Rangers Charity Foundation

What Rangers Charity Foundation does

Rangers Charity Foundation (legal name: The Rangers Charity Foundation SCIO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation founded in 2002, operating as the charitable arm of Rangers Football Club from headquarters at Argyle House, Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. The Foundation delivers community programmes, fundraising campaigns, and direct beneficiary services across seven strategic pillars: Potential (education and employability), Healthy Lives (health and wellbeing), Dreams, Giving, A Better World (charity partnerships), Everyone and Anyone (inclusion), and Our Local Community. Since inception it has channelled over £6 million in cash and in-kind support to charitable organisations.

The Foundation's operational footprint centres on two physical sites — Argyle House at Ibrox Stadium and the Ibrox Community Complex on Edmiston Drive — together with embedded staffing in four Glasgow partner secondary schools (Govan High, Drumchapel High, Knightswood Secondary, Whitehill Secondary). Its core delivery products include the Hub in the Community school-based mentoring programme, the Ready For Employment / Ibrox Youth Hub employability programme, CashBack for Communities, Wider Achievement (delivered at its SQA Approved Centre), the Diversity Wins diversity education programme in partnership with Glasgow City Council, Walking Football, the Recovery Drop In, Team Talk and The Changing Room mental health initiatives, the Autism Friendly Football inclusion programme, Trauma Counselling, the Dream Fund experiential-giving programme, and the True Blue Hero peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Charity-place allocations span the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Scottish Half Marathon, Kilomathon Scotland, and the Zipslide Across Strathclyde Park.

The business model is donation-led and diversified across individual giving (one-off and recurring via Stripe and GoCardless with Gift Aid reclaim), event-based fundraising (registration fees £5–£20 plus minimum sponsorship commitments of £150–£500), corporate partnerships and match-giving schemes, in-kind donations (match tickets, merchandise, experiences), and institutional grants (e.g., £90,000 multi-year commitment from The Robertson Trust). A secondary commercial line generates venue-hire revenue through the Ibrox Community Complex. The Foundation maintains its own board of trustees while drawing on the Rangers FC brand, facilities, and player appearances; major charity partners include UNICEF, Glasgow City Mission, Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity, and Carers Trust Scotland. The Foundation is not publicly traded and operates as a private non-profit with no equity capital structure.

Name

Rangers Charity Foundation

Legal name

The Rangers Charity Foundation SCIO

Website

https://rangerscharity.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rangers Charity Foundation is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation founded in 2002, delivering education, employability, health, mental health, and inclusion programmes from Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, funded by individual donations, event fundraising, corporate partnerships, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Community Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community charity foundation
• Youth education programmes
• Employability training services
• Charitable fundraising events
• Community health wellbeing

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Receives donations from individual supporters through online portal, phone, and post. Gift Aid scheme allows claiming 25p per £1 from HMRC for UK taxpayers.
2. Event-based Fundraising: Participants pay registration fees and commit to minimum fundraising targets for events such as Edinburgh Marathon, Scottish Half Marathon, Kilomathon, and zipslide challenges.
3. Corporate Partnerships and Match Giving: Companies may operate match giving schemes to double employee fundraising. Corporate sponsors support events and programmes.
4. In-kind Donations: Receives and distributes in-kind donations including match tickets, merchandise, and experiences for beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rangers Charity Foundation is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation that delivers community programmes, fundraising campaigns, and support services centred on Rangers Football Club. Its core activities include school-based mentoring and employability training (Hub in the Community, Ready For Employment, CashBack for Communities), health and wellbeing initiatives (Walking Football, Recovery Drop In, Team Talk, The Changing Room), the Dream Fund experiences programme, trauma counselling, and event-based fundraising such as the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Scottish Half Marathon, and Zipslide Across Strathclyde Park. Funding comes from individual donations, corporate partnerships, grants, and in-kind support; programmes are delivered free of charge.

Product overview

The Rangers Charity Foundation is a single unified charitable initiative (SCIO) that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of community programmes, fundraising campaigns, and support services centred around Rangers Football Club. The Foundation operates under seven strategic pillars: Potential (education and employability), Healthy Lives (health and wellbeing), Dreams (Dream Fund experiences), Giving (in-kind donations), A Better World (charity partnerships), Everyone and Anyone (diversity and inclusion), and Local Community. Core programmes include Hub in the Community school-based mentoring, Ready For Employment/Ibrox Youth Hub, CashBack for Communities, Wider Achievement, and Diversity Wins for education; Walking Football, Recovery Drop In, Team Talk, and The Changing Room for health; and the Dream Fund, True Blue Hero campaign, Trauma Counselling, and In Kind Giving for direct support. Events include the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Scottish Half Marathon, Kirky Marathon, and Zipslide Across Strathclyde Park. The Foundation also operates the Ibrox Community Complex as a facility for programme delivery and public booking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hub in the Community School-based programme placing full-time Community Hub Officers within four Glasgow partner secondary schools to mentor young people, support attendance, and help pupils build confidence and positive outcomes.
• Ready For Employment / Ibrox Youth Hub Employability programme operating as a Youth Hub in association with Job Centre Plus, providing opportunities for disadvantaged adults and young people to learn, grow in confidence and improve employability prospects.
• CashBack for Communities Employability programme funded through the Scottish Government CashBack for Communities initiative, helping young people gain qualifications and transition to positive destinations such as further education and employment.
• Wider Achievement Programme offering SQA-recognised awards for wider achievement that develop skills and help learners succeed, delivered from the Foundation's SQA Approved Centre at Ibrox.
• Towards Better Futures Education and employability programme in partnership with Glasgow City Council helping young people re-engage with education and plan their next steps, including the Diversity Wins workshops delivered across primary and secondary schools.
• Diversity Wins School-based diversity and inclusion programme delivered in partnership with Glasgow City Council providing interactive workshops encouraging pupils to explore discrimination, prejudice and stereotyping while developing employability awareness.
• Walking Football Health and wellbeing programme providing adapted football opportunities for people aged 50 and over to stay physically active.
• Recovery Drop In Health and wellbeing project providing peer support to people in recovery from addiction, delivered through the Ibrox Community Complex.
• Team Talk Mental health initiative building resilience and providing a safe environment for men to talk about mental health.
• The Changing Room Mental health initiative providing a safe and caring environment for men to discuss mental health issues, complementing the Team Talk programme.
• Autism Friendly Football Inclusive football programme making sport accessible to individuals with autism, part of the Everyone and Anyone pillar.
• Trauma Counselling Service Professional counselling service providing holistic support, advice and one-to-one assistance across Foundation programmes, staffed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapists with experience in child and adult protection.
• Dream Fund Programme providing special Rangers experiences for children and adults whose lives have been impacted by disability, illness, bereavement or other challenging circumstances.
• True Blue Hero Fundraising campaign recognising individuals who commit to minimum fundraising targets for the Foundation, with medal presentations by Rangers First Team players at Ibrox.
• In Kind Giving Programme helping thousands of fundraisers support causes close to their hearts through in-kind donations and arranging bucket collections on Rangers FC matchdays.
• Ibrox Community Complex Community facility including an outdoor 3G football pitch, indoor halls and meeting spaces that hosts employability, health and education projects and is open to public booking via the SportsKey platform.
• Zipslide Across Strathclyde Park Signature mass-participation fundraising event with £20 registration fee and £250 minimum sponsorship commitment supporting Foundation programmes.
• Edinburgh Marathon Festival Charity Places Charity places offered for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival across 5K (£5 reg / £150 min), 10K (£10 reg / £150 min), half marathon (£15 reg / £300 min) and full marathon/team relay (£20 reg / £500 min).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £6 million donated in cash and in-kind support to charitable organisations since 2002
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• UNICEFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-running partnership with the world's leading children's charity. Works with UNICEF each season to fund projects with lasting impact internationally.
• Glasgow City MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal charity partnership supporting Glasgow's vulnerable populations through projects with lasting and significant impact.
• Glasgow Children's Hospital CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-running partnership supporting children and families at Glasgow's children's hospital through various initiatives.
• Carers Trust ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership supporting carers across Scotland through dedicated programmes and initiatives.
• Glasgow City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Glasgow City Council as part of Towards Better Futures initiative for Diversity Wins programme delivery.
• Kilwinning Sports ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for Captain Kirky Marathon event. Event fundraising split between Rangers Charity Foundation and Kilwinning Sports Club.
• Armed ForcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmed Forces Support partnership providing assistance to serving personnel and veterans. First British football club and club charity to receive MOD Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Celtic FC Foundation: Charitable arm of Celtic FC, the other major Scottish football club. Directly comparable as a Glasgow-based football club charity delivering community programmes, education, and health initiatives to similar beneficiary populations in the same geographic market.
• Manchester United Foundation: Charitable arm of Manchester United. Operates a comparable model delivering education, employability, health and community cohesion programmes under a major Premier League club brand, including school-based outreach and disability inclusion.
• Arsenal in the Community: Arsenal FC's community arm running education, sport, and social inclusion programmes in North London schools and communities. Comparable beneficiary focus on young people and similar school-based delivery model.
• Liverpool FC Foundation: Charitable arm of Liverpool FC delivering education, health, and employability programmes through school partnerships and community hubs. Comparable scope, structure, and beneficiary mix to Rangers Charity Foundation.
• Tottenham Hotspur Foundation: Charitable arm of Tottenham Hotspur delivering programmes focused on education, employment, health, and social inclusion in North London. Comparable model of football-club-affiliated charity with school-based delivery.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF UK: Flagship charity partner of Rangers Charity Foundation and one of the world's largest children's charities. Comparable as a major grantmaking and beneficiary-focused organisation, though at vastly larger scale and with global rather than community reach.
• Children in Need: BBC's UK-wide children's charity funding projects focused on disadvantaged children and young people. Comparable mission focus on youth disadvantage and education, but at much larger national scale with broadcasting-driven fundraising.
• Chelsea Foundation: Charitable arm of Chelsea FC delivering education, employability, health, and inclusion programmes in London and beyond. Directly comparable to the Rangers model with school-based delivery, disability inclusion, and corporate partnership fundraising.

Emerging players

• Street League: UK charity using sport to help young people into education, training, and employment. A programme partner of Rangers Charity Foundation via Hub staff alumni; directly comparable on youth employability through sport.
• CashBack for Communities: Scottish Government programme that reinvests seized criminal assets into community programmes for young people. Funds the Foundation's CashBack for Communities employability programme; comparable as a youth-focused funding mechanism in the same Scottish geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RFC_Charity
• Instagraminstagram.com/rfc_charity
• Facebookfacebook.com/officialrangerscharity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rangers-charity-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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