Keswick Rugby Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Keswick Rugby Trust's stated priority is Keswick, and its objects centre on rugby union facilities and community recreation buildings, so a request fits best if it concerns a venue or activity in Keswick.
- The trust publishes no application process, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact it shows and ask whether it accepts requests before writing a full proposal.
- Its grant range is not stated, and the annual report records only one institutional grant, to a rugby club, so there is no clear guide to a realistic size and any request should be tied to a specific facility or activity.
- The evidence points to facility-based community and rugby support rather than an open programme for outside applicants, so expect a relationship-led route rather than a competitive round.
- Timing is not given, so ask when the trust considers requests.
Overview
Keswick Rugby Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1158684).
Keswick Rugby Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the inhabitants of Keswick, through facilities for playing Rugby Union and through buildings and facilities for meetings, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure. Its annual giving was £595,250, according to its annual report. The £2.2M Big Build project will construct a new modern two-storey clubhouse that is flood free, with a fundraising goal of £200,000 from the public and supporters.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The trust's stated objects focus on community participation in healthy recreation for Keswick residents through rugby union facilities. Its objects also include providing and maintaining buildings and facilities for meetings, classes and other leisure activities, including for people who need them because of youth, age, disability, financial hardship or social or economic circumstances, and for the public at large. Its website describes a clubhouse project as a community venue, with inclusive facilities and space for community groups and events. The report records one institutional grant for charitable activities to a rugby club. The evidence points to facility-based community and rugby support, rather than an open programme for external applicants.
Themes
- Rugby union facilities
- Community recreation facilities
Geographic Focus
Priority: Keswick.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Keswick
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Keswick Rugby Club · Charitable activities£595,250year to 30 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 April 2021 | £23,012 | £5,631 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2021 |
| year to 30 April 2022 | £61,804 | £1,437 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2022 |
| year to 30 April 2023 | £117,838 | £57,250 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2023 |
| year to 30 April 2024 | £435,645 | £64,289 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2024 |
| year to 30 April 2025 | £329,595 | £608,911 | £595,250 | Accounts for year to 30 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 April 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- keswickrugbytrust.org/big-build · read on 30 October 2026
- keswickrugbytrust.org · read on 30 October 2026
- keswickrugbytrust.org/donate · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 April 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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