Company Registration Number: 07335620 Charity Re8i5trdtion Number.. 1196490 Staffordshire Cricket Limited (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Annual Report and Financia] Ststements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 Alextra Group Limited Chartered Certified Accoutants 7-9 Macon Court Crewe Cheshire CWI 6EA
Contents Reference aDd Administrative Details Dire¢tors' Report and Truslees. Annts Report 2107 Indep¢t)dent Ex*min&s Report Ststement of Fill¢141 Activities Balance Shttt 10 Notes to the Finan¢ial Statements
R¢f¢r¢n¢e and Administrative Details Chairman David Andrew Smith Trustt¢$ David Andrew Smith Toyin Higgs Simon David Fisher Phillip Oliver Sue Rennie Laur8 Macleod Christoph¢r N¢il Turn¢r Martin Nicholas Davies Helen Bourton J&son Nicholas Britton S¢¢retsry Jason Nicholas Britton Charity Registration Number 119649) Compatty Registratitsn Number 07335620 The Charity is incorporatd in England & Wal¢5. 4 Parker Court Stafford$hir¢ Technology Park Stafford Stafford5hire STI8 OWP Regi$¢ered Offiee Auditor Al¢xtra Group Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 7-9 Macon Court Crewe Cheshire CWI 6EA Page I
Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report The Trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, pr¢s¢nt th¢ annual report togeth¢r with the finoncial statements of the charitable company for th¢ y¢ar ended 30 Sepiember 2023. Objective5 and Activities Objec15 ondAims The Charity's tsbj¢ctives are.. provide or a5515t in the provision of facilities including but noi limit¢d io the provision of faeilitie$ for th¢ playing of Crickct and other sports, in the interests of s18] welfare for r¢¢r¢ation or ocher leisure time o¢¢upation of individuals who have need of such fa¢iliti¢s by reason of their youth, age. infir]nity or disability. fLIJ8JLcia] Iwdship or social ¢ircum$lan¢es with the object of improving their condition5 of life. prtsTnote comrnunity participation in healthy recreation including but Dot limited to th¢ provision of fa¢iliti¢s for the playing of cricket and other sports in the Historic County of stsffordshire and beyond. To s¢rv¢ as the local governing body for Recreational Cri¢k¢t in the Hi$tori¢ County of Sthffordshire, adapting and adopting local poli¢i¢s. in lille with national programs, dire¢tives and rul¢s, regulions, policies and procedures of the England and Wales Cricket Board ('ECB'}; and promote education including but not limited to 5UPPOrting the crickd network and its people to achieve re¢ognised qualifi¢ation5 or other betternient in skills including playing, ¢oa¢hing, safeguarding, umpiring and otTi¢iating, groundskeeping. club mana8ement and d¢velopm¢nt. The Historic County of Staffordshire ineludes th¢ large ¢ODurbations of Sandwell, wolverhamon, Walsall and Stoke-oll-TrenL towns and eities such &s Stafford. Newc8Stle-und¢r-Lym¢, Bunon-upon-Tr¢nL Tamwonh and Lichfield plus rurdl areas such as the Stsffordshir¢ Moorlands and cato¢k Chase. Th¢ Charity's Missiots is 'to inspire people in Staffordshire to a lifrlon8 association with cricket through the support and growth ofthe recreational game in our couity,. Objeclivas, Siralexicw ndAcI1VilleS Activities during the year ineluded.. Facilities and Improvin8 Conditions of Life.. The 'Core Cities Progrzmme. in Sandw¢ll enables pdMian¢fy women of South Asian ethnicity to partiripate in crtcket a¢iivity. This seeks to address inequalitl¢5 of opportunity lo participate in cricket amongst inner-city and South Asian women. 'Walking Crickel, is a modified version of th¢ game designed io keep older people moving, Whil retaining participation in a game they love. A variety of'Ability' programmes are speciajly tailored for the needs of those with disabilities. With fi]ndin8 from the Lord's Taverners. these are now badged 'Super 15,. Participation and Governanee.. 'All Stars, is an introductory level PTograrnmc for 5-8 YearSId children, whilc 'Dynam05' LS a follow-on pro8fdrnme for those aged 8-10. The Charity en¢ouragts Clubs tt> run these programmes and have also run courses in non-club ¢nvironments such as faith group5 and schools. The Charity runs courses fuThded by 'Chance to Shine, in Primary Schoo15 (and for Secondary School girls) along with 'Str¢¢i Cri¢k¢t' progrnmmes in inner-city areas. The Charity runs an ir)dooT league for girls during the winter and have recently started an outdoor girls, league tn the Summer. Women's softball festKva]5 provide an opportunity for women to particip&te without any of the perceiv¢d barriers io playing hardball rricket. A5 the 8overning body for ericket in Staffordshire, we advise ¢ri¢kei ¢lubs and ¢he¢k their applications for ECB Clubmat approval. This i$ an importsni way of monitoring and improving Club governance and saf¢8uarding procedures. Page 2
Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report People at)d Perfomian¢¢: Coaching courses are run for new Coach Support Worker5 aJon8 Wlth intermediate level club coachin8 courses. SafeEuarding eourses are run for both Coaches and ¢lub Safeguarding Offi¢¢rs. County Age Group teams are run for boys and girls at age groups from under I I to under 18, along with the County Women's team, under 50 and under 60 ¢ourtty teams. An 'Emerging Players, PTogramme' I'EPP,) bridges the gap benveen agtrgroup ¢ri¢ket and the academies run by'First-Clas5' counties. An excellent relatioThship is maintsined with the Asso¢iati(m of crick otTi¢ials, th¢ Coaches. Association. and the Grounds Manag¢m¢nt Asso¢iation. Public Benefil tn shaping its objectives for this period and in planning its activities for the fi]ture, th¢ Truste¢s have ¢onsid¢red the guidan¢e published by the Charity Commission on public b¢n¢fil. The Charity has provided ac¢ess to opportunities in culture, sports and recreation for all peopl¢ within Staffordshire. This Rep)rt outline$ how the Charity's achievements during 2022123 have benefjted the public. either directly or indirectly. Trustees retnain confjdent about the Charity's abiliry to su#ain public benefit over the next twelve months and beyond. The Tnjstees eonfjrni that they have ¢omplied with lh¢ requirements of Se¢tion 17 of ihe Charities 2011 to have due regard to the public benefjl guidan¢¢ published by th¢ Charity Commission for Engl*]d and Wal¢5. Aeblevemetsts and Performartee Community Our commwjity offer is ¢urreDtly provided through deliv¢ry of the ECB Core Cities Progralljme in Sandwell and Chat)¢e tts Shirte's Street Crirket proje¢ts. The Core Cities programme is iargtied across 10 of the cities or metropolitan area where the majority of the county. South Asian populations reside. 2022123 ha5 seen 9 different progrdn]rnes involving over 600 parti¢ipants with ihe following highlights.. • Cricket sessions for parents and children at the Shree Krishna Mandir with 40 regular attendees from gonje of the Enost deprived ward areas in the countsy,. • 70 regulAr attendees at cricket sessions delivered in conjunction with llxal faith groups.. Creation of the Holly Lodg¢ Community Cricket Club set ihe high schwl to create an a]ternative cricket-fLX for young p¢opl¢ who did noi want io.join a traditional club. Over 270 young people now actively involved in playing and leading. The Tipton Walknng Cricket Group see5 around twenty 50-70 year olds regularly attending sessions. Most have suffered post-covid isolation, rnentsl well-bein8 challenges and physical inactivity but their ¢ri¢k¢t sessions have had an incredibly p051tive impact on their live5.' and 3 ferna]e South Asian coaches deliverin8 across a number of programme5 in Sandwell's nwst sedentary and deprived areas, being role models for the communitie$ they support. Chance to Shine Street programme is delivered by Staffordshire Cricket and our selected p8rtThers takin8 cricket to the ¢ommuniii¢s. 202212) saw.. 8 Sireei Cri¢kei Youth projecis {ages 8-16) in Anglesey Burton, Etruria Park Stoke, Lawnswood Wolverhampton, Tun5tall Park Stoke, Oak Rd Wednesbury, Dugdale St S]nethwick, The Way Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton University Walsall,. . 994 parti¢ipants from undeTrrepresented communities. and 195 hours of comrnunity delivery. Clubs Leagues 2023 saw an increase in teams in Staffordshire v 2022: Totsl t¢ams 1.297 up from 1.129: Wom¢n'$ teams 114 up from 84- M¢n's 1¢2m$ 585 up from 517- Girls, ieams 43 up from 34,. and Boys. teams 555 up from 494. Games played {rewrded on play-cri¢ket.¢oml'. The poor weather played its part with 6.425 games played (down P/0 Ort 20221,. 324 games were con¢eded- down 20/0 on 2022,. and 180 game$ were played 5hort-5ided- down 2P/o on 2022. Page 3
Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report • Clubmark: on addiiional 6 clubs were supported through the Clubmark process in 2022123 tsking the total number to 81 ¢lubmarked clubs (83V* of the total Clubs in the ¢ounryl. Clubmark is an accreditation Scheme and identifies the club to be a safe, welcoming. sustaknable and well-monaged. providing a lfillirtg pla¢¢ for parti¢iPonts of all ages, as w¢ll &s assuring parents and carers that they are choosing the right option for their young people: Inve5tD)ent.' we facilitated investment of the ECB'5 County Grant Fund across 18 proj¢cts. Staffordshire's fijll budget allocation of £134,564 saw impn)v¢menis a¢ros$ 3 key themes of Creating Welcoming Environments, Facility I Playing Opportunity Enhan¢ement and Ta¢kling Climate Change for projects were vajued at a total of £270,570. In addition, the ECB'5 Int¢st Free Loan 5chem¢ saw another £56.988 support clubs in stsffordshire., Coach Education.. We traintd a total of 163 Coaches trdined (132 tnale. 31 femole and 14 fJDm BAME bAck0ndS) with 29 support bursaries totalling £4.345 for under-represented group5,' National Pro8rammes.' 2,440 young people were involved in All sta (1.738) and Dynamos Cri¢ket17021 giving many of them their first opp)rtunity in the game, with girls representing 46% of the Dynam05 players in 2023: Women's & Girls, CTi¢ke¢- 157 teams played in 2023 r¢pr¢senting 46 tlubs from across the county, with 15 different forniats from the West Midlands Womcn's Cricket League tts under IOS softball; • Volunteers.. we recognised and rewdrded our fantastic club volunteers with 36 mortthty awards in the year and another 90 volunteers at end-of-season awards ceremony,. • Another 7 ¢rick¢t organisation$ accessed the Staffordshire Cricket subsidy scheme for defibrillators taknrt£ the toial io 26 across the ¢outhty in ¢onjun¢tion with the Cub Cricket Charity- General Conduct RegulatlOll51'GCR') and R¢¢reational Cri¢ket Regulations {'RCR') were rolled out to help provide a fram¢woTk around discipline, behaviour and standards of conduct th&t the game expe¢t and provide ¢onsisten¢y of approaeh in the reereational game,. and Work lo merge two of our county's gnd indeed the county's most established junior leagues would coniinue io $of¢guard the fuillr¢ ofj4Jnior league cri¢k¢t in the North Staffs and sUoUnd1nS aTe&5. Performance Representative age group cricket pn>8ramme5 continued io help identify ialented ¢ri¢k¢ters, providit)g th¢m with development opportunities to hone leadership. technical. tsctical and teamworking skills. Our drive is to make the county ptrforniance pathway as acce5siblc as possible and in 2023 - with flnancial 5UPPOrt from th¢ Board and the ECB the init121 p)int of contoct for young people in the talent identification process wa5 frce of charge for attendee5. In addition The Staffordshire Young CTickeieTS' Trust support s¢h¢m¢ w available to &%sist those fLndin8 diffLcuIty in meeting the costs of count). a8£ group cricket. Representstive t¢8ms in¢luded.. • Boys Under 10,11,12.13.14.15.16 and 18., •Girls Und¢r 11, 13,15 and 18- Leaming & Physical Disability,. Visually Impaired; . Women's County Seniors County (2 x Over 505. 2 x Over 60$, I x Over 70s)' and • Additional support and resource for Stsffordshire County Cricktt Club senior men's squad and development squ&ds. To widen a¢eessibility'. Ow MCC Foundaiion Hub op¢rat¢s in Wolverhampton and aims to help those ha betn cngagd through non-tTaditional formats or mass parti¢ipation initiatives to transition into the formal cricketin8 smictures and build a long-terni love of the garne. join cricket club5 and access the talent Pothway. 28 young people 115 boys, 13 girls) attended a 10-week progrdmme to further develop their capabilities. and • Our two Community Talent ChaEnpions are dcployed in the north and south of ihe County to id¢t)tify cri¢k¢t 18]¢nt in non-traditigTh settings. Fo¢lls has b¢en in the Stoke-on-Trent. Wolverhampton. Wa]5all and Sandwell aT¢ SupTK>rt from The Chartley Foundation enabled us to provide an additional level of development support for knys 8nd girls at suEPp and EPP level respectivety. 18 talented player5 have rettived the benefit of additional conta¢t time. From a progression perspective. the 2023 cohort saw-. . I Staffordshire girl represent England Under 19 Women the World Cup and Central Sparks contt. I boy sel¢cted for Ireland Under 19s: • 3 Boys graduate from our EPP ot)to First Class Academies {2 Warwickshire and l Derbyshire)- 5 Girls on Centrnl Sparks Academy., 5 Girls on Central Sparks EPP., The men's coiiThty club feature 6 players in one team who had all played junior county age group ¢ri¢ket for Stsffordshire in the previous 5 years: . Vnd¢r 18$ Girls County Cup- National Champions,. and . Men's County Team Natiortal T20 Champions Page 4
Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report S¢h(x)Is The Chance to Shine charity is our major supporter for delivery of crieket into the state school network and we are gTatefi]I for their financial input into ensuring young people have the opportunity to pick up a bat and bail during their education. With additional investment dire¢ily from the ECB 2022123 academic year saw delivery into 134 primary schools and 152 hours of girls specific se¢ortdary schools #Ciivity. 15,427 school children were involved in Chance to Shille activity in a sthool setting- . 3,029 hours of cricket delivery across the county's state schools n¢tWOTk,' and 4 42 newlysuaiified teachers trained to deliver cri¢k¢t. Outside of Chat)ce io Shine funded programmes. we saw almost 500 primary-aged children attend ¢ounty Dynamos Cri¢ket finals events and over 700 iK)ys attend 8 secondary schoo15 indoor and outd¢x)r ¢omp¢titions in ihe Black County local authority areas. Ability Cricket The majority of our abiliry crieket offer now sits within the Lord's Taveners, Super I s programme. Table Cricket, Special Educational Needs ('SEN'} S¢hools delivery. Super Is Hubs, Champion Clubs IECB) and Walking Cricket ate our key delivery mechanisms. In addition, our Leaming / Physical Disability and our Visually Impaired teams both compeie admirably in their respective ¢oJnwitions. Our ability ¢ri¢ket delivery in 2023 was described by ECB as '¢l$s$.leading' Highlights included.. 4 Super 15 hubs running fortni8htly (2 in Wolverhampton, l in Lichfjeld, and I tn New¢ast]e-under-Lyme} with excellent feedback from participants and par¢ots l ¢arers with 860/• of responses citing a positive impact on self-confjdence, inclusion and independence; . 5 Tabl¢ Crick¢t County Comwitions Completed with over 300 p8fti¢iPonts and 33 SEN schoo15 iThYolv¢d,. . 36 Table Cricket Young Leaders trained, mosily from Special Schools, who as5i5t with competition deliv¢ry with very positive fe¢db&k from tearhers,. . 6 Disability Charnpion Clubs signed-off., . We facilitated Employability Workshops forour play¢rs with 4 of 6 att¢ndees moving into work P05Ltion5 a5 a rc5uIt' I I SEN school softball competitigns with 494 parti¢ipants from 30 SEN schools across the county,. and 12 Walking Cricket groups playing regular indoor sessions and taking part in Counry and regional festivals with over 120 local participants. . Half Terni Activity and F(>od programme5 SUPPOrted during summer holiday in Walsall. Financi41 Revitw Review of Financial PositlOD The Siatement of Financi Acttyities shows a net surplus of income over expenditur¢ of £17,292 (2022.. £24,918). Total Net Assets at 30 September 2023 #mounted to £505.213 (2022.. £487,922). represented by Ut)r¢stri¢t¢d Funds of £505,21312022.. £487.922) atld Restricted Funds of £nil12022.. £nil). Pollo on Reserrts The Tnjstees policy is to retain a lev¢1 of Fr¢e Res¢rves which is appropriate to the risks which the Charity faces, in order io provid¢ prote¢iion for ihe Chartty against urtfore$een adverse financial circumstances. The Charity's intome streams for the next tsvelve months are ytt to be fully confirjned. The Trustees have therefore d¢¢med li appropriaie to provide levels of Free Restrves at £505.213 to meet any potential shortfalls over this peri(Id. Prineip41 Funding Sourees The England & Wales Crieket Board r¢mains the principal fi]nding sourc¢ for both year end 30 September 2023 and 30 Seprember 2022. Plans for Future Periods obJettlvesforlMi#reperlo Future Plans The Charity has years remaining on th¢ fijnding agr¢em¢nt with th¢ ECB, whi¢h will ¢nsure ECB core fvnding remain$ at similar levels. Funding is agr¢ed with Chan¢e to Shine and The Lords Taverners. The Charity will continue to generate revenue through cricket programs and fundraising ev¢nts whi¢h will be reinvested in community and ericket activiry in line with our eharitsble obje¢tiv¢s. Th¢ Charity has budgeted to make h slight loss in 2023124. Pagt 5
Director5, Report and Trustees, Annual Report Trngee$ and Qffl¢er$ The TnJstee5 8nd Officers serying during ihe year and since th¢ y¢4r end were follows.. Trustees: David Andrew Smith Steven John Billingtott Ir¢$igned 10 O¢tober 2022) Toyin Hiy&s Sirnon David Fisller Phillip Oliver Rebecca Elniugh (re5igncd 13 November 20231 Sue Rennit (appointed 5 December 2022) Laura Mack(xl Christopher Neil Ttjrner Yaser Mir (resigned l February 2023) Martttt Nicholas Davies Helen Bourton Jason Nicholas Britton c'hairn)an'. David Andrew Smith S¢¢r¢tary.' Jasot) Nicholas Britto Structure. Governanfe Man#gtThenl Nre of GoverMiNg DéKumenl Staffordshire Cricket Limited is a coThpany limited by guarantee govemed by its Memorandum 8nd Articles of Association dated 25 March 2021 {filed at Companies House 15 April 202 I). It is also a charity registered with ihe Charity Commission dated 9 November 2021. Recruiltrnenl dndAppoinlmen¢ Tr¥$te Trustees are appotnted as v%ancies arise. Candidates are interviewtd for 5Uitability and Skill set leAn¢e by a panel of Trusi¢¢s. New TN$t¢e$ ar¢ appropriately inducted upon joining. MlorRlskn 4lldM4n4gemeni ofihose riskTforsMwll chorltles Repululion The principal risk is damage io the reputation of th¢ Charity, and th¢ Charity implements policies locally Èn ¢0-0ratiO[l with the national gtsverning body to mitigate this. These policies are designed to complement existin8 policies to eThsur¢ that our sport promotes a fully diverse and ¥nclu5ive environment and ¢ulluJt. The Trust¢e$ tonsider that the Charity has appropriate TX)licie5 and pnxedures for its employees. and that it has pui in place the necessary safeguards for p&rti¢ipants in th¢ Charity's a¢tLVlll¢S to mitigale this risk. Crickéi Popularity The Charitv is reliant on cricket remaining a popular s1)ort at a national Icvel to help drive demand for its xtivities within the Catchment area of the Charity. The risk that th¢re is a decline in the sport's popularity i5 managed by the Charity. working c105ely with the governing body, the ECB in ord¢r to maintain the highest possible profile and interest in the 5POrt. Pag¢ 6
Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report Financial InstTuments Objeclives oNdPoli¢i The principal financial risk is that a substantial element of the Charity's income comprises short.teTm grants. whilst its most significoot expenditure is what it regords as long-terni commitments associated with the costs of its pennanent staff. There is therefore a risk thai its income srreams will not be sufficient to meet its longer-tenn expenditure Commitments. In ihe prevailing ma¢roe¢onomi¢ envirotJmen( inflation is on an upward trend whilst the Charity's core income is fixed for the next two years. However, th¢ Charity prepare5 annual budgets and regular forecasts throughout the year in order to monitor any imbalanc¢s between ineome and eXpendire, and it prepares rolling budgets in order to understand its longer-tern) exposure to such imbalatJc¢s. This ¢nabl¢s it ¢0 lake any ne¢e55ary actions to bring its ¢xpendiiur¢ into line with its income. The Charity a]so holds sufficient reserves to enable it to minimi5e the advers¢ impa¢t on its business of Any su¢h misa]ignm¢nt which it consid¢rs necessary. Ststement of Tru5ttts' responsibilities The Truste¢$ {0 are also the directors of Staffordshire Cricket Limited for the purposes of company law} are sponsible for preparittg the Directors, Report and Tru5tees' Annual Report and the financial ststements in a¢¢ordan¢¢ with applicable law and Uniied Kingdom Accounting Standard5 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted A¢¢ounting Practice). including FRS 102 'The Finallcial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland" The report and accounts have been prepaTcd in aecordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relAting to St]]all companies. Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financia] statements for each financial year. Under company law th¢ Trustee5 mu51 not approve the finatLcia] statements un1¢5S thcy arc satisfied that they give a tnje and fair vi¢w of th¢ stste of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming r¢50urces and application of resources. including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparin8 these fJnan¢ia] statem¢nts, the Trustees ar¢ required to.. 5ele¢t suiiable a¢¢ountit)g policies and apply them n5lStentIy• obserye the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. make judgements at)d estimates that are reasonable artd prudent,. stste whether applicable accounting standard5. comprising FRS 102 have been followed. 5ubjeet to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.. and prepare the fjnoncial statement$ on th¢ going ¢on¢em basis unless li is inappropriate to presume that the charitable ¢ompany will Continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 proper accountin8 records that can disclose with re4$0nable a¢¢ura¢y at any time the flnancial FX>Sition of the charitabl¢ company and enable them to ensure that the finatjcial statements romply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of th¢ charitable company and h¢nc¢ for taking reasonable steps forthe prev¢Thtion and deie¢iion of fraud and other irregularities. The Trnsiees are responsible for the mainienance and integrity of the ¢orporat¢ and fiThancia] infonnation included ot) the ¢haritable ¢ompany's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financtal statements may differ frtsm le¥islation in other jurisdÈctions. Small Companies Pr0Tr75ion St*tement This report l)as been prepared in a¢¢ordan¢e wth ihe Sm1 ¢ompant¢s r¢gim¢ und¢r the Companie5 Act 2006. The annual report was approved by the Trustees of the Chgrity on 16 May 2024 and signed on its brIr by.. Jason Ni¢holas Briiton Company s¢eretary and ttust¢¢ Page 7
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Staffordshire Cricket Limited ('the CompaDy') I rert to the Charity Tru5tec5 on my examinatiort of the accounts of the Company for th¢ year ended 30 September 2023. Responsibilities •d basis of rerI As the ChaTity'S Trustees of the Company (and also lis dire¢tors for the purposes of cornpany lawl you are rc5ponsible for the preparation of the accounts iTh accordance with the requiments of th¢ Companies A¢t 2006 {'the 2006 Act,). Having satisfi¢d myself that th¢ ac¢ounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Aci and are eligible for independent examination. I report in r¢5pecl of my examination of your Charity's accounts as ¢arried oui under s¢¢tion 145 of the Chariti¢s Aci 2011 {'the 2011 Act'l. In caryins Out my examination I have followed the Dircction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xbl of the 2011 Act. JThdepend¢D¢ examiDer's statement Sin¢¢ the Company's gross income ex¢e¢ded £250,000 your examin¢r musi be a member of a body listcd in 5CCtion 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirn] that l am qua]ified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ACCA. which is one of the listed bodies. I hav¢ ¢ompl¢ied my examination. l ¢onfirni that no rnatters have eome to my attention in Connection with the examinaiiom giving me Cause to believe.. accounting rewrds were not kept in r¢spe¢t of stsffordshire Cricket Limited a5 required by section 386 of the 2006 A¢t' or 2. the ac£ounts do not accord with those record5.' or 3. the accounts do not comply with ihe accounting qUI)rments of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts wve a'true and fair view, whi¢h is not a matter ¢onsidered as part of an independent examination. or 4. the a¢counts have not been prepared in o¢¢ordan¢¢ with the method5 and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by ¢hariti¢s lappli¢abl¢ io charities preparing their accounts n accordance with the FiThancial Reporting Stsndard applicabl¢ in the UK and Republi¢ of Ir¢land (FRS 10211. I have no concerns and have come a¢ross no oiher malletE in wnt)e¢tioD with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ount$ b¢ r¢oched. Alextra Group Limited Chartered Certified Accountants ACCA 7-9 Macon Court Crewe Cheshire CWI 6EA 16 May 2024 Page 8
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 ncluding Income and Expellditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses) Total 2023 Total 2022 Unrestricted Restricted Note In¢om¢ and Endowments from: Donations and le88¢ies Charitable activities Investm¢nt its¢ome 1.010 378.627 1,010 977,335 7,168 10 803,438 598.708 7,168 Total income 605.876 379,637 985.513 803,448 Expenditure on: Raising fi]nds Charitsble artiviti¢s 908 435,682 1.200 530,432 2,108 966.114 592 777.938 Total expenditure Net incoMe/lexpendilure) Transfet¥ between funds 436,590 531.632 968,222 778.530 169.286 1151,995) (151,9951 151,995 17.291 24,918 N¢t mov¢m¢nt in fimds 17,291 17.291 24.918 Reeonelllatl0 of futtd$ Total fvnds brought fonvard 487,921 487,921 463,004 Total funds carri¢d forward 16 505,212 505,212 487,922 All of the Charity's o¢tivitie5 derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The lldS breakdown for 2022 15 showTh in note 16. The notes on pages I I to 18 forni an inte8ral part of these financial sraternents. Pag¢ 9
(Registration Number: 07335620) Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2023 2023 2022 Note Fixed #$$tt$ Tangible assets 12 12,555 10.577 Current assets Debtor5 Cash at bank and in hand 13 40,288 573.685 65.672 570.118 613.973 635,790 Creditors: falling due wiihin one ye4r 14 (121,316} 1158.445) turrent assets 492,657 477.345 Ne¢ att9 505,212 487.922 Funds of the ChArity: Unrestrirted ineome funds Unrestricted funds 505,212 487,922 Total funds 16 505,212 487,922 For the financial year ending 30 September 2023 (he Charity w45 entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Compank¢s Act 2006 relating to 5ma]I companies. Direciors, responsibilities.. The members have noi required the Chority to obtsin an audit of its accounis for th¢ year in qu¢stion In aceordance with 5e¢tion 476; and The directors aeknowled8e their responsibilities for complying wth the requirements of the with respect to acrounting records and th¢ prep8rdtion of accounts. These flnancial statements have been prepared acrdance wilh the special provision5 relating to companies subject to the small companies r¢gime within Part 15 of the Cornpanies Act 2006. The finan¢ial statements on pages 9 to IS were dpproved by the Trustees, and authorised for issue on 16 May 2024 and signcd on their behalf by.. Jason Nicholas Britton Company s¢¢ret3ry trustee The notes on pages I l 10 18 fonn an integrdl part of these fittan¢ial statements. Pag¢ 10
Notes to the Finanei21 Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 I Charity status The Charity is limited by guarontee, in¢orporaied ih England & Wales, and eon5equ¢ntly does not have Share Capi. Ea¢h of the membeJ3 is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the Charity in the evetjt of liquidation. Th¢ address of its registered office is.. 4 Park¢r Court Slaffordshire Technology Park Stafford Staffordshire ST180WP These financial statements were authori5ed for issue by the Tn]st¢es on 16 May 2024. 2 AetOUDting polieie5 Surnmary of significant accounting polRties key #ecounting estiThate5 The principal a¢wunting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies haye been consistentty applied to a]1 the years present¢d, unless oth¢nvise stated. Statement of compliance The finan¢ial sta¢etnents Itave beeD prepared in accordanee with Accounting and Reporting by Charities= 5taiement of Re¢ommended Practice {applicablc to charities preparing their oc¢ounts in a¢¢ordan¢e with the Finan¢ial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021} (issued itt October 2019) - (Charittes SORP IFRS 1021), the Financtal Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) and ihe Companie5 Act 2006. Basis of PTepargtion Stafford5hire Cricket Limited meet5 the definition of a publi¢ benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilitie5 are inttially recognised at historical ¢ost or transa¢tion value uttless o¢herwi5e stated in the rel¢vant accounting policy note5. Going coDcerD The Trnstees consider that there art no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a 80ing ¢on¢¢m nor any significant areas of uneertainty that affect th¢ wrying valu¢ of assets held by the Chartty. Income and endowments All income is r¢¢ognised once the Charity ha5 entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be receiv¢d and ihe amount of the irtcome receivable can be measured reliably. DoA4liou$ 4ftdlegocles Donation5 are recognised when the Charity has been noiified in writing of both the amount and settlement datc. In the event that a donation is subject to ¢onditions thai require a level of perforniance by the Charity before the Charity is cnliiled to the fi]nds, the income is def¢rred and not TOgnIsed until either those condiitons are fully met. or the fvirLlm¢nt of those ¢onditions is wholly within the control of the Charity and it is probabl¢ that these conditions will b¢ fulfilled in the reporttng period. Interest income is r¢cognised in th¢ period in which li relaies io through the year. Pa8ell
Notes to the Financial Statements for th¢ YeAr Ended 30 September 2023 Expenditure All expenditure is recognised onc¢ there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable 5cttlement is required and the amount ¢an b¢ measured reliably. All costs are alltscated to the appli¢able expenditure headin8 that aggregate Similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular h¢adings they hav¢ been ollouted on a b&si5 consistent with the use of r¢souT¢es. with eentral staff costs allocated on ihe basis of time spenL and depreciaiion ¢harge5 allocated on the portion of the assei's use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs. Rais¢ngfundf Th¢s¢ are Cosis incurred in attra¢ting voluntary income. the management of inv¢sthJents aDd those incurred in trading aetivities that raise fund5. Charitable activili£¥ Charitable expenditure ¢ompris¢s those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its a¢tivities and service5 for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allo¢aied directly to such activitie5 and those costs of an indirert natyre necessary to 5UPPOrt them. Groni wndilure Th¢ Charity runs programs in Staffordshire on behatf of nationF&l organis&tion5 such ss the ECB. Chan¢¢ to Shin¢, Lord's T8v¢rners and the MCC Foundation. The Charity mak¢s donations to local or8anisations and individuals to support their ericket activitie5 and facilities in line with our charitable objectives. Th¢ Charity assists club5 and other organisations it)volved in Cricket to obtain grant fimdittg and supplements those grdnts from its owj fund5 where necesshry. The Charity recognises that cricket can be an expensive game to play and aims to minimis¢ ¢osts to parents, whilst rccognising that a fully funded age-group pathway is beyond Èts m¢an5. Support Costs Support ¢osts in¢lude centrdl fi]nclions and have beert allocated io Activity ¢ost Categorie5 on a b15 consistent wth the use of resources, for exampl¢. allating property costs by floor areas, or per capita staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. Govern8nce t08ts Thtse include the Costs attrtbuthble io the Charity's compliance with iollsiitutional and statutory requirements. including audit. strategic managemeni and Tru$t¢es meetin85 and reitnbur5ed experts¢s. Tixatio The Charity 15 considered to pass ihe tesis set out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Finan¢e A¢t 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly. the Charity is ]x)t¢ntially ¢xempt from iaxation in respect of incom¢ or capita] ¥airhS received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Talloti of Ch4rg¢able Gains Act 1992, to the extent ihat such income or gasns #r¢ applied exclusively to charitable purp05CS. Tangible red assets IndividuAI fixed assets costing £100.00 or more are Initially recorded at sL less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent a¢¢umulated impaimient Ios5eS. Depre£i&tion nd morti5atio Depreciation is provided ikn tsngibl¢ fixed assets so as to write off the cosi or valuation, less w)y estimated residual value. over their expccted useful economic life as foll¢)ws'. Asset class Furniture and equipment Computer eqiiipment DepreciAtIo method *nd rgte 3 years stsaight lin¢ 3 years sttaighi line Pag¢ 12
Notes to the FiDan¢ial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 Fund 5trncture Unrestricted inwme fund5 are gencral fi]nds that are available for use at the Tru$t¢es discretion in furtheran¢¢ of the objectives of the Charity. Restri¢ted in¢ome fimds are those donated for use in a partieular ar¢a or for sp]riC purposes. the use of which is r¢stri¢t¢d to ar¢a or PUTP05C. Pensions and other post retireDJent obligations The Charity operates a defined contributton pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fid and the Charity has no l¢gal or ¢onstru¢tive obligation to pay fi]rther contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay ail employees the benefits relating to employe¢ seryi¢e in the Current and prior periods. Coniributions to defined Contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Finan¢ial A¢tlVLties when they are du¢. If ¢otltribution payments extted the contributÉon due for s¢rvi¢¢, th¢ ¢x¢¢ss is r¢¢ognised a5 a prepaneI. 3 Intome from dongtions atsd Iwcies Unrestricted fund$ Restrieted runds Totsl fwids Donattons and legacies,. L%)notions from individuals 1.010 1,010 Total for 2023 1,010 1,010 Totil for 2022 10 10 4 Ineome from Charitable activitks Unre5trifted fuNd5 Gtner81 Itestritted tundg Tot¥41 fund8 Cricket d¢v¢lopm¢nt progrdmmes 598,708 378,627 977,335 TotAI for 21123 598.708 378,627 977.335 Totsl for 2022 558.320 245,118 803,438 5 Investment ineome Unrestrleted rund5 General Total 2023 Jntere51 re¢eivable and similar income. Interest receivable on bank deposits 7,168 7.168 Page 13
Notes to the Financial Siatements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 Investment income from interest receivable in 2022.. £Nil. 6 Expenditure on charitable activitiu Unrestricted fund5 General Rtttrieted fund$ To¢41 funds Nole Cricket development programmes Staff costs Allocated support eosts Governance Costs 121,481 206,816 98,535 8,850 72,732 424,982 32,718 194.213 631.798 131,253 8.850 Totgl for 2023 435,682 530,432 966.114 Totsl for 2022 384,351 393,587 777,938 In addition to the expenditure anaiysed aboye. there are also goYernat)¢¢ ¢osts of £8,85012022 - £9.000} which relate directly to charitable activities. See note 7 for further ddails. Page 14
Note$ to the Financial Sta¢¢ments for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 7 Analysis of governante and support Coit$ Support eosts Allot#ted to eh#ritAble actitieS Governance ¢O5ts AdmiDiStrAtioD co$t8 Total rmnds Crickct dcvelopment programmes 8,850 131.253 140,103 Total for 2022 9,000 163.155 172,155 Governance costs UDre5tricted funds General Totll funds stsff costs Trustees remuneration 8,850 8.850 Total for 2023 8.850 8,850 Total for 2022 9.000 9,000 8 GrAnt-m#king Angly5is of grants The 5UPPOrt C05t5 a5stsriated with grant-rnaking are £Nil130 September 2022- £Nill. 9 TThs¢ee8 remuntration and expenses During ihe year the Chority paid ihe trustees £8,850 (2022: £9.000} No trustees have received any reimbursed expense5 or any other benefits from the charity during the y¢. Page 15
Notes to the Financial Statement5 for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 10 Staff Costs Th¢ aggregate paJToll costs were as follows.. 2023 2022 Stsff e05ts durittg the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs 584.377 39.724 16.547 460,962 29,400 12.577 ,(AO,648 502.939 No employee received emoluments of mor¢ th8n £60,000 during the year. 11 TAxation The Charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt fT¢)m tsxation on income gains applied exclusively to charitable puryoses. No trading a¢tivity occurred during the period. 12 TDgible fjxed Issets Furniture nd tquipmeDt Computtr equipment Total C05t Ai l Octtsber 2022 Addition5 29,837 3.78 20.105 7.496 49.942 At 30 September 2023 33,617 27.601 61.218 Depreclatit)n At l October 2022 C.'harge for th¢ year 20,240 6,074 19,125 3.224 39,365 9.298 At 30 September 2023 26.314 Net book v8ly¢ At 30 S¢ptenibcT 202i 7,303 5,252 12,555 At 30 S¢pt¢mb¢r 2022 9,597 980 10,577 13 Debtor5 2023 2022 Member debtors Prq>ayrnents Other d¢btors 17,981 6,652 15,655 28,090 5,524 32,058 40288 65,672 Page 16
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 14 Credito. amounts f¥Uing duf witbiD one year 2023 2022 Supplier creditors Other taxation and so¢iai security Other Creditors Accruals 12,445 21,392 49,236 38243 5,055 16.185 61.079 76.126 121,316 158,445 IS CoDUllitmtnts CapRt41 commitments Operating lease commitment paym¢nts for hire of a Hyundai IONIQ contracted to 2210512026. The totsl arnount C4)ntra¢ted for but not provided in the financial 51atements was £17.892 (2022- £25.6451. 16 Fundj BAlan¢¢ at 30 September 2023 Oetober 2022 Incoming r¢sour¢es Resourees expended Transfers UnTestritted funds General 487,921 605,876 (436.590) (151,995) 151,995 505,212 Restricted funds 379,637 531,632 Total fllnd$ 487.921 985.513 (968,2221 505,212 Incomlng resouree$ Resourc eipended Trnafer8 Restricted fund5 ECB Women's and girls. developm¢nt Chance to Shint Other Projects 101,814 151,O¢JO 126,823 159,768) (211.506) (260,359 142,046) 60,506 133,536 Tot1 resiricted funds 379.637 (531,633 151.996 Balance at 30 Septembtr 21122 Balance t I October 2021 Incoming resources Resources expended TrnsfeT8 Unrestrided futtds General 463,004 558.330 {384.943) (148.469) 487.922 R¢stJ4ded funds 148.469 Tot•l funds 463.004 803,448 {778,530 487,922 Unrestricted funds have been transferred to finance A deficit on rcstricted fund5. Page 17
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 17 Analysis of ntt Assets between TndS L"nreBtricted fund5 Gener*1 Total fund5 at 311 September 2023 Tangible fixed as$¢ts Current assets Current liabilities 12.555 613.973 121.3161 12,555 613.973 1121,316 Total net &8sets 505,212 505.212 UnTestri¢ttd funds General Totsl funds at 30 Septtmber 2022 Restri¢t¢d funds Tangible fixed 8s5ets Current assets Current liabilities 10.577 635,790 (158,545) 10,577 635,790 158,4451 100 Total net assets 487,822 loo 487,922 18 Analysis ofnei d¢bts At3 Septtmber 21b23 At l Oetober 2022 Cash at bank and in hand 570,118 570,118 Net debt 570,118 570,118 At30 September 2022 At l Ottober 2021 Cash at bank and i# hand 528.597 528,597 Net debt 528,597 5.28.597 Page 18