Cricket Without Boundaries (“CWB”) Registered Charity Number: 1154576
Summary financial statements and Trustee Report For the year ended 31 December 2022
Contents
| Legal and Administrative Information | Page 3 |
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| Structure, Governance & Management | Page 4 |
| Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2022 | Page 5 |
| Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Cricket Without | page 9 |
| Boundaries | |
| Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income & | |
| Expenditure Account) 12 months ended 31 December 2022 | Page 11 |
| Notes to the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2022 Page 13 |
Legal and Administrative Information
Trustees
The Trustees who were in office during the period were:
Mr G Shankland (Chair) Ms T Francis Mr M Quaife Mr Karthik Ramulu Ms Gillian Wilcox Ms Holly Colvin Mr Christopher Hind
Website
www.cricketwithoutboundaries.com
Reference and Administrative details
Registered Charity Number 1154576
Cricket Without Boundaries 359 Ware Road Hertford Hertfordshire, SG13 7EL
Bankers
National Westminster Bank, Tottenham Court Road, London.
Structure, Governance & Management
Type of Governing Document
Constitution
How the Charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee Selection Methods
New Trustee appointments are made by the existing Trustees. New Trustees are provided with a copy of the constitution and other documents relevant to the charities operations and aims.
Organisational Structure
CWB has a Board of Trustees who meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity.
During the year the Trustees were supported by a volunteer Delivery Team, comprising:
Head of Delivery – Lee Booth Head of Monitoring and Evaluation – Sara Begg Head of Gender Equality – Julia Farman (appointed Trustee in period) (appointed as Trustee during period) Head of Volunteer Liaison - Tanya Boardman Head of Fundraising - Alison Macreedy
The delivery team meet with the Trustees on a quarterly basis to discuss existing and future projects and the implementation of the strategic aims of the charity.
Risks and Risk Management
The Trustees consider the various significant risks to which the Charity may be exposed and are confident that they have appropriate systems in place to mitigate these risks.
As the charity is a volunteer led organisation with minimal fixed overhead costs, financial risk is considered low. However, it remains the charities policy to maintain reserves equivalent to a minimum of 9 months of operating costs.
Full risk assessment is concluded before each volunteer delivery project, focussing on health risks, political stability in the delivery country and FCO travel advice.
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Dec 2022
Charitable Purposes and Objectives
Our charity’s purposes or objects, as set out in our governing document, are:
To organise or provide or assist in the organisation and provision of facilities (including without limitation equipment and coaching) which will encourage and enable children (whether or not undergoing formal education) and their communities to play cricket or other sports with the objective of improving the life conditions who have the need of such facilities by reason of their youth or social and economic circumstances and thereby assist in ensuring that due attention is given to the physical education and development of such children and their communities as well as the development of their minds, characters and self-discipline.
To provide education and training to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and other diseases and/or social issues and to promote knowledge of the local, national and international health services available in any part of the world.
To assist local community leaders/role models in addressing health or social issues facing the youth population through engagement in cricket coaching.
To promote gender equality, amongst the youth population and their wider communities
Activities and Achievements
Delivery of Projects
2022 saw the phased recommencement of volunteer led projects by CWB following an enforced period of reduced activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions.
CWB continued to support its ambassador network throughout the financial year, allowing year-round delivery of coaching sessions in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. In Rwanda we are working in partnership with Hampshire CC to support a cricket school and this is likely to grow in 2023 and beyond.
Enabled by new funding from the Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation, CWB also undertook fully funded projects in Nepal (female empowerment), Jordan (with Refugees, and East Africa (tradition delivery model, with a focus on Coach Education).
CWB uses cricket as a tool for educating communities about HIV/AIDS, Gender Equality, or other pertinent regional health or social issues. CWB works closely with schools, colleges, cricket authorities and local organisations to ensure that our methods are current in respect of health education.
Our two key messages are around gender equality, boys and girls playing together (No boundaries ever) and our work on HIV/AIDS Awareness. The latter utilises the World Health Organisation message of:
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A – Abstain from engaging in sex
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B – Be faithful to one sexual partner
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C – Effective and correct use of Condoms
CWB also advocates regular HIV testing and the breaking down of all forms of stigma. During the year, CWB sought to divest its work away from the traditional HIV/AIDDs focus to provide a more responsive delivery message, focussing on the social and health needs of individual partner countries. Whilst HIV/AIDs remain a significant part of CWB’s core messaging, it is anticipated that this will continue to develop and change beyond the period of this report as we are conscious that we need to respond to new challenges particularly around the impact of the restrictions imposed because of the COVID pandemic.
Our Approach
We include health awareness messaging in all our coaching sessions with the aim of:
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Encouraging the practice of safe-sex and protective behaviour to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS
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Ensuring equality of treatment for all who are coached regardless of age, gender or HIV status.
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Combatting gender equality by having girls and boys training, learning, and playing together.
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Encouraging informed decision making and help-seeking behaviour around sexual health
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Addressing and reducing stigma associated with HIV/AIDS or other diseases.
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Building the technical expertise of local cricket authorities and groups.
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Providing equipment and coaches allowing more children to play the game of cricket, including during periods outside of CWB’s delivery cycle.
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Empowering children by learning a disciplined sport.
Ambassador Programme
CWB continues to build its ambassador programme by identifying and training local adults to enable them to coach cricket incorporating CWB’s core health awareness messages. Grants are offered to national cricket associations to fund ambassadors, who are directly employed by the cricket association.
Fundraising
CWB is entirely reliant upon the fundraising from project volunteers and its wider volunteer base.
Project Volunteer minimum fundraising levels are set at £975 (incl Gift Aid received). This level means that project specific fundraising is at a break-even level after project costs and ambassador payments.
Like many charities in the pandemic our income from fundraising was significantly reduced. Due to prudent financial governance in the past the Trustees took the view that it would be an acceptable use of reserves to continue to fund our ambassadors and limit other outgoings as much as possible. We were fortunate that some grants and legacy payments meant the overall shortfall was less than we originally forecast and CWB has adopted the same strategy for 2021.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees.
G Shankland Trustee
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Cricket Without Boundaries
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 11 to 14.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
SIGNATURE
Qualification: Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (JIEB)
Name: Joseph Colley
Dated: 31 October 2023
Cricket Without Boundaries Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account) for the 12 months Ended 31 December 2022
| £ | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2022 | |
| Incoming Resources (charitable activity) |
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| Volunteer Donations andgift aid | 22498 | 34104 |
| Other income | 496 | |
| Grants | 2500 | 4500 |
| Bank Interest | 167 | |
| MCCF Project Specific Funding | 36441 | |
| Total income | 24998 | 75708 |
| **Outgoings ** | ||
| Ambassador Funding | 10023 | 11405 |
| Project Related Equipment | 930 | |
| Volunteer Training | 945 | |
| Insurance | 1055 | 1060 |
| Bank Charges | 77 | 185 |
| Project Costs | 18798 | |
| Fundraising | 216 | 198 |
| Information Technology | 882 | 1301 |
| Print Postage & Stationary | 80 | |
| Consultancy | 22725 | 22275 |
| Promotional Activities | 140 | |
| **Total Outgoings ** | 35998 | 56307 |
| -10989 | 19401 |
Cricket Without Boundaries Reconciliation of Movement in Funds
| Opening cash or cash equivalents Income Expenditure Closing Balance Funds Held as: Cash at UK Clearing Bank Restricted Funds |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ 78367 13526 91893 39267 36441 75708 39664 16643 56307 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ 78367 13526 91893 39267 36441 75708 39664 16643 56307 |
|---|---|---|
| 77970 33324 111294 77790 33324 111294 |
All results relate to continuing operations.
The Notes on page 13-14 form part of these financial statements
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 01/06/2023
Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Accounting Policies
The Accounts (Financial Statements) have been prepared in accordance with guidelines laid out by the Charity Commission ‘Charity Reporting and accounting: The Essentials’ guidance 2013. The Trustees regularly review the financial strength of the charity and the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.
Incoming Resources
The Incoming Resources are recognised on a receipts and payments (cash accounting) basis.
Resources Expended
The Resources Expended are accounted for on a receipts and payments (cash accounting) basis.
Fund Accounting
The Charity holds restricted funds totalling £33,324. Such funds are earmarked by the donor for the use of the charity but restricted to certain parts of its activities or projects. The balance of funds held are entirely unrestricted.
A reconciliation of movement in funds, together with a comparison to the previous year is included within the statements.
Taxation
As a registered charity, CWB is exempt from tax on income and profits applied for its charitable purposes.
Basis of preparation and accounting period
The financial statements reflect all transactions for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022 together with a comparison to the figures recorded in the previous financial year.
Reporting Currency These financial statements have been prepared and are stated in GBP/£.