OLD RUTLISHIANS' ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1184886 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD RUTS, ORA

The objects are provision of facilities for playing of Sport (particularly rugby, football and cricket) for the benefit of: - the local community in the London Borough of Merton and surrounding areas in south west London; - the former and present pupils of Rutlish School and their families; and - employees and volunteers associated with Rutlish School and their families.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF: 3.1.1 THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SOUTH WEST LONDON; 3.1.2 THE FORMER AND PRESENT PUPILS OF RUTLISH SCHOOL AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND 3.1.3 EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATED WITH RUTLISH SCHOOL AND THEIR FAMILIES. "SPORT" MEANS SPORTS OR GAMES WHICH PROMOTE HEALTH BY INVOLVING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SKILL OR EXERTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RUGBY, FOOTBALL AND CRICKET.

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 total funds reduced from £472,630 to £415,668 due to a net expenditure of £56,962, driven by increased playing costs and significant investment in club facilities. The trustees report that general reserves were intentionally allowed to drop to fund these improvements, with plans to increase reserves in the next financial year. The charity maintains a conservative reserves policy and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Old Rutlishians Association (matched by registered charity number).

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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Neil Robinsonchair
• Anthony Mark Bridges
• Caroline Robinson
• Edward James Russell
• Helene Mayland
• Michael Charles Peter Stallard
• Robert Joseph Miller
• Simon Martin Payne

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RUTLISH FOUNDATION.

• THE RUTLISH FOUNDATION income £151k
• RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB income £305k
• THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION income £170k
• VOLUNTARY ACTION RUTLAND income £277k
• THE LONDON PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY income £1.8m
• WINSCOMBE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB income £114k

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