The Rugby School General Charitable Trust

Registered charity 528756 · since 1971·Warwickshire·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£357k

Annual giving, year to 30 June 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The trust's stated priority is capital projects connected with Rugby School, and the School's requirements are considered first, so a request for capital work linked to the School is the closest fit.
The annual report gives annual giving of £356,764, but it states no grant range or typical grant size, so any request should be sized to the project rather than to that total.
No application process is published, so the only route the sources show is the contact listed for getting in touch, and they say nothing about timing or how competitive the trust is.
No exclusions or eligibility rules are stated, so the trust should not be ruled out on those grounds, but a project with no link to Rugby School is likely to fit its own description poorly.

Overview

The Rugby School General Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 528756).

The Rugby School General Charitable Trust raises and applies funds for charitable purposes connected with Rugby School. It may also apply funds to other charitable purposes, but only after the School's requirements have been considered first. The Trust supports capital projects that shape the future of the School, and the annual report gives annual giving of £356,764. The annual report says annual income is paid as a gift to Rugby School's governing body.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Trust raises and applies funds for charitable purposes connected with Rugby School, as the trustees determine. The School’s requirements are considered first, after which the trustees may also apply funds to other charitable purposes. Its latest report says annual income is paid as a gift to Rugby School’s governing body. The School’s supporting page says the Trust supports capital projects that shape the School’s future and help sustain and develop its learning environment. Its giving is therefore described in terms of charitable purposes centred on the School and its capital development, while the Trust’s objects also allow support for other charitable purposes.

Themes

School capital projects

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The School’s requirements are considered before funds are applied to other charitable purposes.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Warwickshire

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£56,402	£56,402	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£1,163	£1,163	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£46,193	£46,193	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£22,939	£22,939	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£357,651	£357,651	£356,764	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 June 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.