WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1103716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINSCOMBE MINI & JUNIOR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

The advancement of physical education of people aged five years and over by the provision of facilities for playing rugby football.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF PEOPLE AGED FIVE YEARS AND OVER BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SOMERSET AND NORTH SOMERSET.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £168,039 at the year end, which the Trustees consider appropriate to cover short-term costs and identified risks. The charity is largely funded by subscriptions, donations, and fundraising, with total income of £114,048 against expenditure of £106,271 for the year. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet obligations as they fall due, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to enable the Charity to meet its foreseeable commitments, including ground maintenance and repairs (held: £168k)
“It is the Charity's policy to retain sufficient funds to enable the Charity to meet its forseeable commitments. These include the ability to cover ground maintenance and repairs. The Trustees consider that the current level of reserves of £168,039 is appropriate to adequately cover the short term costs and the risks that the charity has identified.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£114k£106k
31/03/2025£107k£103k
31/03/2024£98k£85k
31/03/2023£99k£78k
31/03/2022£78k£64k

Common questions

Is WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £168,039 at the year end, which the Trustees consider appropriate to cover short-term costs and identified risks. The charity is largely funded by subscriptions, donations, and fundraising, with total income of £114,048 against expenditure of £106,271 for the year. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet obligations as they fall due, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England03/06/2015£25kWRFC- All Weather Rugby / Football Training Pitch &Parking
Sport England23/08/2013£35kWRFC- All Weather Rugby / Football Training Pitch &Parking

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GRANTSCAPE1£33k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB£114k—0within—no doubt
BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£399k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt
CLWB RYGBI YR WYDDGRUG / MOLD RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt
UKAF RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
TOPSHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2026£401k—0above—no doubt

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