Durham County Cricket Foundation

Analysis

Durham County Cricket Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester Le Street. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06756096). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Durham County Cricket Foundation reported income of £858k and spending of £991k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £72k to £858k (+1096%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 3014%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Durham County Cricket Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Titans Community Foundation (£858k), Kith and Kids (£858k) and Eastwood Community Playgroup Association (£858k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.