BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1165948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Benefit Berkshire in developing the game of cricket. It will: - Promote community participation in cricket and recreation. - Provide and assist in providing facilities for cricket and sport, recreation and other leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare.- Advance the cricket and physical education of children and young people
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £23,173 for the 15-month period ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £67,462. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern, with total net assets standing at £252,125. The charity relies heavily on principal funders, specifically the England & Wales Cricket Trust and Chance to Shine, which together provided the majority of its incoming resources.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Paid £1,700 to Charles Isbell for analyst services and £500 to James Isbell for coaching services. Charles and James Isbell are close family members of Jayne Haines, Chair of Trustees.
“During the period, the charity paid £1,700 to Charles Isbell for analyst services and £500 to James Isbell for coaching services. Charles Isbell and James Isbell are close family members of Jayne Haines, Chair of Trustees.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Richardson Jones. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Berkshire Cricket (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£523
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/04/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JAYNE HAINESchair
- Gulfraz Riaz
- Ian Michael Wood-Smith
- James Anthony Gervase Fulton
- Mandy Lane
- Mark Simmons
- Matthew John Greenough
- Mohammed Ishfaq
- Stephen Spencer-Jones
- Susannah Louise Daniel
- Tameena Hussain
- Toby James Lancaster
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £23,173 for the 15-month period ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £67,462. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern, with total net assets standing at £252,125. The charity relies heavily on principal funders, specifically the England & Wales Cricket Trust and Chance to Shine, which together provided the majority of its incoming resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richardson Jones.
Who funds BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, Get Berkshire Active.
Known funders
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