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.

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

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £160,262, which the Trustees consider appropriate to cover foreseeable commitments and short-term risks. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,475 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £160,262. The Trustees confirm that the year-end total funds are sufficient to ensure the charity can meet its obligations as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to enable the Charity to meet its forseeable commitments (held: £160k)
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 £160,262 is appropriate to adequately cover the short term costs and the risks that the charity has iidentified. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Thatchers Cider Company Limited, a related party, contributed £3,406 towards kit purchases and £7,200 towards Portakabins. A Trustee and Executive Committee member are directors of Thatchers Cider Company Limited.
For the 2024/25 season, the Club was sponsored by Thatchers Cider Company Limited. A Trustee and a member of the Executive Committee are directors of Thatchers Cider Company Limited. In the year, Thatchers Cider Company Limited contributed £3,406 towards kit purchases for the Club (2024: £5,618), £7,200 towards Portakabins (2024: £Nil), and was provided with match tickets to the value of £Nil (2024: ENiN). Page 13 — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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
31/03/2025£107k£103k
31/03/2024£98k£85k
31/03/2023£99k£78k
31/03/2022£78k£64k
31/03/2021£19k£19k

Common questions

Is WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £160,262, which the Trustees consider appropriate to cover foreseeable commitments and short-term risks. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,475 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £160,262. The Trustees confirm that the year-end total funds are sufficient to ensure the charity can meet its obligations as they fall due. Its FY2025 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
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION1£35k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB£107k0aboveno doubt
BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED FY2025£183k0aboveno doubt
KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED FY2024£330k0unclearno doubt
MAYFORD ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£115k0withinno doubt
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FY2025£2.9maboveno doubt
RUGBY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025£24.9m0unclearnoted

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