The British Commonwealth Rifle Club

Analysis

The British Commonwealth Rifle Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Commonwealth Rifle Club reported income of £66k and spending of £58k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £66k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The British Commonwealth Rifle Club sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pro Level Vision (£66k), Hickling Playing Field or Recreation Ground (£66k) and The Exmoor Pony Society (£66k).