WORCESTER WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Grassroots sports development, club development for junior sports clubs, promoting good health, educational schemes and social inclusion
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE WEST MIDLANDS.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY UNION AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF CHARITY3 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, PRIVATE OR RACIAL 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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £51,045, reducing its total reserves from £344,198 to £293,153. The Trustees consider free reserves of £190,664 to be sufficient to meet requirements for the next 12 months, equating to 8.5 months of total expenditure. The charity confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
“This equates to 8.5 months total expenditure (2024 10.3 months) based on current expenditure levels.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £3,330 — grants £3,330 (6); 1% of the £255,056 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Lynette Ann Cuttingchair
- Christopher Pennell
- JOHN MARK GIBSON
- Justin Alexander Glazier Clegg
- Mark Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £217k | £269k |
| 31/05/2024 | £294k | £252k |
| 31/05/2023 | £255k | £242k |
| 31/05/2022 | £342k | £220k |
| 31/05/2021 | £212k | £181k |
Common questions
Is WORCESTER WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £51,045, reducing its total reserves from £344,198 to £293,153. The Trustees consider free reserves of £190,664 to be sufficient to meet requirements for the next 12 months, equating to 8.5 months of total expenditure. The charity confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WORCESTER WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORCESTER WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE, THE BRANSFORD TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE | FY2023 | £10k | Grants to institutions |
| THE BRANSFORD TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/11/2025 | £390k | Worcester Warriors Foundation |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2023 | £180k | Worcester Warriors Foundation |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/03/2021 | £180k | Warriors Community Foundation |
| Sport England | 26/05/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 CEF |
| Sport England | 11/02/2015 | £10k | Warriors |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/11/2013 | £10k | Leading for Life |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD
- WOODFORD WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE
- WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION
- WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST
- WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED
- WIGAN WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORCESTER WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £217k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD | £383k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOODFORD WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE | £125k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION | £987k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST | £3.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED | £379k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |