RFU INJURED PLAYERS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1122139
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support to those seriously injured playing sport under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SPIRE RUGBY TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jacqueline Dyer Trustee 31 January 2025
None on record
Antonia Bennett Trustee 23 May 2024
None on record
Hannah Farrell Trustee 23 June 2021
None on record
Aideen Steed Trustee 23 June 2021
None on record
Lee Anthony Jones Trustee 02 March 2021
None on record
Norman John Robertson Trustee 27 May 2020
None on record
Roger Badman Trustee 21 February 2020
None on record
Ewen Murchison Trustee 21 February 2020
None on record
Dr Evan Davies Trustee 22 February 2018
None on record
Stephen Duckwork Trustee 01 July 2015
HEALTHY BRAINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE UK
Recently registered
Judith Metcalfe Trustee 28 March 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £1.08m £518.72k £1.99m £1.81m £1.18m
Total expenditure £1.09m £781.06k £913.65k £1.94m £1.91m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £343.26k £224.54k £1.63m £1.49m £841.72k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £366.52k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £372.12k £294.18k £354.23k £322.00k £343.16k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £856.84k £671.01k £780.97k £1.80m £1.76m
Expenditure - Raising funds £228.69k £110.05k £132.68k £144.23k £151.15k
Expenditure - Governance £35.01k £9.56k £21.25k £159.25k £178.49k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £192.38k £140.04k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £59.75k £10.28k £9.96k £10.27k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £1.02m £432.66k £806.57k £7.97m £8.80m
Long-term investments £7.48m £8.27m £7.78m £1.74m £1.42m
Other assets £3.11m £3.47m £2.27m £1.26m £517.45k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £4.36m £4.39m £2.49m £2.94m £2.81m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 29 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 29 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 01 May 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 01 May 2024 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 23 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 23 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 30 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 30 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 01/12/1958 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 11/03/1994 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 21/06/2011 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01/07/2011 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 27 JUN 2017
Charitable objects
RELIEVING THE NEED, SICKNESS OR DISTRESS OF ANY PERSONS INJURED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE SPORT OF RUGBY FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BECOME SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED (EITHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY), INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF, OR PARTIALLY AS A RESULT OF, SUCH INJURIES ON A LONG TERM OR PERMANENT BASIS WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEED OF PARAPLEGIC PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME IDENTIFIED TO THEM BY THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Registration history
  • 16 March 1998 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Rugby House
Allianz Stadium
200 Whitton Road
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 7BA
Phone:
02088317790