Essex Cricket Foundation
Analysis
Essex Cricket Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07310112). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Essex Cricket Foundation reported income of £86k and spending of £170k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £275k to £86k (-69%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Essex Cricket Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allendale Youth Ambition (£86k), Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust (£86k) and The Fletchers Trust (£86k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of cricket and other sports and leisure occupations of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement. To advance the education of young people and to relieve the need, hardship or distress of persons who are living or were formerly resident in Essex.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Allendale Youth Ambition | Northumberland | £86k |
| Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust | Belper | £86k |
| The Fletchers Trust | West Sussex | £86k |
| Ehsaan Foundation | Leicester | £86k |