RFL Facilities Trust
Analysis
RFL Facilities Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06842491). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, RFL Facilities Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £112k, spending 861% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35 to £13k (+37097%), an average of +339% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 716466%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, RFL Facilities Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colours of Dance Radiates (£13k), Spirit of Christmas (£13k) and Wallsend Unit 345 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
In accordance with the objects of the company as set out in its Memorandum of Association, the principal activity of RFL Facilities Trust is to provide such financial and other assistance as the trustees shall deem fit for the provision, establishment, development and improvement of facilities for the playing of rugby league or rugby league in conjunction with other sports.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Colours of Dance Radiates | Cambridge | £13k |
| Spirit of Christmas | Selby | £13k |
| Wallsend Unit 345 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £13k |
| Ashbourne Playaway | Stoke-on-Trent | £13k |