Registered charity (CIO) · Blackburn
Blackburn Rugby Union Football Club
- 15 trustees
- Income £152k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- IAN John HolcroftChair · since 2018
- Andrew MorrisTrustee · since 2022
- David PickeringTrustee · since 2026
- Dino Eduardo RadiceTrustee · since 2018
- Edward Paul WestheadTrustee · since 2018
- Gregory David NichollsTrustee · since 2024
- Hayley BuryTrustee · since 2026
- Jill TaylorTrustee · since 2026
- Mark BullenTrustee · since 2025
- Martin Richard Mashiter-CoatesTrustee · since 2026
- Michael WilliamsTrustee · since 2024
- Paul GregsonTrustee · since 2024
- Philip CornerTrustee · since 2026
- Roger Hugh GrahamTrustee · since 2018
- William RostronTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Amateur Sport
- Where
- Lancashire, Blackburn With Darwen
- Website
- www.brufc.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£152k£107k
- 2024£126k£102k
- 2023£140k£110k
Earlier years
- 2022£122k£95k
- 2021£117k£68k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL ("FACILITIES" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.1.2 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; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS").
Grants received
2 grants · £7,324 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
- Sport England · £7,324 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
15 trustees on the board
- IAN John Holcroft Chair since 2018
- Andrew Morris since 2022
- Dino Eduardo Radice since 2018
- David Pickering since 2026
- Edward Paul Westhead since 2018
- Gregory David Nicholls since 2024
- Hayley Bury since 2026
- Jill Taylor since 2026
- Mark Bullen since 2025
- Martin Richard Mashiter-Coates since 2026
- Michael Williams since 2024
- Paul Gregson since 2024
- Philip Corner since 2026
- Roger Hugh Graham since 2018
- William Rostron since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- IAN John Holcroft Chair since 2018
- Dino Eduardo Radice since 2018
- Edward Paul Westhead since 2018
- Roger Hugh Graham since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- IAN John Holcroft Chair since 2018
- Andrew Morris since 2022
- Dino Eduardo Radice since 2018
- David Pickering since 2026
- Edward Paul Westhead since 2018
- Gregory David Nicholls since 2024
- Hayley Bury since 2026
- Jill Taylor since 2026
- Martin Richard Mashiter-Coates since 2026
- Michael Williams since 2024
- Paul Gregson since 2024
- Philip Corner since 2026
- Roger Hugh Graham since 2018
- William Rostron since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Mark Bullen since 2025
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
- 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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1177142
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Feb 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01254 247669 · info@brufc.com
- 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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