The Bath Rugby Community Foundation

Analysis

The Bath Rugby Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04976797). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Bath Rugby Community Foundation reported income of £947k and spending of £844k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £670k to £947k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Bath Rugby Community Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grantham Tennis Club Limited (£946k), Reachout Youth (£947k) and Scarcroft Golf Club (£943k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 42% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 25%. Reserves of £251k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.