Registered charity · Bradford
The Bradford Bulls Foundation
- 8 trustees
- Income £285k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher William Frederick MasonChair · since 2022
- Amanda Louise Jacqueline AmblerTrustee · since 2026
- Boluaji Akinbosola FagborunTrustee · since 2022
- Rebecca Melanie WalshTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen ElphickTrustee · since 2019
- Stuart Paul ReadyhoughTrustee · since 2016
- Susan CaterTrustee · since 2014
- Timothy James BarnettTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 2 more
- Where
- Bradford City
- Website
- www.bullsfoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Bradford Bulls Foundation
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£285k£283k
- 2025£268k£264k
- 2024£281k£303k
Earlier years
- 2023£311k£303k
- 2022£265k£248k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE (IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE OR MAY BE DISADVANTAGED OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND/OR THOSE COMPRISED IN AN ETHNIC MINORITY) AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOREGOING BY:1. PROMOTING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY ORGANISING OR ASSISTING IN THE ORGANISATION OF, EQUIPPING, EDUCATING AND INSTRUCTING IN AND PROVIDING FACILITIES PROMOTING THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL AND SUCH OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME;2. PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT;3. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COURSES, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATION AND COACHING FOR THEIR TEACHERS WHO ORGANISE OR SUPERVISE PLAYING OR COACHING RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL AND SUCH OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS AT SUCH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME;4. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COURSES, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND COACHING PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS, ANTI-DRUGS AWARENESS, ANTI-BULLYING AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE MESSAGES FOR SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE;5. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COURSES, LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH AIM TO REDUCE CRIME AND TRUANCY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE;6. ORGANISING AND/OR PROVIDING AND/OR ASSISTING IN THE ORGANISATION AND EDUCATION IN AND/OR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND7. ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS WITH THE AIM TO ADDRESS YOUNG PEOPLE'S PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING THEIR PERSONAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.
Grants received
27 grants · £925,954 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £540,040 (4 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £168,971 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £82,690 (8 grants)
- Sport England · £33,755 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Christopher William Frederick Mason Chair since 2022
- Amanda Louise Jacqueline Ambler since 2026
- Boluaji Akinbosola Fagborun since 2022
- Rebecca Melanie Walsh since 2025
- Stephen Elphick since 2019
- Stuart Paul Readyhough since 2016
- Susan Cater since 2014
- Timothy James Barnett since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Elphick since 2019
- Stuart Paul Readyhough since 2016
- Susan Cater since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Christopher William Frederick Mason Chair since 2022
- Amanda Louise Jacqueline Ambler since 2026
- Boluaji Akinbosola Fagborun since 2022
- Rebecca Melanie Walsh since 2025
- Stephen Elphick since 2019
- Stuart Paul Readyhough since 2016
- Susan Cater since 2014
- Timothy James Barnett since 2022
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.
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1106608
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 26 FEBRUARY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 OCTOBER 2004
- Companies House
- Company number 05056480 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 08448711490 · info@bullsfoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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