# ROYAL NAVY RUGBY UNION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165153
- **Other names:** RNRU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 13, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1165153


## Contact

- **Address:** H M S Temeraire, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth
- **Postcode:** PO1 2HB
- **Phone:** 02392573040
- **Email:** RUTH.STANBRIDGE100@MOD.GOV.UK
- **Website:** www.navyrugbyunion.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, THE ROYAL MARINES, THE NAVAL RESERVE FORCES AND ALL OTHER FORCES AS DEFINED IN THE QUEEN'S REGULATIONS FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AS BELONGING TO THE NAVAL SERVICE BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND OTHER ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ALL RANKS THEREOF TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME OF RUGBY FOOTBALL. (B) MAKING GRANTS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT BENEFIT EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY MEMBERS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT OF THE NAVAL SERVICE. (C) PROMOTING AMATEUR SPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GAME OF RUGBY FOOTBALL.

**Activities:** The over-riding aim is to 'promote and foster' the game of rugby within the Naval Service by: Promoting the physical efficiency of members of the Naval Service by providing facilities and other encouragement to participate in the game of rugby football; Making grants for charitable purposes; Promoting amateur sport.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Amateur Sport, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £499071 | £358504 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £1385194 | £1100974 | £832009 | 4 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £1361842 | £1111724 | £547789 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £197672 | £219469 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £353605 | £613021 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **REAR ADM MATTHEW JOHN PARR CB** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 9, 2017
- ANGUS BUJALSKI — appointed Jan. 1, 2018
- Capt RN Ralph Aidan Riley — appointed Aug. 21, 2025
- Cdr Kirsty Marlor — appointed May 3, 2020
- Emma Sinden — appointed April 23, 2024
- James Godfrey Higham — appointed Feb. 1, 2025
- Sarah Ellen Oakley — appointed Dec. 24, 2018
- William Andrew Reid — appointed Sept. 27, 2022