BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1168231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRFC

Promoting community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities and inclusive environment for all ages and genders for the playing of rugby union.

Objects

1.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CLUB IS ESTABLISHED ARE: 1.2 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);1.3 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; AND1.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £26,609 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £122,922. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered adequate to enable the future stability and enhancement of the club, aligning with their stated policy target of holding between £15,000 and £50,000. The charity is funded principally by membership subscriptions, donations, and sponsorship, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10247798
• Trading subsidiary: BARNOW TRADING LTD Companies House 10300228

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WILLIAMS, Christopher David — director, appointed 31/07/2026on trustee list
• BETTELEY, Jason Paul — director, appointed 09/07/2026on trustee list
• PICKERING, Andrew James — director, appointed 23/06/2016on trustee list
• WHITFIELD, Michael Alexander Gardiner — director, appointed 23/06/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL WHITFIELDchair
• ANDREW PICKERING
• Christopher David Williams
• DAVID DOONAN
• Jason Paul Betteley

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED income £330k
• RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB income £305k

Side by side with its peers

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