Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WYMONDHAM COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST 

Rugby club and associated activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,523,969 available, equivalent to 74 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 7 years

www.wymondhamrfc.com

trustees@wymondhamrfc.com

01953 687923

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Financial Data ?

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
30/06/23£695£733£-38£334£4,527£4,52474.115250
30/06/22£683£661£22£329£4,566£4,56182.711150
30/06/21£4,482£276£4,207£70£4,544£4,544197.84150
30/06/20£203£328£-125n/an/an/an/an/a124
30/06/19?£484£523£-38n/an/an/an/an/a85
31/03/18£508£127£381£18£381£3813600

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 220.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 45.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 74.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 250 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
Sport England - NewClub House and Car Park
£50,000 27/11/2017
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'NewClub House and Car Park'. This project lists its main activity as Rugby Union. This funding has ....more
Sport England - NewClub House and Car Park
£50,000 27/11/2017
14
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled NewClub House and Car Park. This project lists its main activity as Rugby Union
Sport England - Increased participation through use of floodlights
£4,296 19/09/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Increased participation through use of floodlights. This project lists its main activity as Rugby Union

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2017, number: 1172480
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wymondham R F C
Barnard Fields
Bray Drive
WYMONDHAM
NR18 0GQ

Objectives

OBJECT THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WYMONDHAM AND SOUTH NORFOLK, AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND COACHING FOR THE PLAYING OF AMATEUR RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL. B) 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, 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. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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