THE RIGBY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1207788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Rigby Foundation is a place based funder with the majority of donations committed to projects supporting children and young people aged 11 years to 25 years from disadvantaged backgrounds living in the West Midlands. Funding is focussed on helping these young people to access the best education possible and to have the chance of securing meaningful and sustainable employment.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £25,204 for the period, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £25,204. The Trustees' report notes that the charity does not currently hold any reserves but is endeavouring to build reserves of six months' operating costs and grant commitments by April 2026. The primary income source is donations from Rigby Group plc, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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 audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Steve Rigby — Chair (source)
• Sir Peter Rigby — Trustee (source)
• Patricia Rigby — Trustee (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Rigby Group — “The Rigby Foundation is funded by the profits from Rigby Group and SCC” (source page)
• SCC — “The Rigby Foundation is funded by the profits from Rigby Group and SCC” (source page)

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEVEN PAUL RIGBYchair
• James Peter Rigby · trustee of 2 other charities
• Patricia Ann Rigby
• Sir Peter Rigby · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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