ALDWINIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1179794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALDWINIANS RUFC

We promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing rugby union football andprovide opportunities for other sport, recreation or other leisure time occupations of such persons in our local area. We run mini, junior, mixed ability and open age rugby teams for both sexes and all age groups, and provide facilities to local schools.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL ("FACILITIES" MEANS EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); AND(2)TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER 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.

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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Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£121k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £106,768 at year-end, supported by total incoming resources of £127,232 against total expenditure of £121,348. The charity holds significant restricted funds of £761,179, resulting in total net assets of £867,946. The trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet the charity's needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Aldwinians Trading Company Limited
“The charity is also the overarching controller of the Aldwinians Trading Company Limited and is the only shareholder.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

ALDWINIANS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Lancashire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/01/2025£127k£121k
    31/01/2024£142k£122k
    31/01/2023£156k£121k
    31/01/2022£121k£73k
    31/01/2021£12k£0

    Common questions

    Is ALDWINIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £106,768 at year-end, supported by total incoming resources of £127,232 against total expenditure of £121,348. The charity holds significant restricted funds of £761,179, resulting in total net assets of £867,946. The trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet the charity's needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2025£15kFixing the Floor Strengthening our Future
    Sport England11/02/2021£5kCOVID19 Return to Play
    Sport England25/09/2020£0COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
    Sport England16/06/2020£6kCOVID-19 CEF

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    GRANTSCAPE1£33k
    THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    ALDWINIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB£127k—0unclear—no doubt
    BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£399k—0unclear—no doubt
    RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£305k—0unclear—no doubt
    WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2026£114k—0within—no doubt
    BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt
    THE OLD ALBANIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0below—noted

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