Rugby Against Cancer

Analysis

Rugby Against Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rugby Against Cancer reported income of £102k and spending of £78k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £119k to £102k (-15%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rugby Against Cancer sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allerdale Disability Association (£102k), Gracechurch Bromsgrove (£102k) and Holding Space (£102k).