THE BULLS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB

Registered charity 1195084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BULLS WRC

The Bulls are an amatuer Wheelchair Rugby Club operating out of Sedgefield in County Durham. Our main aim is the relief of disabled people by the promotion of disability sport and in particular Wheelchair Rugby in County Durham, Teesside & North Yorkshire.

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with forecasted expenditure lower than forecasted income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves increased from £9,169.51 to £15,093 by the end of the period, while restricted funds grew to £24,986. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding 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

Reserves policy: budgeted against elements set out in restricted funding grants aswell as future competition entry fee’s, training venue hire, forthcoming NGB membership fee’s and any unforeseen expenditure that maybe incurred (held: £40k)

“The charities reserves are budgeted against elements set out in restricted funding grants aswell as future competition entry fee’s, training venue hire, forthcoming NGB membership fee’s and any unforeseen expenditure that maybe incurred.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North East Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dale Thompsonchair
Jaz Amanda Thompson
Shaun Lacey
THOMAS GRAEME SMITH

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£54k	£23k
31/03/2024	£14k	£32k
31/03/2023	£32k	£27k
31/03/2022	£17k	£12k

Common questions

Is THE BULLS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with forecasted expenditure lower than forecasted income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves increased from £9,169.51 to £15,093 by the end of the period, while restricted funds grew to £24,986. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	17/01/2023	£10k	Jubilee Fund - Outreach to Recruit New Disabled Players
Sport England	18/11/2021	£10k	COVID19 Return to Play
Sport England	31/07/2009	£2k	The Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club.