Rugby for Heroes

Analysis

Rugby for Heroes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Rugby for Heroes reported income of £227k and spending of £222k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £81k to £227k (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rugby for Heroes sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blundellsands Kindergarten Playgroup (£227k), Wales Quality Centre (£228k) and The Welsh Schools Trust Limited (£227k).