quality of life.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £27,370 for the year, reducing unrestricted funds from £110,755 to £83,385. The trustees have established a reserves policy requiring unrestricted reserves to cover at least six months of expenditure, a target not currently met given the reduced fund balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (100% of income)
“Donations and gifts 83,642” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 17.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs (14,606)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of the charity’s expenditure (held: £83k)
“unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to cover at least six months of the charity’s expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — London Wheelchair Rugby Club (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · East Sussex · Essex · Hampshire · Kent · Oxfordshire · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£84k£111k
31/05/2024£150k£123k
31/05/2023£114k£96k
31/05/2022£81k£68k
31/05/2021£51k£35k

Common questions

Is LONDON WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £27,370 for the year, reducing unrestricted funds from £110,755 to £83,385. The trustees have established a reserves policy requiring unrestricted reserves to cover at least six months of expenditure, a target not currently met given the reduced fund balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LONDON WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB as a grant recipient include THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£375k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2023£31k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£7k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kDisability
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£5kHealth
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£5kSmaller Grants
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANYFY2023£4k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£2k
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£600To go towards the annual project costs, with £2,000 covering their volunteer costs.
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£15kUnrestricted Funding
Sport England31/07/2009£55kLondon Wheelchair Rugby Club Development Unit