English Schools Cricket Association

Analysis

English Schools Cricket Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, English Schools Cricket Association reported income of £44k and spending of £58k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,054 to £44k (+2033%), an average of +115% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 545%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, English Schools Cricket Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Melford Village Memorial Hall (£44k), Great Easton Village Hall (£44k) and 1st Lee-On-The-Solent Scout Group (£44k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.