Bristol Rugby Community Foundation
Analysis
Bristol Rugby Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07273748). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bristol Rugby Community Foundation reported income of £755k and spending of £724k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £405k to £755k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bristol Rugby Community Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation (£754k), Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (£755k) and The Magdalen Environmental Trust (£754k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, trading 12%, donations and legacies 10% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.2%. Reserves of £293k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 10%
- Charitable activities 76%
- Trading 12%
- Investments 2.1%
In the charity's own words
Bristol Bears Foundation was established to promote community participation in healthy recreation and physical activity by facilitating the playing of rugby union and other physical activities. Further assisting young people in education settings and disadvantaged adults who reside in Bristol and surrounding areas through the provision of facilities and opportunities for the playing of rugby union
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation | Dorset | £754k |
| Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust | Maldon | £755k |
| The Magdalen Environmental Trust | Chard | £754k |
| Caritas Diocese of Shrewsbury | Wallasey | £755k |