Cricketers' Trust Limited
Analysis
Cricketers' Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06249546). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cricketers' Trust Limited reported income of £755k and spending of £439k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £464k to £755k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cricketers' Trust Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sateda Limited (£755k), Erewash Voluntary Action - Council for Voluntary Service (£755k) and Essex Recovery Foundation (£755k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £228k. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 41%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 67%
- Legacies 30%
- Trading 0.7%
- Investments 2.0%
In the charity's own words
To promote the relief of physical and mental illness and disability, addictions and hardship of both men and women who are involved or were formally involved in the playing of cricket professionally in England and Wales (members of the Professional Cricketers' Association) and their dependants who, for whatever reason, are in need of such relief.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sateda Limited | Sittingbourne | £755k |
| Erewash Voluntary Action - Council for Voluntary Service | Long Eaton | £755k |
| Essex Recovery Foundation | Chelmsford | £755k |
| Sheffield African Caribbean Mental Health Association Limited | Sheffield | £757k |