Rugby Football Foundation
Registered charity 1100277 Registered since 2003
Operates: Throughout England
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Kirsty Louise Marlor Chair since 2021
- Francesca Pierce since 2025
- John Paul Hetherington since 2024
- Roger John Howard Clarke since 2021
- Sanjay Mazumder since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Kirsty Louise Marlor Chair since 2021
- Francesca Pierce since 2025
- John Paul Hetherington since 2024
- Roger John Howard Clarke since 2021
- Sanjay Mazumder since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 8.0 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- Mytime Active Similar size; both Sport
- The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited Similar size; both Sport
- GET Golfing CIO Similar size; both Sport
- Magdalen College School Oxford Limited Similar size; both Sport
- Christ's Hospital Foundation Similar size; both Sport
- Inspireall Leisure & Family Support Services Similar size; both Sport
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://www.englandrugby.com/about-rfu/rfu-charities |
| rugbyfootballfoundation@rfu.com | |
| Phone | 02088317790 |
| Address | Rugby House, Allianz Stadium, 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7BA |
Finances
£24,875,111 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £23,904,579 | £14,692,108 |
| 2022 | £19,792,826 | £19,137,510 |
| 2023 | £23,444,035 | £24,466,635 |
| 2024 | £24,763,101 | £25,579,548 |
| 2025 | £24,875,111 | £25,087,446 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingAmateur SportWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO:1. PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS ("FACILITIES" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);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;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; AND4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RUGBY FOOTBALL AND ITS ANTECEDENTS, IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING OR MAINTAINING A MUSEUM FOR THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS OF EDUCATION AND/OR HISTORIC VALUE.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 DECEMBER 2002, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 AND 22 JANUARY 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 MAR 2016 as amended on 07 Jun 2018
Trustees (5)
- Kirsty Louise Marlorage band 45-49 Chair since 2021
- Francesca Pierceage band 50-54 since 2025
- John Paul Hetherington since 2024
- Roger John Howard Clarkeage band 75-79 since 2021
- Sanjay Mazumderage band 50-54 since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
Rugby Football Foundation · 04608134 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/12/2002
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (0)
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