Burton Wheelchair Rugby

Registered charity 1143129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Burton Wheelchair Rugby Club, DERBY WHEELBLAZERS

We are a club which provides sporting opportunities for disabled people of various abilities and severities, the promotion of disability equality and understanding encouraging the local community to participate in the sport of wheelchair Rugby.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL FOR PEOPLE RESIDENT IN DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

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

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £3,862.59 for the year ended 31 August 2025, derived from total income of £27,445.81 against total expenses of £14,844.07 and depreciation of £8,739.15. The filing does not disclose any reserves figures, reserves policy, or specific statements regarding the charity's long-term financial sustainability or going concern status beyond the standard accrual basis declaration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 6

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 27/11/2023, 150 days after the 30/06/2023 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 20/01/2023, 204 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Burton Wheelchair Rugby Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£27k£15k
31/08/2024£13k£7k
31/08/2023£18k£387
31/08/2022£3k£99
31/08/2021£2k£0

Common questions

Is Burton Wheelchair Rugby financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £3,862.59 for the year ended 31 August 2025, derived from total income of £27,445.81 against total expenses of £14,844.07 and depreciation of £8,739.15. The filing does not disclose any reserves figures, reserves policy, or specific statements regarding the charity's long-term financial sustainability or going concern status beyond the standard accrual basis declaration.

Who funds Burton Wheelchair Rugby?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Burton Wheelchair Rugby as a grant recipient include CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENTFY2025£11kSports, Recreation and Leisure

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2025£20kHelping our disabled community play sport and be part of a team
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2012£10kWheelblazers Community Outreach Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Burton Wheelchair Rugby£27k—0unclear—no doubt
GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LIMITED FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
WORTLEY RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
SOLENT SHARKS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB FY2025£108k—0unclear13.7%no doubt
CUMBRIA WHEELCHAIR SPORTS CLUB FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt

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