Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE FYLDE RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of theFylde Coast of Lancashire and surrounding areas by the provision of facilities for playing rugby union.The advancement of the amateur sport of rugby union on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire and surroundingareas, for the public benefit by the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, f
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently

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
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/07/22?£211,368£186,578£24,7900
30/06/21£125,103£75,047£50,0560
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.fylderugbyfoundation.com

community@fylderugbyfoundation.com

07887501150

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£39,415
Sport England£16,610
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£12,383
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,920
DCMS£9,770
Co-Operative Group£5,196
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Weeton St. Michael's Rugby Reading Champions
£1,480 04/09/2023
Weeton St. Michael's Rugby Reading Champions- To provide core reading comprehension skill sessions to children over 10 weeks in 60 minute lessons. These sessions are followed by 60 minute activity ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Walking Rugby & Wellbeing project for isolated older people in Fylde
£9,650 21/07/2023
The funding will be used to continue and develop the Walking Rugby programme in Fylde to support vulnerable and isolated older locals aged 50+. The project aims to improve participant’s wellbeing; ....more
Sport England - Accessible Walking & Touch Rugby activities across Fylde
£6,750 23/03/2023
At Fylde Rugby Club, the project will deliver 18 x 2-hour weekly Touch Rugby sessions for 30 participants. The coaches will teach basic rugby skills (i.e. passing, handling), fitness drills, fun ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Rugby Reading Champions Project
£1,000 06/12/2022
Rugby Reading Champions Project
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Wheelchair Rugby for people with disabilities in Fylde
£9,860 12/05/2022
This project will introduce wheelchair rugby to the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - Community activities for Girls in Fylde
£9,980 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to host an event for the whole community to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and deliver rugby taster sessions in schools and provide weekly sports activities to ....more
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - SMASH
£12,383 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=600578
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation
£9,920 28/03/2022
A History of Rugby on the Fylde
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation
£5,196 23/10/2021
We will run a breakfast and support service for children of local schools in food poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Events and Walking Rugby for Elderly People in Fylde.
£9,930 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver walking rugby sessions and social events for older people where they will be encouraged to take regular exercise and provided with the opportunity to make friends ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,770 13/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Walking Rugby and Reminiscence Project
£9,855 24/04/2020
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The funding will be used to support isolated elderly people suffering dementia both during and after the Covid-19 lockdown. The project aims to use regular communication and reminiscence sessions ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2020, number: 1187581
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Fylde Rugby Club
Blackpool Road
St. Annes
LYTHAM ST. ANNES
FY8 4EL

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE FYLDE COAST OF LANCASHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF RUGBY UNION ON THE FYLDE COAST OF LANCASHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF RUGBY.TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE FYLDE COAST OF LANCASHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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