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SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1194363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE ARE HERE TO FACILITATE THE PLAYING AND IMPROVEMENT OF RECREATIONAL CRICKET IN SOMERSET AS WELL AS POSITIVELY IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CRICKET.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£977k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and designated reserves of £350,420, which exceeds its stated policy target of £338,000 (equivalent to four months of annual budgeted expenditure). The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee earned £60,000 per annum or more (2022: none).” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned £60,000 per annum or more (2022: none).” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of their annual budgeted expenditure (held: £350k)
“The Trustees have set the minimum level of reserves equivalent to four months of their annual budgeted expenditure and will be reviewed annually. For 2024-25 this amounts to £338,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)

Total income
£977k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£191k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 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 (92% 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

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£977k£1.0m
31/01/2025£844k£894k
31/01/2024£1.1m£1.0m
30/09/2022£743k£597k

Common questions

Is SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and designated reserves of £350,420, which exceeds its stated policy target of £338,000 (equivalent to four months of annual budgeted expenditure). The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUST, THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£45k
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUSTFY2024£13k
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k2 Grants
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUSTFY2025—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation09/07/2026£2kSomerset Cricket Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2024£20kCricket Connect: “Boosting Activity Reducing Isolation Enhancing Wellbeing
Somerset Community Foundation13/06/2022£101kDeveloping an inclusive programme for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism among 155 member clubs
Somerset Community Foundation01/03/2022£5kGrant to Somerset Cricket Foundation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CLARK FOUNDATION2£133k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£505k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£481k
ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIO1£147k
FRIENDS OF THE YEATMAN HOSPITAL1£88k
THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION1£47k
United by 2022 Charity1£41k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOMERSET CRICKET FOUNDATION£977kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2024£5.6m——above—no doubt
SOMERSET ACTIVITY AND SPORTS PARTNERSHIP FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CRICKET BOARD LIMITED FY2026£768k—0within—no doubt
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2026£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear33.1%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.