HULL KINGSTON ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1123345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HULL KINGSTON ROVERS EDUCATION AND SPORT TRUST, Hull KR Foundation

WHAT WE DOUSE FUN, SPORT AND ACTIVITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE; PROMOTING SELF-ESTEEM, RESPECT, ACHIEVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, LEARNING AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.HOW WE DO IT? THROUGH LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES? WITH PROFESSIONAL, COMMITTED AND MOTIVATED STAFF AND PARTNERS? SELF-FUNDED AND SUSTAINABLE? IN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£660k
Latest spending
£626k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a positive financial outcome with an increase in funds of £28,869 for the year ended 30 November 2024, marking a turnaround from previous losses. The trustees report that the organisation has halted losses through better diligence and a strategic approach, with unrestricted funds totaling £144,078. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months' resources expended, though the specific free reserves figure is not explicitly isolated in the notes to allow for a direct comparison against the policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (100% of income)
“Donations and grants 548,782” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months resources expended (held: £144k)
“The trustees, as a commitment to good practice and governance, have established a reserves policy whereby they wish to see the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity to be at least equal to three months resources expended.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Service level agreement with Hull Kingston Rovers Football Club Limited.
“During the year, there was a service level agreement £76,040 (2023 - £69,331 } with Hull Kingston Rovers Football Club Limited.” — page 20
“The charity paid £17,735 to Shared Agenda Limited. A company where Mr T Wigglesworth is the Chief Executive Officer.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Shared Agenda Limited, where Mr T Wigglesworth is CEO.
“During the year, there was a service level agreement £76,040 (2023 - £69,331 } with Hull Kingston Rovers Football Club Limited.” — page 20
“The charity paid £17,735 to Shared Agenda Limited. A company where Mr T Wigglesworth is the Chief Executive Officer.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from corporate trustee Hull Kingston Rovers FC Limited.
“During the year, there was a service level agreement £76,040 (2023 - £69,331 } with Hull Kingston Rovers Football Club Limited.” — page 20
“The charity paid £17,735 to Shared Agenda Limited. A company where Mr T Wigglesworth is the Chief Executive Officer.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hull Kingston Rovers Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£660k
Total spending
£626k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£51k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · North East Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£660k£626k
30/11/2024£549k£511k
30/11/2023£534k£587k
30/11/2022£322k£364k
30/11/2021£467k£433k

Common questions

Is HULL KINGSTON ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a positive financial outcome with an increase in funds of £28,869 for the year ended 30 November 2024, marking a turnaround from previous losses. The trustees report that the organisation has halted losses through better diligence and a strategic approach, with unrestricted funds totaling £144,078. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months' resources expended, though the specific free reserves figure is not explicitly isolated in the notes to allow for a direct comparison against the policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HULL KINGSTON ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HULL KINGSTON ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£59kCentenary
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kYouth/Community
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£7kYouth
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£7kYouth
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£7kSocial

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£17kRobins 4 All
UK government05/10/2023£15kCovenant Fund
Sport England10/08/2023£15kUnited By Rugby League
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£10kMH - POSITIVE FUTURES
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10k'Our Home Is Your Home'
Sport England19/01/2021£179kRLWC
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2018£49kFood for Thought
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2018£10kdance 4 all
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/03/2017£233k"The Heritage of Hull Kingston Rovers"
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2016£10kFood for Thought
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2015£8kReady, Set, Rovers
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2009£10kGirls Allowed @ Hull KR