Windsor RSL

What Windsor RSL does

Windsor RSL is a community-licensed club and registered charity (Windsor & District RSL Sub-Branch Club Ltd.) operating from a single venue at 36 Argyle Street, Windsor, NSW, seven days a week from 10am to 4am. The club offers a multi-vertical hospitality proposition built around three dining outlets — The Kitchen (full-service restaurant), The Cafe, and The Bar — complemented by gaming facilities (poker machines, Texas Hold'em poker tournaments), daily bingo and weekly Cash Housie, five-night-a-week raffles, ticketed live entertainment, and a five-space function hire business catering to corporate events, weddings, and remembrance services. The core technology layer is a membership card system for visit tracking and points accrual, an event ticketing platform, and gaming machines; no proprietary technology is described.

The business model is a hybrid of transaction-based revenue (food and beverage, gaming, raffles, entertainment tickets), recurring subscription revenue (annual membership fees at $35 standard and $15 subsidised for sub-branch members), and professional services revenue (function and event hire). Pricing is transparent and value-oriented, anchored on a $16.50 weekday lunch special with free soft drink and a kids-eat-free promotion covering three days per week. The free 5km courtesy bus service is a key access driver for members. Revenue is diversified across individuals and event-driven B2B bookings, with no publicly disclosed revenue figure.

The club serves a primarily local Hawkesbury resident membership base, with deeper segmented services for veterans and Defence families through the affiliated RSL Sub-Branch, function organisers, and golf enthusiasts via the affiliated Windsor Golf Club. Community investment is a pillar of the operating model: in 2024/25 the club deployed over $330,000 through the ClubGRANTS program to 65 organisations and 40 projects across health, education, sport, veterans support, arts, and welfare, and won the 2025 ClubsNSW Community Award in the Education category. The entity is governed by a 9-member Board of Directors led by President David Ingram and managed day-to-day by CEO Chris Whiteley, with no external parent company or institutional investors.

Name

Windsor RSL

Legal name

Windsor & District RSL Sub-Branch Club Ltd.

Website

https://windsorrsl.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Windsor RSL is a registered charity and licensed community club in Windsor, NSW, operating dining venues, gaming, live entertainment, raffles, and function hire from a single Argyle Street venue, serving local residents, veterans, and event organisers across the Hawkesbury region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from The Kitchen restaurant, The Cafe, and The Bar serving meals, coffee, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks to members and guests.
2. Raffles and Gaming: Weekly raffle events including Members Meat Raffle (Tuesday), Wishcard Wednesday, Lucky Thursday, Meat Friday, and Super Sunday. Poker tournaments on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights with $65 buy-in. Cash Housie on Friday nights.
3. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees with tiered rewards program (Bronze, Silver, Gold) offering discounts, birthday bonuses, and points on purchases. Full RSL membership is $35 annually, subsidized to $15 for Windsor & District RSL Sub-Branch members.
4. Functions and Events Hire: Revenue from hosting private functions including birthdays, engagements, anniversaries, corporate events, Christmas parties, and celebrations of life. Offers banquet packages, cocktail packages, and buffet options.
5. Entertainment Ticket Sales: Ticketed entertainment events including tribute shows, concerts, and comedy performances. Some events are free for members while others require ticket purchase.
6. Member Promotions and Cash Draws: Friday night cash giveaways during August with $10,000 total prize pool (5 winners of $500 each). Fuel Up Sundays raffle offering fuel prizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Windsor RSL is a licensed community club operating a multi-venue hospitality venue in Windsor, NSW. It sells food and beverages through The Kitchen restaurant, The Cafe, and The Bar, and offers entertainment including raffles, poker tournaments, Bingo, Cash Housie, and ticketed live shows. It also provides five function spaces for private event hire, an annual membership rewards program, veterans support services via its Sub-Branch, and an affiliated golf club.

Product overview

Windsor RSL is a community-focused licensed club operating as a multi-venue hospitality business. The offering consists of dining outlets (The Kitchen restaurant, The Cafe, and The Bar), entertainment services (live shows, Bingo, Cash Housie, poker, and raffles), function and event venue hire, a courtesy bus transport service, and community programs including ClubGRANTS. The club also maintains a membership rewards program and provides veterans support services through its Sub-Branch. An affiliated Windsor Golf Club extends the club's recreational offerings. The venue at 36 Argyle Street, Windsor operates from 10am to 4am daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Kitchen: The main dining restaurant at Windsor RSL, open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week, featuring classic favourites and modern Australian cuisine.
• The Cafe
• The Bar

Products and services

• The Kitchen Restaurant

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $330,000 invested in Hawkesbury community in 2024/25 financial year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fair Fight FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWindsor RSL contributed $20,000 to the Fair Fight Foundation's Super Tee project, which delivered 384 superhero-themed medical garments directly to Hawkesbury Hospital for sick children. This partnership exemplifies the club's commitment to supporting local health initiatives.
• Link WentworthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported Link Wentworth's Safe Start Essentials Package initiative, helping people flee unsafe homes with the dignity of a fresh start. This social housing partnership addresses domestic violence support needs in the Hawkesbury region.
• RuffTRACKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported RuffTRACK's Hunter's Walk for Hope, a powerful day of remembrance, resilience and wellbeing for those who have experienced profound loss. Partnership supports animal welfare and human grief support.
• The Jeremiah ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Jacky Turano, The Jeremiah Project provides food, warmth, and human connection to the homeless in Hawkesbury and surrounding areas. Windsor RSL's largest single ClubGRANTS allocation supported The Jeremiah Project's Bunker in Windsor, under-writing its operations.
• First Aid For YoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership brought life-saving CPR and emergency response training directly into classrooms at Windsor Park Public School, reaching over 90 students in Years 3-6. This initiative won Windsor RSL a ClubsNSW Community Award in the Education category.
• Temporary Hawkesbury Veterans and Families HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederally funded initiative providing veterans a single, welcoming point of access to housing support, financial assistance, employment services, and wellbeing programs as they transition back to civilian life. Born from Royal Commission into veteran suicide findings. Windsor RSL provides space at its Argyle Street location.
• ClubGRANTS ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubGRANTS is one of Australia's most significant club-driven community funding models. Windsor RSL participates by connecting community groups with sponsorship and funding. Category 1 supports welfare and social services; Category 2 supports general community development and junior sport.
• Windsor Golf ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated golf club operating separately with its own website (windsorgolfclub.com.au). Golf club members can access Windsor RSL facilities. Joint membership and rewards program linking both clubs.
• Hawkesbury HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived 384 superhero-themed medical garments for sick children through Fair Fight Foundation's Super Tee project. Partnership delivers comfort and community support to young patients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Penrith RSL Club: Large western Sydney RSL club with a similar multi-venue hospitality, gaming, functions, and membership model. Closest geographic and structural peer to Windsor RSL given the overlapping Hawkesbury/Western Sydney catchment and comparable community-club positioning.
• Castle Hill RSL Club: Major NSW RSL club operating dining, bars, entertainment, gaming, and function venues under the same community-club framework. Directly comparable in offering mix and reliance on gaming, F&B, and member loyalty.
• Mounties: Large Sydney community (registered club) operating multiple F&B outlets, gaming, live entertainment, and function spaces. Comparable business model anchored on membership subscriptions, gaming revenue, and community reinvestment.
• Club Marconi: Major Sydney western-suburbs community club with diversified F&B, gaming, entertainment, and functions. Similar community-club model with membership subscriptions and multi-venue hospitality operations.
• Cabra-Vale Diggers: Fairfield-area community club offering dining, gaming, functions, and entertainment. Comparable member-club structure with overlapping gaming, hospitality, and venue-hire revenue streams.
• Wests League Club: Large western Sydney community club with extensive F&B, gaming, entertainment, and conference/function facilities. Strong overlap in product mix, member subscription model, and gaming-centric revenue profile.
• Blacktown Workers Sports Club: Western Sydney community club with multi-venue dining, gaming, entertainment, and functions. Comparable operating model anchored on membership subscriptions and gaming revenue in a similar geographic cluster.
• Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL: Sydney-based RSL sub-branch club with dining, gaming, functions, and live entertainment. Closely aligned to Windsor RSL's veteran-affiliated community-club identity and operating format.

Regional players

• Campbelltown Catholic Club: Large south-west Sydney community club with dining, gaming, entertainment, and functions. Comparable community-club structure though anchored on a different member-affiliation basis (Catholic rather than RSL).

Broad incumbents

• Windsor Golf Club: Affiliated golf club operating as a subsidiary of Windsor RSL. Comparable recreational-club model with membership subscriptions, golf operations, and cross-club loyalty integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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