THE BATH RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1101868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enhancing the lives of young people through sport, focusing on those with social and other disadvantages. Imparting the values of camaraderie, loyalty, discipline and respect found in rugby. Motivating, raising self esteem and confidence, and improving life skills in young people by impacting positively on educational achievement and social interaction.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on unrestricted funds of £114,646, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £259,659. This figure is reported to be in line with and just over the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £200,000, which represents three months of operational costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by ML Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bath Rugby Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• OPRO — “We’re incredibly proud to support Bath Rugby Foundation and the brilliant work they do in the community. By providing free mouthguards for t…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Scotlandchair
• CHRISTOPHER EDWARD POTTER
• Claire Taylor
• EMMA HAINES
• Emma-Louise Davis
• Louise Harvey
• Tarquin Mcdonald

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Gloucester Rugby Foundation.

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Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.