Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation
Analysis
Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in March 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £692k to £1.4m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Berkshire Cricket Community Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenpower Education Trust (£1.4m), Farnham Park Sports Fields (£1.4m) and King George's Field, Mile End (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £213k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 2.7%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 0.8%
In the charity's own words
Benefit Berkshire in developing the game of cricket. It will: - Promote community participation in cricket and recreation. - Provide and assist in providing facilities for cricket and sport, recreation and other leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare.- Advance the cricket and physical education of children and young people
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Greenpower Education Trust | Arundel | £1.4m |
| Farnham Park Sports Fields | Buckinghamshire | £1.4m |
| King George's Field, Mile End | London | £1.4m |
| Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association | Bristol | £1.4m |