THE BLACKEYE RUGBY FUND

Charity number: 1213920
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Operating in the United Kingdom, The Blackeye Rugby Fund provides public benefit by advancing health, relieving financial hardship and advancing the sport of rugby. It aims to assist current or former rugby players and others, involved or previously involved in the sport, in relief and recovery from, ill health and/or the consequences of injury. It also seeks to fund research that reduces risk.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 July 2025: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Frances Dickens OBE Chair 17 March 2025
None on record
James Haskell Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Mike Tindall MBE Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Alex Payne Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Gordon Hamilton Fairley Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Alex Brown Trustee 13 March 2025
Gloucester Rugby Foundation
Received: On time

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Jul 2025

Charitable objects

THE OVERARCHING PURPOSE OF THE BLACKEYE RUGBY FUND IS IN PROVIDING PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING HEALTH, RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ADVANCING THE AMATEUR SPORT OF RUGBY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS: (A.) TO ASSIST CURRENT OR FORMER RUGBY PLAYERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS, INVOLVED OR PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN THE SPORT OF RUGBY, FOR THE RELIEF OF AND RECOVERY FROM, ILL HEALTH AND/OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF INJURY; IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH, SUCH ILLNESSES OR INJURIES MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. SUCH ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING MEANS; - BY PROMOTING AND PROTECTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE FUNDING OF RELEVANT RESEARCH AND SUPPORT OF RELATED INITIATIVES THAT AIM TO REDUCE RISK AND THUS MAKE THE SPORT OF RUGBY SAFER. - THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE INCLUDING, WHERE IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY, DIRECTION TO OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES. (B.) THROUGH PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP AMONG FORMER PLAYERS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED, IN THE SPORT OF RUGBY. (C.) TO ADVANCE THE AMATEUR SPORT OF RUGBY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUCH FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROVISION, ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIR OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAYING OF THE SPORT. IN THESE OBJECTS THE TERM ‘PLAYERS’ REFERS PREDOMINANTLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO: - CURRENTLY OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY PLAYED RUGBY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID TO DO SO). - CURRENTLY OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROFESSIONALLY EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED TO PLAY THE SPORT OF RUGBY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. - CURRENTLY OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY PLAYED THE SPORT OF RUGBY AS AN AMATEUR, IRRESPECTIVE OF GRADE OR LEVEL, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE TERM ‘OTHER INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED OR PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN THE SPORT OF RUGBY’ REFERS TO THOSE WHO HAVE OR MAY HAVE MANAGED, COACHED, DEVELOPED OR ADMINISTERED THE SPORT, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE GRADE OR LEVEL, OR WHETHER THEY WERE PAID OR UNPAID TO DO SO. THE TERM ‘RUGBY ’ (AS USED THROUGHOUT THESE OBJECTS), MEANS THE SPORT OF RUGBY UNION PLAYED PURSUANT TO LAWS, REGULATIONS AND BYELAWS ISSUED BY WORLD RUGBY AND UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THEM.

Contact information

Address:
BLACKEYE RUGBY FUND
C/O ASTUS UK
DAVIDSON BUILDING
5 SOUTHAMPTON STREET
LONDON
WC2E 7HA
Phone:
07715539141
Email:
johnny.dickens@btinternet.com
Website:

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