Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 15

LEEDS RUGBY FOUNDATION

Leeds Rugby Foundation is Leeds Rugby's Registered Charity. The Foundation was formed with the aim of providing high quality sports, health and educational opportunities to people living in Leeds and Yorkshire. The Foundation employs a team of full time Rugby and Sports Development Officers, working with over 300 schools and 80 rugby clubs throughout the Leeds and Yorkshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/22		£1,392	£1,302	£90	£23	£489	£449	4.1	38	72
31/10/21		£1,148	£1,103	£44	£9	£399	£370	4	34	47
31/10/20		£1,236	£1,222	£14	£2	£355	£325	3.2	35	44
31/10/19?		£1,464	£1,428	£36	£0	£341	£317	2.7	37	28
31/08/18		£1,262	£1,235	£28	£0	£305	£304	3	36	25
31/08/17		£1,106	£1,134	£-28	£0	£277	£277	2.9	34	0
31/08/16?		£713	£752	£-39	£0	£306	£283	4.5	34	0
31/12/15		£1,123	£1,013	£110	£94	£344	£242	2.9	28	0
31/12/14		£898	£829	£69	£74	£234	£167	2.4	27	0
31/12/13		£703	£647	£56	£12	£165	£101	1.9	16	0
31/12/12		£546	£540	£5	£84	£110	£69	1.5	12	0
31/12/11		£686	£739	£-53	£168	£104	£46	0.7	11	0
31/12/10		£726	£647	£79	£129	£157	£58	1.1	11	0
31/12/09	*	£574	£550	£25	£8	£59	£39	0.9	11	0
31/12/08	*	£507	£518	£-11	£4	£76	£33	0.8	12	0
31/12/07	*	£441	£453	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£329	£343	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

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Established: 18 years
(27 years as a company)

www.leedsrhinosfoundation.org

bob.bowman@leedsrhinosfoundation.org

07738648850

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Financial support to the poor

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

38 employees
72 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Active Rhinos
£9,373	07/07/2021 4	A free package of high-quality summer camp provision for children receiving free school meals in venues across Leeds, combining inclusive, engaging sports activities, interactive healthy workshops, ....more A free package of high-quality summer camp provision for children receiving free school meals in venues across Leeds, combining inclusive, engaging sports activities, interactive healthy workshops, and free nutritious packed lunches; opening communication and support channels between local community venues, rugby league clubs and families living within these communities.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Social Action Leeds
£5,000	05/06/2021	Leeds Rhinos Foundation works within the local area delivering services and activities to our local community. This project will be an intergenerational offer for local young people to volunteer with ....more Leeds Rhinos Foundation works within the local area delivering services and activities to our local community. This project will be an intergenerational offer for local young people to volunteer with older customers from adult social care provider Community Integrated Care to deliver a project at Herd Farm Outdoor Centre, to help improve and update the services it provides for disadvantaged groups across Leeds. We will require funding to support the purchase of equipment, support transport costs and to have a small end of project celebration event. The centre works with both adults and young people with additional needs and is in need of support after the long lock down of the pandemic.
Leeds Community Foundation - Rhinos Holiday Camps
£4,585	13/03/2018 10	Leeds Rhinos Foundation will be delivering multi sport camps across the city of Leeds including some of the most deprived wards based at 8 venues ranging from schools to amateur clubs engaging ....more Leeds Rhinos Foundation will be delivering multi sport camps across the city of Leeds including some of the most deprived wards based at 8 venues ranging from schools to amateur clubs engaging approximately 1000 children from ages 7-14 both male and female.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ronnie's Rascals
£9,674	22/02/2017 12	This project is the delivery of health based activities for pre-school children and their parents. This will encourage children to participate in physical activities and will provide parents with ....more This project is the delivery of health based activities for pre-school children and their parents. This will encourage children to participate in physical activities and will provide parents with information about health issues, including portions size and sleep, with the aim of reducing obesity and health inequalities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Leeds Rugby Foundation
£26,000	29/07/2013	This charity runs a range of community learning, sports activities, health projects and well-being initiatives. They will use a grant to provide training courses for parents who are unemployed to ....more This charity runs a range of community learning, sports activities, health projects and well-being initiatives. They will use a grant to provide training courses for parents who are unemployed to increase their employability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Foundation Family Focus
£480,374	12/07/2012 48	This project will deliver a tailor made, early intervention programme to reduce the number of disadvantaged young people becoming NEET and stop antisocial behaviour before it becomes entrenched. It ....more This project will deliver a tailor made, early intervention programme to reduce the number of disadvantaged young people becoming NEET and stop antisocial behaviour before it becomes entrenched. It will give young people new opportunities within Leeds Rugby team's training facility where they will be supported by players and staff. The whole family will be supported to ensure results are sustainable within a happier and more constructive home life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-80

KAIREN BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager

MARGARET BIRKINSHAW Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Netball Adinistrator Retired Police Officer

SUSAN MARY WARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

CLLR FIONA VENNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: MARY JANE BUTLER TRUST,

DR CORNELIUS KAIPER-HOLMES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Medical Adviser, Other trusteeship: THACKRAY MEDICAL MUSEUM COMPANY LIMITED,

JAMIE DANIEL PETER JONES-BUCHANAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Professional Sportsman

JONATHON DAVID PRYOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Councillor

MARIANA PEXTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Leeds City Council Administrator

NEIL ANTHONY WILSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Partner

NEIL CLEPHAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Headmaster

PETER ANTHONY HILL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

PHILIP HOWARD CAPLAN (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: HARRY JEPSON FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2005, number: 1112580
Registered at Companies House on 02/05/1997, number: 03364718

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR09: 121 days late, AR08: 16 days late, AR07: 42 days late, AR06: 41 days late,

Main office

Headingley Stadium
St. Michaels Lane
LEEDS
LS6 3BR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF LEEDS AND YORKSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:-3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY UNION, RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

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