Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED

Provide a range of Education, Health and Social Inclusion projects, programmes and events that provide positive experiences for the participants.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 16 years

www.lccc.co.uk

0161 868 6752

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£2,181	£2,131	£50	£107	£51	£51	0.3	70	30
31/12/21		£1,679	£1,507	£171	£121	£1	£1	0	52	30
31/12/20		£1,740	£1,713	£26	£68	£-171	£-171	-1.2	54	11
31/12/19	*	£1,357	£1,720	£-363	£71	£-197	£-197	-1.4	63	17
31/12/18		£1,677	£1,836	£-159	£115	£166	£166	1.1	55	10
31/12/17		£549	£459	£90	£87	£326	£244	6.4	13	0
31/12/16		£429	£486	£-58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£442	£465	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£290	£337	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£172	£388	£-216	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£622	£398	£223	£1	£580	£565	17	6	0
31/12/11		£366	£142	£224	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£96	£175	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£75	£171	£-96	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£308	£1	£307	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 90%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

70 employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Wicketz in the Park
£2,550	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to deliver multi-sport sessions during the last week of the summer holidays for young people. The project aims to provide and engaging activities which will help reduce the ....more The funding will be used to deliver multi-sport sessions during the last week of the summer holidays for young people. The project aims to provide and engaging activities which will help reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Lancashire County Cricket Club Foundation
£2,860	27/06/2023	To deliver an hour long weekly walking cricket session for over 60s. It will last for 9 months and be delivered by a trained coach. Two participants will receive coach training to allow them to ....more To deliver an hour long weekly walking cricket session for over 60s. It will last for 9 months and be delivered by a trained coach. Two participants will receive coach training to allow them to facilitate future sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Walking Cricket
£9,416	16/07/2021	The organisation will deliver weekly walking cricket sessions for older men and women in the local area with the aim of improving physical health and metal wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lankys Family Arts Group
£6,615	02/05/2019 12	The aim of this project to deliver high quality family based creative arts including storytelling and creative activities, for children from low income families aged 0-5yrs.
Sport England - Sporting Foundations for Life
£246,649	20/05/2014	Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sporting Foundations for Life'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sporting Foundations for Life'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Table Cricket League
£8,012	14/01/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Table Cricket League'. This project lists its main activity as Cricket.
Sport England - LCCC Foundation
£56,124	04/11/2011	Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'LCCC Foundation'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-71

CATHERINE ROBINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: School Games Organise/Pe Professional, Other trusteeship: WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST,

GRAHAM MARTIN BRINDLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

JOHN ABRAHAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Semi Retired Cricket Consultant

JOHN LESLIE MURPHY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

KATHRYN CROSS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professional Cricket Player

LEE MORGAN Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: GORSE HILL STUDIOS CREATIVE COMMUNITY,

MAX WILLIAM DUNBAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

ROBERT JAMES CROSS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

TAYYAB AKHLAQ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2007, number: 1121855
Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2007, number: 06394384

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR19: 16 days late,

Main office

LANCASHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB
BRIAN STATHAM WAY
OLD TRAFFORD
MANCHESTER
M16 0PX

Objectives

ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF LANCASHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:-3.1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF AND DEVELOPMENT OF CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COACHING AND COURSES OF INSTRUCTION);3.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME OF CRICKET AND OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS ON A RECREATIONAL BASIS FOR THE 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;3.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY;3.4) FOR 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LANCASHIRE

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