DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS

Registered charity 1130353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DALLAGLIO FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC046140 (OSCR)

As Trustees report

Objects

(1) THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?OBJECTS?) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION; C. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. (B) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE. (2) NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Derbyshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £18,531 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income increasing to £2,098,221 from £1,679,617 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £549,947, which the trustees state equate to four months of future costs, sitting within their stated policy target of covering four to six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 employee had emoluments over £60,000 in the year to 31 July 2025” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £550k; policy: four to six months of the costs of the management, support and administration, governance and the Rugby Programme)
“Our free reserves at 31% July 2025 were £549,947 (2024: £483,364) and equate to 4 months of future costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dallaglio 8 received £6,600 for appearances by L B N Dallaglio, a director of the company.
“During the year, Dallaglio 8, a company in which L B N Dallaglio was a director, received £6,600 for the appearances of L B N Dallaglio at RugbyWorks events.” — page 34
“During the year, Sporting 8 Limited, a company in which the CEO of the charity, Zenna Hopson, is a director, operated events in order to raise funds for the charity.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sporting 8 Limited, a company in which CEO Zenna Hopson is a director, operated events to raise funds.
“During the year, Dallaglio 8, a company in which L B N Dallaglio was a director, received £6,600 for the appearances of L B N Dallaglio at RugbyWorks events.” — page 34
“During the year, Sporting 8 Limited, a company in which the CEO of the charity, Zenna Hopson, is a director, operated events in order to raise funds for the charity.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dallaglio Events Limited
“The charity owns the whole of the issued share capital of Dallaglio Events Limited, a company registered in England. The subsidiary is used for non-primary purpose trading activities.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rogers Spencer. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 16
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 21
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 43
  • Government income: £11,959 — contracts £11,959 (1); under 1% of the £1,477,298 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dallaglio RugbyWorks (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£278k
Reserves (reported)
£622k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 13.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.1m£2.1m
31/07/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/07/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/07/2022£1.7m£1.4m
31/07/2021£1.2m£985k

Common questions

Is DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £18,531 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income increasing to £2,098,221 from £1,679,617 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £549,947, which the trustees state equate to four months of future costs, sitting within their stated policy target of covering four to six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.

Who funds DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS as a grant recipient include THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, EAST HEAD IMPACT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£330k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£330kGrants to Youth Endowment Fund interventions
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£97kYoung People & Education Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£93kYoung People & Education Programme
EAST HEAD IMPACTFY2024£79kCo-funding Enhanced Employment Programme
EAST HEAD IMPACTFY2023£76kEnhanced Employment Programme
EAST HEAD IMPACTFY2022£50kCo-fund the development of Player Profiles digital app.
THE ACCESS FOUNDATIONFY2025£45kDeliver digital skills workshops to 240 young people excluded from school.
BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATIONFY2023£40k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£15kWork with young people
NFL FOUNDATION UKFY2024£13k
THE DILKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kFor 12-months to support core costs.
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITYFY2024£6k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£1kGrant
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£1kGrant to Organisation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/12/2025£95kRugbyWorks Extracurricular
Sport England16/04/2024£247k2024 Pilot Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2023£10kMH - RugbyWorks - out of school provision
UK government01/07/2023£85kNCS Trust Community Grants Dallaglio RW
UK government01/07/2023£102kNCS Trust Community Grants Dallaglio RW
Sport England20/01/2022£55kDigital Engagement Offer
The Mercers' Company11/06/2020£282kGrant to Dallaglio RugbyWorks

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DALLAGLIO RUGBYWORKS£2.1m—1below—no doubt
GAMLEARN FY2024£310k—0unclear—no doubt
DIGLIS LANE TRUST FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DULWICH SOCIETY FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
WYMONDHAM COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST FY2025£967k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£893k—0unclear—no doubt

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