WELSH RUGBY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 502079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WELSH RUGBY UNION CHARITABLE FUND

The principal aim of the charity is to help and support those who have been seriously injured whilst playing rugby football in Wales.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. 2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN POOR AND NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. 3. THE RELIEF OF POOR AND NECESSITOUS PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE TRUST DEED).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 the charity reported a net surplus of £236,638 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total income of £441,381 and charitable expenditure of £400,459. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,757,071, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately six months of expenditure and support longer-term liabilities. The charity has no employees and relies on investment income and donations, including a significant levy from the Welsh Rugby Union.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kilsby & Williams LLP. 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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (50% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rupert Henry StJohn Barker Moonchair
• Alan David Meredith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ann Hawkins
• CAROLYN HITT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Catrin Wyn Jefferies
• DR Rhodri Gwyn Jones MBBCh
• David Brynmor Williams
• Dr CHRISTOPHER ROBERT WILLIAMS
• Dr John David Williams OBE
• Gareth John Williams
• Huw James Davies
• Martyn Ryan
• Peter Owens
• Tegid Gwynn Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity
• Terrance John Cobner

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.