DURHAM COUNTY CRICKET FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1127721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of cricket and other sports capable of improving health. Programmes are delivered along 5 activity pillars of health, education, social cohesion, grass roots sports and club development.

Objects

2.1. THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO:2.1.1. PROVIDE CRICKET BASED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION UNDER FIVE KEY PILLARS OF ACTIVITY BEING HEALTH, EDUCATION, SOCIAL COHESION, GRASSROOTS SPORT, AND DEVELOPMENT;2.1.2. BE THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY FOR RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN DURHAM AND IN DISCHARGING THIS ROLE TO ADAPT AND ADOPT LOCAL POLICIES, INTERPRET AND ADHERE TO NATIONAL DIRECTIVES AND RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE ECB;2.1.3. BE AFFILIATED AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE RECREATIONAL ASSEMBLY (OR ANY SUCCESSOR OR REPLACEMENT BODY) OF THE ECB AND TO EXERCISE FULFIL AND EXPLOIT ALL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARISING THERE FROM IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PLAYING AND DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL CRICKET; ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PLAYING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME OF RECREATIONAL CRICKET AT ALL LEVELS AND AGE GROUPS AND IN SO DOING TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN PLAYING, COACHING, OFFICIATING AND THE PROVISION OF PLAYING FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH;2.1.4. ENCOURAGE THE UPHOLDING OF THE TRADITIONS AND STANDING OF THE GAME OF RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOTH THE LAWS OF CRICKET AND THE "SPIRIT OF CRICKET" AND PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF CRICKET IN COUNTY DURHAM;2.1.5. ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN CRICKET AND SPORT-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND COMMUNITY COHESION FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS LIVING IN DURHAM AND THE WIDER REGION, INCLUDING POPULATIONS WHO MAY HAVE GREATER NEEDS AND LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS THE BENEFITS OF THESE ACTIVITIES;2.1.6. PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;2.1.7. EMPOWER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMATEUR CRICKET FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF LEADERS, COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS;2.1.8. PROVIDE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT BUILDS CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND AMBITION TO SUCCEED IN AMATEUR PLAYERS AND DELIVER ENTRY LEVEL PLATFORMS FOR THE REPRESENTATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG PARTICIPANTS INTO DURHAM CRICKET TALENT PATHWAYS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DURHAM AND SURROUNDS;2.1.9. REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF DURHAM AND THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES AT BOTH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS AND WITH APPROPRIATE BODIES, AND PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THOSE PLAYING RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN DURHAM WITH THOSE OTHER LEVELS AND ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL CRICKET OFFERINGS IN DURHAM;2.1.10. CO-ORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL CRICKETING BODIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AND RELATED AGENCIES WITHIN DURHAM; 2.1.11. DETERMINE POLICIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PRIORITIES AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES;2.1.12. PREPARE, APPROVE, IMPLEMENT AND PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND REVISE AS APPROPRIATE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME;2.1.13. SUPPORT AND DEVELOP PLAYERS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY AND WHERE APPROPRIATE ENCOURAGE SELECTION AND REPRESENTATION OF SUCH PLAYERS AT DISTRICT, COUNTY, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS; 2.1.14. SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE CHARITY'S WIDER WORKFORCE INCLUDING COACHES, OFFICIALS AND GROUND STAFF;2.1.15. ADOPT, IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT POLICIES TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS PLAYING RECREATIONAL CRICKET THROUGHOUT ALL CRICKET AGENCIES IN DURHAM; AND2.1.16. SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: COUNTY DURHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £132,901 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £417,847. The trustees report that free reserves are in surplus by £396,129 and maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of normal operating expenditure. The going concern basis is adopted based on the financial strength added by a recent merger and secured funding for upcoming programs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Durham County Cricket Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Go North East — “5th August 2025 Go North East sponsor Durham Cricket Foundation’s Visually Impaired Team” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Smithchair
• Christopher Tetley
• Emma Mary Gaudern
• Erin Elizabeth Carol Price
• Hilary Florek
• Ian Malcolm Dawson
• Karen Lesley Todd
• Kumareswaradas Ramanathas · trustee of 2 other charities
• Phillip Damien Pollard
• Samuel Aleksander McLoughlin

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD.

• THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD income £2.6m
• CLUB DONCASTER COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £2.0m
• BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £1.4m
• GLOUCESTERSHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION income £1.2m
• PRESTON NOMADS CRICKET CLUB income £257k
• RYCROFT LEISURE income £340k

Side by side with its peers

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