BLACKBURN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1177142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURN RUGBY UNION FC

The promotion of community participation in rugby union. Provide facilities for sport within the community. Encourage and value volunteering to the delivery of rugby union. To work with other sporting organisations, schools, colleges etc to widen particiation in rugby union. To advance the education of children and young people as to the values of the sport.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL ("FACILITIES" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.1.2 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; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS").

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 net incoming resources for the year were £45,501, resulting in total fund balances of £673,984. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the club has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN JOHN HOLCROFTchair
• Andrew Morris
• DINO EDUARDO RADICE
• David Pickering
• Edward Paul Westhead
• Gregory David Nicholls
• Hayley Bury
• Jill Taylor
• Mark Bullen · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Richard Mashiter-Coates
• Michael Williams
• Paul Gregson
• Philip Corner
• ROGER HUGH GRAHAM
• William Rostron

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

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• BLACKBURN ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST income £1.8m
• FOLKESTONE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB income £106k
• ALDWINIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB income £127k

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