Kent Cricket Foundation
Analysis
Kent Cricket Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Kent Cricket Foundation reported income of £68k and spending of £111k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £184k to £68k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kent Cricket Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maruti Trust (£67k), Curriers Company Charitable Fund (£68k) and Pots UK (£67k).
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 opportunities for the playing of cricket and to promote other sporting activities capable of having a beneficial effect on health. To provide opportunities to promote social inclusion and social cohesion for the public benefit by using the game of cricket and using sport more generally to integrate such persons within society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Maruti Trust | Leicester | £67k |
| Curriers Company Charitable Fund | Shrewsbury | £68k |
| Pots UK | Henley-in-Arden | £67k |
| Abundance Arts | London | £68k |