KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 Charity number 1185677
KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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| Report of the Trustees | 1- 4 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 5 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 6 |
| Detailed Accounts & Statement of Assets & Liabilities | 7 |
KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025
Reference and Administration Details
Charity name: Knebworth Park Cricket Club Charity Registration number: 1185677 Address of charity: Old Knebworth Lane Old Knebworth SG3 6HQ Trustees: M Baron - Chair W Martin - Secretary G Fisher - Treasurer B Childs A Sergeant S Cooper Bankers: Lloyds Bank Plc Independent Examiner: Ketan Shah 1-2-1 TaxAccountants The Business & Technology Centre (BTC) Bessemer Drive Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 2DX
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KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Objectives and Activities
The primary purpose of the charity is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing cricket.
Public Benefit
The trustees have given careful consideration to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit:
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Membership of the club is open to all comers. There is no test of skill for membership
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Junior open training sessions for all children Under 16 are held each Sunday morning and Friday evening during the summer and matches are played on midweek evenings
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Senior Training Sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout the season with league games taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
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Indoor nets sessions are held every weekend for Juniors and Seniors from January to April
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The club actively encourages players and interested parents to participate in ECB approved training sessions for coaching, umpiring and scoring.
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The club benchmarks its match fees and membership subscriptions against other local cricket and sports clubs to ensure affordability. The club makes provision for those who may be unable to pay due to financial hardship.
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No admission charge is made to spectators wishing to watch matches.
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Through our ECB Clubmark Affiliation we are committed to their policies and procedures for equal opportunity for all and the safeguarding of children.
Achievements and Performance
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The junior section continued to flourish attracting nearly 200 children to our Friday and Sunday morning training sessions.
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Continued good availability meant we were able to field 4 senior league sides which included a number of juniors and women.
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Three of the four senior sides were promoted at the end of the season.
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Our Sunday XI played development matches which enabled junior players to participate in senior cricket in a friendly non-competitive environment.
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The club continued to regularly host various sides from Herts County Cricket Club and acted as a base for their junior section midweek training sessions. Providing facilities for hundreds of children from across the local area.
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Careful management of club funds and great volunteer commitment which greatly reduced grounds and maintenance costs meant we again finished the season in good financial shape.
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The club benefits greatly from a number of volunteers who maintain the grounds, pitches, practice facilities and pavilion.
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The club is accredited by the ECB Clubmark system.
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KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Financial Review
Total receipts amounted to £79,448 after payments of £71,189 the net receipts for the year amounted to £8,229
Revenue was approximately £10K down on 2024 due mainly to increased capital expenditure. The trustees consider the year-end financial position to be satisfactory and confirm that KPCC is able to meet all its known obligations.
Reserves policy
The trustee’s policy is to hold reserves sufficient to meet the clubs running costs during the close season. In addition the trustees wish to build the reserves in order to assist funding either a new pavilion or a ground move.
In the year the Trustees agreed to fund approximately £25K for capital investment during 2025/26 of which approximately £10K was spent in 2025. This investment was to improve facilities and upgrade grounds machinery.
Plans for the future
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The club plans to continue providing coaching, training and playing opportunities to players of all age, gender and backgrounds.
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The club will continue to invest in equipment and playing facilities to improve the playing experience for all players
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The club plans to continue to promote membership numbers with particular emphasis on juniors and women.
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The club will continue to maintain the clubhouse to ensure it meets the member’s needs. It is not the intention to invest further than necessary in the building given the pending new pavilion or ground relocation.
Structure, Governance and management
Knebworth Park Cricket Club was established as a foundation CIO on 08 Oct 2019 and registered with the Charity Commission. On 1[st] Oct 2019 the assets and activities of the unincorporated club of the same name were transferred to the CIO.
Appointment and recruitment of Trustees
The charity currently has six trustees. The constitution states that, at any one time, we must have no fewer than 3 trustees there is no maximum number of trustees. When vacancies arise the approach will be to examine the skill sets of the existing trustees and examine whether an interested party could usefully add to the overall skill set of the existing trustees.
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KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Trustees Induction and Training
All new trustees will be provided copies of:
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The constitution
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The latest set of accounts
And are encouraged to read the Charity Commission guidance notes CC3 – “the Essential Trustee, what you need to know, what you need to do”
Trustees
The current trustees are shown on page 1.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Mr W Martin Secretary 11/06/2026
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KNEBWORTH PARK CRICKET CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Receipts and Payment Account
| Receipts Donations Gift Aid Subscriptions & match Fees Ground Hire Sponsorship Fund Raising / Social Event Grants Other income Total Receipts Total Payments Net Receipts Brought Forward Cash at bank balances at 1stOct 2023 |
Unrestricted Funds Total Total 2025 2024 £ £ 7,985 8,668 1,478 2,005 13,413 14,696 9,375 7,902 9,120 8,252 2,079 5,170 0 0 12,291 14,429 55,741 61,142 47,442 42,699 8,229 18,442 100,476 82,034 108,775 100,475 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report To The Trustees Of Knebworth Park Cricket Club - Charity Number 1185677
On The Accounts For The Year Ended 30 September 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Respective Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination has been 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 the 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 statement below.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Name: Ketan Shah BSc., MBA, ICAEW Tax Faculty Member
The Book Monitor Ltd
Address: Date:
11[th] March 2026
Knebworth Park Cricket Club
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30 September 2025
| Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30 September 2025 | ||||
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| Income Subscriptions and match fees (Admin Costs below) Match Fees Junior Subscriptions Senior Subscriptions includes Students & Ladies Non Playing Subscription Bar Sales Bar purchases Bar expenses Bar Profit Grants Donations Covid 19 Gift Aid Sponsorship Fund Raising & Social Events Ground Hire 100 Club ECB Initiatives Miscellaneous Income Bad debts recovered Expenditure Pavilion costs Ground and running costs Other costs Playing Ground Relocation Surplus for Year Schedule to Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30 September 2023 Pavilion costs Insurance Rent Cleaning General repair Projects - 3rd XI Changing Room Sundry Expenses Heat & light Telephone Refuse Collection Alarm costs Ground and running costs Ground expenses Projects - 3rd XI Ground Shed Scorebox repairs Hire External Grounds Other costs Bank charges Pay Pal Costs Slate Costs TV License Playing Umpire & Scorers Affiliation fees Coaching Equipment (All Sides) Winter nets Teas Cricket balls Trophies Balance Sheet as at 30th September 2024 Current Assets Debtors Bar stocks Ground Improvements - Jubilee Park Cash Current Liabilities Creditors, accruals and prepayments Subscriptions in advance House Loan Net Assets Reserves Brought forward Surplus for the year |
£7,071 £3,283 £3,028 £30 £33,175 -£23,747 £0 |
2025 £13,413 £9,428 £0 £7,985 £0 £1,478 £9,120 £2,079 £9,375 £58 £2,532 £0 £275 £55,741 £13,482 £24,986 -£320 £9,294 £0 £47,442 £8,299 2025 £3,426 £860 £2,115 £699 £625 £2,922 £1,110 £951 £773 £13,482 £22,705 £2,281 - - £24,986 -£495 £0 £0 £175 -£320 £3,100 £2,619 £1,950 £1,190 £63 £0 £0 £372 £9,294 2025 £127,561 £18,785 £108,776 £100,476 £8,299 £108,775 |
£7,786 £3,875 £2,705 £330 £31,018 -£23,334 £0 |
2024 £14,696 £7,685 £0 £8,688 £0 £2,005 £8,252 £5,170 £7,902 £85 £3,039 £3,621 £0 |
| 10,137 £ 750 £ 23,072 £ 93,601 £ |
2,790 £ 1,150 £ 23,072 £ 91,352 £ |
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| £61,142 | ||||
| £19,831 £17,400 -£444 £5,912 £0 |
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| £42,699 | ||||
| £18,442 | ||||
| 2024 £3,282 £860 £2,150 £7,145 £3,816 £875 £1,023 £681 |
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| £19,831 | ||||
| £17,400 - - |
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| £17,400 | ||||
| -£613 £0 £0 £170 |
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| -£444 | ||||
| £2,565 £935 £900 £1,270 -£224 £60 £0 £407 |
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| £5,912 | ||||
| 2024 £118,365 £17,888 |
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| £8,785 £0 £10,000 |
£7,888 £0 £10,000 |
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| £100,476 | ||||
| £82,034 £18,442 |
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| £100,476 |
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