Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation

Registered charity 1119077 · since 2007wakefieldtrinity.com/foundation·Barnsley, Doncaster, Kirklees, Lincolnshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Neither the annual report nor the register gives a grants total or grant range, so a realistic request size cannot be judged from published figures.
No application process is published, so start by using the contact shown on its website to ask how it handles requests.
The work centres on Rugby League, Education, Socialisation and Inclusion, and Heritage and Community Projects, and it supports people from early childhood through later life, so projects using sport or physical activity to engage people, especially children and young people, are the closest match.
The stated focus is Yorkshire, and the registered area of operation lists several places, including Wakefield District.
The one eligibility line in its published material concerns community clubs in the Wakefield District, which may access its club development and engagement work.

Overview

Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1119077).

Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation is a registered charity that uses Rugby League, Wakefield Trinity, sport and physical activity to create positive change in Wakefield District and beyond. Its stated aim is to engage young people, especially those who are disadvantaged or deprived, and to help them towards healthier, more fulfilling and positive lifestyles. Its charitable work is organised around four themes: Rugby League, Education, Socialisation and Inclusion, and Heritage and Community Projects.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Foundation centres its charitable work on Rugby League, Education, Socialisation and Inclusion, and Heritage and Community Projects. It uses Rugby League, Wakefield Trinity, sport and physical activity to create positive change in Wakefield District and beyond, and supports people from early childhood through later life. Its work includes physical education in primary and secondary schools, staff development and targeted support for children, alongside community-club development and engagement. It offers community clubs help with player recruitment and retention, facilities maintenance and finding funding through council and national schemes. The Foundation describes an approach based on listening to communities, helping them pursue the future they choose, collaboration and sustainable projects.

Themes

Rugby League
Education
Socialisation and Inclusion
Heritage and Community Projects

Geographic Focus

Yorkshire.

How to apply

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

Who can apply:

Community Club Development & Engagement: Community clubs in the Wakefield District may access this work.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£606,513	£647,682	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£532,407	£510,998	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£478,176	£486,256	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£448,337	£458,665	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£498,390	£497,004	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

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.