Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 9

BERKSHIRE CRICKET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
30/09/22	£886	£966	£-81	£12	£273	£248	3.1	20
30/09/21	£692	£645	£47	£4	£354	£306	5.7	13
30/09/20	£461	£355	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19	£363	£285	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	£262	£275	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/17	£141	£120	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/16	£7	£1	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8

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Established: 8 years

www.berkshirecricketfoundation.org

foundation@berkshirecricketfoundation.org

07785722242

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees

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
Sport England - Reading Project
£9,972	15/05/2023	This project will provide funding to increase cricket provision in Reading with coaching sessions for all and training to develop more coaches. Funding will specifically support equipment, coaching ....more This project will provide funding to increase cricket provision in Reading with coaching sessions for all and training to develop more coaches. Funding will specifically support equipment, coaching fees and facility hire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feasibility study for the new Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation
£8,354	22/02/2017 12	This funding will be used to run a feasibility study on the role, objectives and remits of their new organisation. This is so they can improve their service to the community and help to reduce ....more This funding will be used to run a feasibility study on the role, objectives and remits of their new organisation. This is so they can improve their service to the community and help to reduce anti-social behaviour through co-ordinated activity.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

GULFRAZ RIAZ Appointed: 2018

TAMEENA HUSSAIN Appointed: 2020

IAN MICHAEL WOOD-SMITH Appointed: 2022

MANDY LANE Appointed: 2021

MARK SIMMONS Appointed: 2022

NIGEL DAVID BREWSTER Appointed: 2021

STEPHEN SPENCER-JONES Appointed: 2018

JAYNE HAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

OMAR MAJID Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE LADY ZAHDAH FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2016, number: 1165948

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

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Cricket Pavilion
Enborne Street
NEWBURY
Berkshire
RG14 6TW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BERKSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR AND THE ORGANISING THE PLAYING OF CRICKET AND OTHER SPORT AND GAMES CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THESE ARTICLES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL AND KNOW-HOW); 3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE; 3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND 3.4 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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