Bridgend Sports Rugby Football Club CIO
Analysis
Bridgend Sports Rugby Football Club CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in November 2018, 8 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.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Bridgend Sports Rugby Football Club CIO reported income of £91k and spending of £99k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £34k to £91k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bridgend Sports Rugby Football Club CIO 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 Hitchin Boys' School Charitable Trust (£91k), Wolverley Playing Fields (£91k) and Greenwich, Deptford and Rotherhithe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£91k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bridgend Sports RFC is a grassroots community based club operating in Bridgend. We cater for Boys and Girls from ages of 6 up to under 16, under 19 (youth) and our 2 senior sides. We are also the WRU Hub for The Owgr Hawks womens and girls initiative. We are a fully inclusive community club, providing for the development of Rugby Union and the health and well being of all our members.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Boys' School Charitable Trust | Hitchin | £91k |
| Wolverley Playing Fields | Kidderminster | £91k |
| Greenwich, Deptford and Rotherhithe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps | London | £91k |
| Acacia Centre Limited | Nottingham | £91k |