# THE RFL BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1109858
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** June 3, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1109858


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD, QUEENSGATE, HUDDERSFIELD
- **Postcode:** HD1 3DH
- **Phone:** 07597 098111
- **Email:** nigel.hansford@outlook.com
- **Website:** www.rflbenevolentfund.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE (AND THEIR DEPENDANTS) WHO PLAY, ASSIST, OR WHO HAVE PLAYED OR ASSISTED IN THE GAME OF RUGBY LEAGUE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR FOR A TEAM AFFILIATED TO AN ASSOCIATION PRIMARILY BASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF INJURY THROUGH PLAYING OR TRAINING FOR THE GAME OF RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE OR WHEN TRAVELLING TO OR FROM A GAME OR TRAINING SESSION.

**Activities:** Established in 2005 in order to raise funds to support players whose lives are affected by serious injuries sustained playing Rugby League.  This can be in the form of providing rehabilitation beyond that offered by the state, or improving the quality of life when unfortunately rehabilitation is no longer an option.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM.
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **TIMOTHY LAWRENCE ADAMS** | Chair |  |
| David Martin Hinchliffe |  |  |
| GARY HETHERINGTON |  |  |
| Jane Walton |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| John Heritage |  | Aug. 14, 2025 |
| KEVIN SINFIELD |  | June 1, 2023 |
| Karen Elizabeth Moorhouse |  | Jan. 30, 2020 |
| Stuart John Taylor |  | Aug. 9, 2023 |
| neville smith |  | June 1, 2023 |




