The Rugby Development Foundation
Analysis
The Rugby Development Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Harborough. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08695683). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Rugby Development Foundation reported income of £59k and spending of £59k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £76k to £59k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rugby Development Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tumble Family Centre (£59k), Poverty Relief Foundation Limited (£59k) and Baby Bank Network Exeter (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of education of children & young people in rugby union by providing and enabling access through the provision of means-tested bursaries & other financial assistance & access to training, coaching & specialist teaching and providing financial assistance for the purchase of equipment for the use end benefit of the local community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tumble Family Centre | Carmarthenshire | £59k |
| Poverty Relief Foundation Limited | West Yorkshire | £59k |
| Baby Bank Network Exeter | Exeter | £59k |
| Mazkereth Gittel Limited | London | £59k |