Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ABINGDON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD

to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing rugby union footballand other sportsto provide facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation for members of the publicTo advance the education of children and young people through such means as the Directors think fit inaccordance with the law of charity
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£33£39£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£35£27£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£64£15£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£55£28£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£51£56£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£37£39£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£91£42£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£48£44£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£64£70£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£120£39£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.abingdonrufc.co.uk

david.lushington@btinternet.com

01235533165

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-71
  • DR NEIL CROSSLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • GRAHAM MCDONOUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: It Professional
  • MARK DAVID ROWLAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • PATRICK SWEENEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Logistics Director
  • SUSAN MCKEOWN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2013, number: 1155081
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2013, number: 08572613
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

166 Oxford Road
Abingdon
OX14 2AF

Objectives

2.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CLUB IS ESTABLISHED ARE:2.1.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS (?FACILITIES? MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2.1.2 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; AND2.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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