England and Wales Cricket Trust

Analysis

England and Wales Cricket Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05483977). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2026, England and Wales Cricket Trust reported income of £41.7m and spending of £37.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £45.5m to £41.7m (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 1507%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, England and Wales Cricket Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy Leisure Limited (£40.0m), The Scout Association (£46.9m) and Forest School, London (£39.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 8.4% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £36.7m. Reserves of £40.8m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.