LONDON RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1129131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARLEQUINS RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION, LONDON BRONCOS RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION

To deliver education, physical activity & achieve social cohesion through sport & dance.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN GREATER LONDON AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH LONDON, SOUTH LONDON, WEST LONDON, EAST LONDON, CENTRAL LONDON AND THE COUNTIES OF SURREY AND MIDDLESEX AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON RUGBY LEAGUE ("FACILITIES" IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON, NORTH LONDON, SOUTH LONDON, WEST LONDON, EAST LONDON, CENTRAL LONDON, SURREY, MIDDLESEX AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS

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

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

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £100,583 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in net assets of £113,764. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves exceed the stated policy target of four months of unrestricted expenditure, indicating a strong financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary Income (69% of income)
“Total incoming resources 132,546 12,185 144,731 4,188”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 100583.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The statement of financial activities is set out on page 5 & shows the surplus for the year ended 30 November 2025 amounting to £100,583 (2024: deficit of 1,174). The Foundation's financial position as at 30 November 2025 is that net assets of £113764 exist.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £114k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should maintain free reserves equal to 4 months of unrestricted expenditure with the aim of safeguarding the charity against future fluctuations both in its income and in its expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£145k£44k
30/11/2024£4k£5k
30/11/2023£5k£7k
30/11/2022£3k£4k
30/11/2021£1k£4k

Common questions

Is LONDON RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £100,583 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in net assets of £113,764. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves exceed the stated policy target of four months of unrestricted expenditure, indicating a strong financial position. 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 England29/08/2025£12kLondon Rugby League Development Academy
Sport England03/07/2017£23kRugby League Local Development Project 2016-17
Sport England12/02/2016£100kRugby League Local Development Project 2016-17

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONDON RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION£145k—0above100583.0%no doubt
THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
LHA LONDON LTD FY2025£19.8m——unclear—no doubt
HQR LONDON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£340k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ATLAS FOUNDATION FY2025£872k—0unclear—no doubt

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