CHELTENHAM WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB
Registered charity 1212297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Cheltenham Wheelchair Rugby Club promotes community participation in healthy recreation through wheelchair rugby training, coaching and competition. We support disabled people across Gloucestershire and the surrounding area to improve health, confidence, inclusion and quality of life.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA.(2) THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY BRINGING THEM INTO CONTACT WITH THE SPORT OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY AND OTHER SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE 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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Registered contact address: Tewkesbury, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £17,346 for the period ended 30 April 2026, resulting in total net assets of £17,346. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to allow the Club to field a successful team for the foreseeable future (reserves figure: £17k)
“The charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to allow the Club to field a successful team for the foreseeable future.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: A trustee received payments of £5,902 during the year for services provided in connection with the identification, preparation and administration of grant funding applications on behalf of the charity.
“A trustee received payments of £5,902 during the year for services provided in connection with the identification, preparation and administration of grant funding applications on behalf of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“A trustee received payments of £5,902 during the year for services provided in connection with the identification, preparation and administration of grant funding applications on behalf of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2026 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.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2026
- Volunteers: 8
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheltenham Wheelchair Rugby Club (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Barnwood Trust — “
- Clive Richards Foundation — “
- Gloucestershire Community Foundation — “
- Gloucestershire Disability Fund — “
- Mark Benevolent Fund — “
- Gloucestershire Freemasons — “
- National Lottery Community Fund — “
- Sports Foundation for the Disabled — “
- Summerfield Charitable Trust — “
- Thomas Denmeadchair
- Rod Harris
- Stephen Ratcliffe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHELTENHAM WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £17,346 for the period ended 30 April 2026, resulting in total net assets of £17,346. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).