Royal Navy Rugby Union

Analysis

Royal Navy Rugby Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09760575). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Royal Navy Rugby Union reported income of £647k and spending of £504k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £198k to £647k (+227%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 589%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Royal Navy Rugby Union sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre Limited (£646k), The Tennis & Rackets Association Limited (£654k) and Mylnhurst Sports Education & Leisure (£644k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, charitable activities 6.7%, trading 5.7% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £605k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.