SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB
Swardeston Cricket Club CIO is one of the leading cricket clubs in the East Anglia region.The Club runs four open-age Saturday teams, an open-age Sunday team, a women's team and youth teams for boys and girls ranging from Under 9's up to Under 19's.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £4,013 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £80,311. The trustees confirm the charity can meet all known obligations and consider the year-end position satisfactory. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of approximately £98,000.
What the accounts disclose
“Our policy on reserves is to cover our approximate average annual running costs by a multiple of two. With running costs (excluding one off expenditures) usually totalling around £49k, target reserves are therefore around £98k.” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- ANTHONY MICHAEL GEORGE BAILEY
- DAVID ROBERT THOMAS
- George William Walker
- LEE BEADMAN
- MARK WYNNE THOMAS
- PETER WYNNE THOMAS
- Robert Peter Colman
- STUART BARTRAM
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £54k | £58k |
| 31/10/2024 | £49k | £48k |
| 31/10/2023 | £48k | £36k |
| 31/10/2022 | £39k | £32k |
| 31/10/2021 | £37k | £27k |
Common questions
Is SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £4,013 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £80,311. The trustees confirm the charity can meet all known obligations and consider the year-end position satisfactory. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of approximately £98,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 04/03/2013 | £10k | Gang Mowers |