Registered charity · Market Harborough
The Rugby Development Foundation
- 4 trustees
- Income £59k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.rugby-foundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Rugby Development Foundation
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£59k£59k
- 2024£104k£121k
- 2023£82k£121k
Earlier years
- 2022£76k£51k
- 2021£76k£53k
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE (IN EACH CASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC):3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL TRAINING)OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) IN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL;3.1.2 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY FACILITATING THE PLAYING OF RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL AT AN AMATEUR LEVEL;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE;3.1.4 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION (INCLUDING PROVIDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION)OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY; AND3.1.5 TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF OTHER MEMBERS OF ANY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN OR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MEMBERS WHO ARE THEMSELVES SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY;IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) IN LEICESTERSHIRE (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(A) PROVIDING AND ENABLING ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) IN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MEANS-TESTED BURSARIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;(B) PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL AND ARRANGING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND, OR ASSISTING THEM TO ATTEND, ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR SUCH OTHER INSTITUTION OR SPONSORING OR PAYING FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, COACHING OR ANY SPECIALIST TEACHING IN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL; AND(C) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE PURCHASE OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE EXPRESSION 'YOUNG PEOPLE' IN THESE OBJECTS MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Peter Howard Chair since 2013
- Carol Mary Wills since 2019
- Michael Peter Bylina since 2013
- Peter John Wheeler since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Howard Chair since 2013
- Carol Mary Wills since 2019
- Michael Peter Bylina since 2013
- Peter John Wheeler since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Carol Mary Wills since 2019
- Michael Peter Bylina since 2013
- Peter John Wheeler since 2015
Portfolio (1)
- Peter Howard Chair since 2013
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1154222
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 SEP 2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08695683 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07979244487 · sales@rugby-foundation.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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