Second Half Rugby
Analysis
Second Half Rugby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Second Half Rugby reported income of £17k and spending of £0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,232 to £17k (+1247%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16795%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Second Half Rugby sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Transplants Fund (£17k), Nadezhda Charitable Trust (£17k) and Rotary Club of Maidenhead Thames Trust Fund (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the relief of sickness, of mental or physical disability, of stress and of hardship of people who are involved or were formerly involved in the playing of rugby union football in Wales who by reason of their age, infirmity, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances have need of such relief.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Transplants Fund | Loughborough | £17k |
| Nadezhda Charitable Trust | Gloucestershire | £17k |
| Rotary Club of Maidenhead Thames Trust Fund | Berkshire | £17k |
| Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury Trust Fund | Bristol | £17k |