DERBYSHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1155801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRICKET DERBYSHIRE FOUNDATION, THE CRICKET DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Using 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 Derbyshire, with a particular focus on populations who may have greater needs and limited opportunities to access the benefits of these activities

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£742k
Latest spending
£773k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,179 for the year ended 30 September 2024, resulting in total net assets of £154,183. The trustees note that free reserves are presently below the required amount to maintain three months of forward committed costs, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,701 against a target of £162,273.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: ECB core funding (32% of income)
“ECB core funding 236,077” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £108k; policy: three months of budgeted fixed operating costs)
“The free reserves are presently below the required amount to maintain 3 months of forwarded committed costs” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Derbyshire Cricket Foundation paid a rental charge to DCCC of £17,626 (2023: £22,615) in the year.
“Ryan Duckett, one of the Charity’s Trustees, is also Chief Executive of Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC). Derbyshire Cricket Foundation paid a rental charge to DCCC of £17,626 (2023: £22,615) in the year.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£742k
Total spending
£773k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£108k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2024£742k£773k
30/09/2023£683k£681k
30/09/2022£603k£553k
30/09/2021£469k£396k
30/09/2020£341k£223k

Common questions

Is DERBYSHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,179 for the year ended 30 September 2024, resulting in total net assets of £154,183. The trustees note that free reserves are presently below the required amount to maintain three months of forward committed costs, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,701 against a target of £162,273. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DERBYSHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DERBYSHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2026£14kMonday Mates
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£9kMonday Mates
Sport England18/03/2024£3kDerby Cricket Asylum
UK government18/03/2024£3kALB-Sport England-Derby Cricket Asylum
Sport England09/06/2023£5kDerbyshire Walking Cricket
Sport England23/06/2021£3kTGC CF Womens Softball Cricket Festivals
Sport England20/02/2017£10kReaching Out
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/07/2016£72k"Proud to be Derbyshire – An oral history project celebrating the heritage of Cricket in Derbyshire"
Sport England16/02/2015£6kCricket in Derby City 2015 - Arboretum & Normanton
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/03/2014£61k"Proud to be Derbyshire – A pictorial history celebrating the heritage of Derbyshire CCC"