Canterbury Rugby Charity

Analysis

Canterbury Rugby Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07705131). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Canterbury Rugby Charity reported income of £29k and spending of £48k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £48k to £29k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Canterbury Rugby Charity sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall (£29k), Denstone Village Hall (£29k) and Wombourne Village Hall (£29k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.