HUNSLET RUGBY FOUNDATION
The advancement of health by the promotion, for the public benefit, of community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of rugby league and other sports capable of improving health ("facilities" in this clause means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities);
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated net receipts of £51,916.11 from total receipts of £142,811.16, resulting in a positive financial position. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £146,291.66, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £20,000. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no restricted funds carried forward.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity’s reserve policy is presently set at £20,000.” — page 4
Trustees
- Rev Alexander Christopher Nolan Buckleychair
- Darren Williams
- Matthew Keddie
- Simon Ian Wilson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2025 | £143k | £91k |
| 30/11/2024 | £145k | £85k |
| 30/11/2023 | £71k | £65k |
| 30/11/2022 | £50k | £47k |
| 30/11/2021 | £41k | £26k |
Common questions
Is HUNSLET RUGBY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated net receipts of £51,916.11 from total receipts of £142,811.16, resulting in a positive financial position. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £146,291.66, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £20,000. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no restricted funds carried forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/11/2025 | £76k | Hunslet Rugby Foundation Million Hours Sessions |
| Sport England | 23/07/2025 | £15k | Girls' rugby pathway |
| Sport England | 16/07/2024 | £10k | Senior Sports Social |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2024 | £19k | Hunslet Seniors |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/08/2023 | £7k | MH - A Summer of Change |
| Sport England | 11/04/2023 | £7k | Active Communities Project |
| Sport England | 17/05/2022 | £7k | Jubilee fund - Hunslet Foundation- Kicking for Grassroots |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/12/2021 | £10k | Hunslet Seniors |
| Sport England | 18/11/2021 | £8k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/02/2017 | £10k | Hunslet's 'Get active, get healthy' Project |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/08/2015 | £87k | "Hunslet Heroes the complete history of Hunslet Rugby League club" |