Manchester Rugby Union Development Group

Analysis

Manchester Rugby Union Development Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Manchester Rugby Union Development Group reported income of £92k and spending of £28k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £35k to £92k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 372%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Manchester Rugby Union Development Group sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merseyside Adventure Sailing Trust (£92k), The Clipstone Miners Welfare Community Trust (£92k) and Lake View Village Hall (£92k).