Compsny Registration Number.. 07335620
Charity Registration Nurnber.. 1196490
Staffordshire Cricket Limited
(A Company Limited by Guarant¢¢}
Allnuai Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Alextra Group Limited
Chartered Certifi¢d A￿oUntants
7-9 Macon Court
ChethiTt
CWI 6EA

Contents
Reference and AdDynistrative Details
DiT¢¢tors' RerK>rt and Trnstees, Annual Rep)rt
210 10
Independent Examiner's Report
Statemcnt of Financial Activities
12
Balance Sheet
13
Notes to the Finoncial Statement$
14to22

Referenee and Administrative Detsils
Chxirrnl
David AThdrew Smith
Trnsteeg
David Andrew Smith
Toyin Higgs
Simon David Fisher
Sue Rennie
Laura M3cl¢od
Christopher Neil Tumer
Martin Nicholas Davi¢s
Helen Bourton
I￿0￿ Ni¢hol&% Britlo
Amit Paul SharnJ&
Rachel Bayley
Jason Nicholas Britton
Setr¢t4ry
Charity Registration NuDther
1196490
CompADy ReEi8tratioD Number
07335620
The Clwity 15 incorporaled in England & Wales.
4 PJrk¢r Court
Staffordshire Technology Pa
Stsfford
St&ffordshi
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Reglstered Office
Auditor
Alektra Gmup Limited
Charter¢d C¢rtifi¢d Accountants
7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Che5hirc
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Dire¢tors' Report and Trusttt$' Annual Report
The Trustees, who ar¢ directors for the purposes of company law. present the annual report 108ether with the
fiDaneiai siatements of the ¢h4ritsble cornpany for the year ended 30 September 2024.
Objectlvu ind Activiti¢8
Objecls ondAin
The Charity's objectives are..
provide or &5Si$t in the PTOViSiOn of facilities in¢luding but not limited to the provision of facilities for the
plaj'ing of ¢ri¢ket and other sw>rt5. in the interesis of S￿141 welfare ftsr recreation or other leisure time
occupation of individua15 who have n¢ed of suth facilities by reason of their youth. age. infjrmity or disability.
financial hardship or so¢ial ¢ir¢umstances with the object of improving their conditions of life-
promote community partLCLpation in healthy recreation including ntst limi¢ed to the pmvision of fAcilities
for the playing of crickd and other sports in th¢ Historic County of Staffordshire and beyond. To serve as the
local governing body for Recreational Cricket Rn ihe Histori¢ County of Stsffordshire, odapting and adopting
local policies. in lin¢ with national programs. directives and rules, regulations, poli¢i¢$ and procedures of the
EnÈland and Wales Cricket BoJrd I'ECB,).. and
promote education in¢luding but not limited to supporting the cri¢k¢i n¢twork and its people to achieve
recogni5ed qualifications or other b¢tternienl in skills including pl&yin& ¢oaching. safegu8rding, umpiring and
officiating, ground5kcepins. club management and developrnenl.
The Historic County of Staffordshire includes the large COllUTbation$ of Sandwell, WolYerhaTnpton, Walsall and
Stok¢-on-Trent, towns and ¢ities such as Stafford. NewcastlE-under-Lym¢, Burton-upon-TrenL Tamworth at)d
Lichfield plus rnral are&s SUGh a5 the Staffordshire Moorland5 and Cannock Chase.
The Chtirity's Mission is 'to inspire people in Staffordshir¢ to a lifelong ￿50¢12t10￿ with cricket through the
support and 8rowth of thc re¢re*ionai gwne in our ￿U￿ty,.
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Obiectives. Sirolegies &nrfAdlvldes
Activitics during th¢ year in¢luded..
Faciliti¢s and Improvin8 C4)nditions of Life..
The 'Core Cities Pro8ramme' in Sandwell enables predomirtsntly women of South Asiom ethnicity to paTticipate
in cricket acrivity. This seeks to address in¢quglities of opportunity tts participate irt cricket ¥mongst inner-city
#nd SoLrth Asian women.
'Walking Cricket, is a modified version of th¢ game d¢sigDed to k¢¢p older people moving, whilst retaining
participation in a garne they love.
A vari¢ty of 'Ability' progrnmm¢5 ar¢ 5pe¢j81ty tailored for the needs of those wlth disabilities. With funding
from the Lord's Tavernets, th¢s¢ ar¢ l￿W bad8¢d 'SurKr Is,.
Participation aThd Governance:
'All Stars, is an introductory level programme for 5-8 y￿￿￿oId ¢hildr¢n. Mthile 'I)ynamos' is a ftsllow-on
programrne for those aged 8-10. The Charity encourages clubs to run these prograTnmes Ojhd have also run
courses in non-¢lub ¢nviTonrnents such faith group$ attd schools. The Charity NThs courses hnded by'chance
to Shin¢. in Primary S¢bools {and for Secondary School girls) al0￿ witb 'Street Cricket, pro8rwiirn¢$ in
i]]neTrcity arEa5.
The Ch&rAty runs indoor league for girfs during the v4inter Rnd have recently started an outdoor girls. league
in the sUDlln￿. Wornen'5 softball fe5tival$ provide an opportuniry for wom¢n to parti¢tpa¢e without any of the
Tc¢ived batriers to p]xying hardball ¢ri¢ket.
As the gov¢rning body for cricket in Staffordshire, we advise cricket clubs and Check their applications for ECB
Clubmark Approval. This is an Imp￿rtant way of nY)nitorin8 and improving club governan¢e and safeguarding
pm¢¢dur¢s.
People and Pcrfonnanc¢'.
CO￿h1ng eourse5 are run for new Coach Support Workers along with intem)ediote level Club co*¢hin8 cour5CS.
S8feguardin8 courses aTe nm fotr IK>th Coa¢h¢s and club Safeguarding OtTicers.
Cowiry Ag¢ GA)UP t¢ams ar¢ run for boys and girls at age groups from under I I to under 18. along with the
County WoTnen's t¢8m, under 50 and under 60 county teams. An 'Emerging Players, Pro8ramme' I'EPP.)
bridges the gap between ag¢-grow) ¢ri¢k¢i and the aeademies tun by 'Fir51-Cla58' counties.
An ex¢elleni relationship is maintained with the As5￿1￿110n ofcrickrt Officials, th¢ Coach¢s' Association, and
the Grounds Managcment Asso¢iation.
PMblicBenefii
In 5h&ping its obj¢¢tiv¢$ for this period and in plannin8 its activities forthe future. the Trustee5 have considered
the guidan¢¢ published by the Charity Commi&sion on public benefiL The Charity h&s proyidcd aece5S to
oppothniti¢s in ¢ul¢ur¢, sports, and recreation for all people within Staffotdshire. Thig Report outlines how the
Charity's achievements during 2023124 hav¢ b¢nefit¢d th¢ public, ¢ither directly or irOirectly. fwst¢¢s remain
confident about the Charity's ability to Sustain publi¢ b¢nefit over the next twelve months and beyond.
Th¢ Th]stee8 confirni that they have Complied with the requirements of Se￿10n IY of the Charities Aci 2011 to
hav¢ due re88rd to the public benefit guTrdance published by the Charity Commission for England Atsd Wales.
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Achitvements and PerfornaDce
Community
Our CoMrn￿lty offer is ¢wr¢ntty provided through delivery of the ECB Core Citie5 Programme in Sandwell
and Chance io Shine's Street Cri¢kei proj¢¢ts.
Core Citi¢s'.
The Charity has the oppominity to bid for additional grnni fiinding. Th&s w)uld top up Sandwell fijndirtg {to
£40k) and allow applic￿lOnS to be pla¢¢d for Wolverhampton and Wal$￿] for the next three years (max £40k
each).
The Charity is applying for additional grat)t ￿nding from Sondw¢ll Council for £IOk to support a MCC Hub in
Sandwell and to fund additionHI S¢wDdwy Schools to help feed into the Hub.
The Charity iDtend5 on fvrther engaging with Afro c.aribbean communilies moving forwaTd8.
Charity Coaches supported Holiday Camps at Iwo Sandwell Schools (Holly Lodge and Shireland5}.
Encouragingly, g¢y)d number5 ittended both, parti¢ularly girls. As a ￿su11. the Charity is IcxJkin8 to crcate
Girls Street 5e5sion in the Sm¢thwick I West Bromwich area ag the 8ir15 frorn the schools unabl¢ to attend
our existing Street Club in Tipton.
The Chsrity also 5UPPOrted a Community Aaivity Day in Sandwell Valley. It had h¢arty engagement including
lo¢ai Coun¢illors parti¢ipating in some activities.
Chance to Shine Streetr.
Chan¢¢ ty Shine Street progrdmme is delivered by Staffordshir¢ Cricket and our selected paTthers takin8 cricket
to the ¢¢)mmunili¢s. Overall, it was a busy and su¢ce$s￿l year. The Street budget was ￿1]Y utilised and Chance
to Shine were d¢light¢d with our delivcrv. HL8hlights irtcluded..
The Charity succcs5fv11y started tsvo new ¢lubs in the latter part of th¢ Summer {ClaylgD AfghaD Refugees and
Wolverhampton yo￿8 Adults) with WolverhAmpton Girl$ Street and Stoke South Club starting the year as
newly ¢r¢ated.
Four ieams atiendeil the National Street Finals in Nottingham {Tipton Girl& Walsall Youth, Clayton. and
Smethwi¢k Young Adults). The Clayton ttam of Afghan Refuge¢s was followed round by a film crew all dAy
nd a video produr¢d.
Th¢ Charity hosted a Black Country Street Feslival at Ald¢rsey to complete the Street year. Six teams
participated.
Chance to Shine approved the Stret Budget for the next two years. This results in having 14 Street Club5 in
202412S and 16 p¢ncilled in for 2025126.
The Charity nominat¢d l.4wnsw<xMI Stred Club for Street Club of the Year and Zak Naqvi for Young p¢rson of
th¢ Year.
Matt Willima5 and Kierna Patel joined the Team as CornmLEnity Coaches {r¢placin8 existing role$).
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awbs and Lt4gueJ
The Charity has appointed a Club D¢velopm¢nt Offi¢¢r (wmmen¢iDg (ktober 2024) with parti¢uloT fows ¢)n
National Progr8mme$ including All Stars. Dynamos and Women and GiTIs.
Kathryn Whylc h&$ be¢ome our full-time Women and Girls Development Offi¢er focusing on the Black
Country.
The Couniy Grani Fund has ￿en allo¢ated and 750A of all proje¢ts hav¢ b¢¢n Pass￿ io the ECB io be
eorttra¢t¢d.
The Urtder 19 Hurtdred Competition finished with &n ¢xcellct)t floodlit work with Wolverhampton CC as
winn¢rs.
The Grass Pit¢h Improvement F￿d has prowss¢d w¢ll with all new Clubs now visited reports provid¢d
with the option of applying for grdnt fundin8 or an interest free loan.
I I members of the Team have su¢cessfvlty ¢ornpleted tsining as Mental Health First Aiders.
The Coach Edueation Pro8ramrne is progressing well. espe¢ially ihe bursary funded places. The Ch&ity
allo¢at¢d its allowance from the BCB at approximately £5k.
The Charity has a fully ¢05t¢d proposal for the deve]opment of the Claytott Site prepared ahhough the
Community Owneysbip Fund was t¢mp)rarily halt¢d du¢ to th¢ G¢nerai Eledion.
Perfornunce
Representative a8e 8roup cri¢ket programmes continued to help id¢Mify tsl¢nted ¢ri¢ket¢rs, ptDviding them
with developmenl opporlunities lo hone leadership. technical. tactic￿ and teamwo￿]ng skills. Our drive is to
make the wunty p¢rforni8nce pathway as acce55ible ss wssible and iti 2024 - with fjnan¢ial $upport from the
Board 2nd th¢ ECB - the initial point of contact for young people in the talent identification process w&s free of
h¥￿e for attende¢s. In addition Th¢ Stsffordshire Youn8 Cricketers, Trust suprK¥rt seherne was available to
%sist those finding difficulty in meeting the costs of county og¢ gTQUP ¢rs¢k¢t.
RepT&sentstive tea￿￿ iDrluded..
Boys Under 10,11,12,13,14,15.16 and 18.
Girlsunder 11, 13,15and 18.
. Leaming & Physical Disabilty.
• Visually Impaired.
• Women's County Seniors County (2 x Over 505, 2 x Ovtr 60& I x Over 70$); and
• Additional support and r¢source for Stafford5hire Cotsnty Crickd Club senior men's squad and development
4uads.
2024 highlights included:
Und¢r 14s Boys N￿lOrtal S¢mi-Fin81ists.
Under 16$ Boys Nati¢Mal Quarter Finalist
Under 185 Girls National Knockout Winnerg Iseeond year nmning).
Will Jam¢5 (Midlands Under 155) atBunbwy Festival {in¢luding five wi¢ke¢s) against the sO￿th and West.
Jo¢ H8wkins and Rohan V￿18bhen¢￿L were StaffordshiTe 1st Xl as Current pathway players.
Planned incr¢a5e in contact time for the Under IOS, 11$ and 12s Boys Whnt¢r Programm¢.
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Women's Tier 3 decision now madc to ¢nt¢r all thr¢e comp¢tithon5 (50 over. T20 and County Cup).
Four coad)es on Lev¢S 3 8$ additional investment into out County Age Group workforce.
Cricket Committee (Board and Club) created focusing on Stnior M¢n's ¢ri¢k¢t and the geamlc5S transition from
County Age Group to Staffordshire County Cri¢k¢t Club.
Meg Austin contracted with the Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Amy Wheeler with Blaz¢, and M¢lisha
Tenn8koon added to the Warwickshir¢ County CriGket Club Academy.
Scbool5:
The Cbartce to Shine ¢hgrity is our major supporter for delivery of crick￿ into the State school netwo￿ and we
ar¢ grdteful for their financial input into ensuring young peoplc have the opportunity to pick up a bat and ball
during their edueation. 2024 highlight5 in¢luded..
Primary S¢hoo15 Core FundLIJ8 fivhole School Programme}- the Charity d¢livered 2,857 hours in 87 schools to
11.155 participants.
Cricket Engagement Days- the Charity deliv¢r¢d 193 hours in 26 schools to 4.531 participlnts.
Youth Strategy- th¢ Charity delivered 787 hours in 21 targeted s¢lwls to 3.378 partieipants
Girls SKondary Leadership Pro&Tamm¢ - the Charity delivered 220 hours in 4 thls to 68 partiGipatLts.
Ability Cricket..
Th¢ majority of our ability crickd offcr sits within the Lord's Taveners, Super 15 programrne. Table Cri¢keE
Special Educational Needs I'SEN,) Schools delivery. Super Is Hubs, Champion Clubs (ECB) and Walking
Crickei ire our key d¢liv¢ry mechanistlls. In addition. our Leaming I Physical Disability and our Visually
lrnpair¢d teams both ¢ompct¢ adthirably in their respxtive competitions. 2024 highlights included..
Sup¢r l Hubs-.
Li¢hfi¢ld.. R¢gular 8 participants. Liberty Youth Club for young p¢opl¢ with special educational nrcd5 will b¢
r¢-lo¢ating tts Lichfi¢ld Cri¢ket Club when an extension is compl¢tEd by Mar¢h 2025
Newcastle-undcr-Lyme'. numbers remain over 20 with a r¢81 mix of ages and Abilities. The Youth Voic¢ T¢wm
ar¢ working on short videos aboutthe Softbail Festivftls and Bmployability Workshops.
Wolv¢rhampton (North and South).. well attended thriving.
The Charity is planning the irttrodurtion of a fifth hub in Stoke-Ort-Trent.
SEND Offer..
Tabl¢ Cricket..
Schoo15 ready to be equipped Dn payment by them to IA)rd Taverners.
Sofibail Cri¢ket..
Offtr ¢oMpl￿ed. all DyDamos Competitions completed despiie the weather.
Rep￿￿TrIally¢ T¢ams
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Super 9s Abilit). Teams..
Spitfires werc Midlands Divisional wi]Jn¢rs. S¢oTpion5 completed 5 fixtures.
Sw Is Momthly Softbdl Festivals..
Four in the yeaT with seven tcarns in attendance.
Stoffordshir¢ Wolves Visually Impaired T¢￿ll:
Midlattds Development League winners. The Te8m travelled down to Leicester Development Festival to
comple* their season.
Walking Cricket:
New group started focusing on dementia awareness. now a total of 16 groups. Chase Leisure group t8ken part in
awalking adivity promotio
(hher:
2 rnectin85 have been arranged Ntsrth South Spe¢i81 School Sport5 Associations t ¢onfirn) dates for
Table s01tb￿l eompetition8 in 2024125.
Trainin8 worksbops have been amnged ￿Ing fimding from the Disability Chajnpion Clubs initiative to rnis¢
awar¢n¢s$ of Disability Incl￿10￿ and Neurodiversity Awdreness througb Access Sport.
Flnandal Rthew
Rethw of FSD4n¢i*l Pwltlo
Th¢ Ststement of Financial Activitie5 shows a net deficit of in¢ome over expenditure of £58.778 (2023 shows a
t $utplus of £17,291)- Totsl Net A5set5 at 30 SepteM￿r 2024 amounted to £446.434 12023.. £505212),
r¢pres¢nted by UnrestTi¢t¢d Fund5 of £446,434 (2023= £505.212) and Resthcted Funds of £nil (2023: £nil}.
Pollcy on Reseryes
The Truste¢s' ￿)I1¢Y is to retain a level of Free R¢serv¢s whi¢h is appropriat¢ to th¢ risks which th¢ Clwity
faces. in order lo provide protection for the Charity against unfore5¢en adverse financial ¢ir¢um$tsn¢es. The
Charity's ineome strcaTD5 for the next twelve months are yet to be thlly ¢onfimed. The Trnstees have therefore
deemed it appropriate to provide leve15 of Frec Re5crve5 at £446,434 to meet any potential shortfAils over this
period.
PrinupAI Fund￿18 SourccF
The England & Walc5 Cricket Board remains the prI￿1PaI fiu￿Ing sOu￿e for both y¢ar ¢Dd 30 S¢pt¢rnb¢r 2024
attd 30 Septetnber 2023.
Plans for Future Period5
Alm% andkey oblecilvtsff)rful#reperlods
Futyr¢ Plans
Th¢ Charity a Cts￿ty Pattrership Agr¢ement that sets out ihe fLmding agreement with the ECB. This was
recently r¢newed and wll ensure ECB core funding at 5imi18r levels. Fundin8 15 agreed with Chance to Shine
arkd The Lord Tav¢rners. Th¢ Chariry will continu¢ to 8enerdte revenue through Crick￿ progrdm5 and
fi￿￿raiSIng events which will b¢ reinvested in community and Crick￿ artivity in line with our charitable
Obj￿￿YeS. The Charity has budgeta to make a slight loss in 2024125.
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Trnstet$ and Offittrs
Th¢ frust¢¢s and Officer5 serving duTing the y¢ar sincc the year end were as follows..
Trustees..
David Andrew Smith
Toyin Hig85
Simon David Fisher
Phillip Oliver (resigned 28 Nov¢rnber 2024)
Sue Rennie
Rebecca Llnaugh {r¢sign¢d 13 Novernbcr 2023)
Laura Ma¢l¢od
Christopher Neil Tum¢r
Martin Ni¢holas Davies
Hclen Bourton
Jason Ni¢holas Britton
Amtt Paul Sharnia lappoint¢d 25 N'overnber 2024)
R8¢hel Bayl¢y (appointed 25 November 2024)
airman..
David Andrew Smith
Secretary:
Ja50n Nicholas Britton
Strntture. Govtrn*nee and M4Thag¢meDI
Nothre tpf GovernIngDo￿￿tRI
Staffordshire Cricket Limited is a company limitd by guarantee governed by its Memordndum aRd Articles of
Association dated 25 M8r¢h 2021 {filed at Comp8nies House 15 April 20211. Jr is also a charty registered with
the Charity C4)rnmi5sion dated 9 November 2021.
Recruilmen¢ An&AppfflnTr￿lll oITn&flees
Trustees are apw>inted as va¢an¢ies aris¢. Candidates are inter¥i¢wed for suitability aThd skill set relevance by a
panel of Tn]stees. New Trustees are appropriately inducted upoDioining.
MajorRisks ofthose r£Yktfor smllllchorilies
Repuiatio
The prin¢ipal risk ks damage to the reputation of the Charity. snd the Charity impl¢m¢nts polici¢5 locally in
¢Oaoperation with the national governing bodv to mitigat¢ this. These policie5 are designed io ¢omplemer
existing poli¢i¢s to ¢nsure that our sport promote5 a fully diverse and inclusive cnvironment and Gulture. The
Trustees ¢onsid¢r that the Charity has appropriate policses and pro¢edures for its employees. it has put
in place the necessary safeguards for participants in thc Charity's activities to mitigate this risk.
Cricket FO￿11￿rIty
The Charity Is reliant on Cricket remaining a popular sport at a nation¥1 level to help drive d¢mand for its
acttvities withitb the c￿chment area of the Charity.. The risk that theff is a decline in the sport'5 popularity is
m8naged by the Charity, woiking closely with the govcrniD8 body. the ECB in ord¢r to maintain the highest
possible profile interest in the 5POrt.
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Financial In￿rUMents
objectiv￿ AndPolicies
rhe principa] financial risk 15 tbat a substantial element of the Charity's income ¢omprises short-tenn grants,
whilst its most srgnificant expenditure is what it regards as lon8-terni cotnmitments &850ciated with the costs of
its p¢m)an¢nt staff. Th¢re is therefore a risk that its income streams will not be suffieienl to m¢et its longer-terni
expenditllre ¢ommitm¢nts. In the pr¢voiling macr(Kconomi¢ envirorlln¢ni, inflation is on an upw2rd trtDd whilst
th¢ Charity's Core income is fix¢d for lh¢ next two years. How¢v¢r, th¢ Charity prepar¢s annual budgets gnd
rE8ular forecasts throughout the year in older to monitor any itDbalan¢es b¢twe¢n income and exp¢nditur¢, and
it prepares rollin8 budgets ift order to understand its longer-temi exposure to such imbalartces. This enables it to
tskt any n¢ces3Ary action5 to bring its expenditure into line with its income. The Charity a150 hold5 suffieient
x¢s¢tv¢s to ¢Thabl¢ it to minimise the adverse itnpact on its bu5ineBs of any such misali￿Lmetrt which it considers
necessAry.
ststemtnt of Trnstees. respO￿Stb1Il(le5
The TTU$t¢es (who are also the directors of Staffon15hire Crickd Limited for the purposes of company lawl are
respx)Dsibl¢ for ptEparing the Dir¢¢tOTS' Report ond Trustees, Annual RerrfTrrt and the financial statements in
Cordance with applicable law and United Kingdom A¢Wuntin￿ Standards (United Kingdom Gene￿IlY
Acceptrd A¢¢ounting Pra¢ti¢¢), indudiT)g FRS 102"Th¢ Fin￿claI R¢porting Standard appli¢4bl¢ in the UK and
Republic of Ireland"
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under comwdny law
the Thist¢e$ must not approve th¢ financial stat¢m¢nt5 unle55 they are satisfied tbat they give a and fair
view of the stste of affaj.rs of the charitable company and of the it)coming rcsources and applieation of
resources. including its in¢om¢ #nd expendiwre, of the ¢haritsbl¢ company for period. In preparing these
fithancial ststernet￿, the Ttustees are required to..
select suitsble acCo￿tIng policies and apply them conslStent]y;
observe the meth(MJ$ and principles in th¢ Choritres YORF,.
make jud8ements and estimates that are T￿s￿nab]C and prudent..
sl*ie wb¢ther wpli¢able ￿)untill8 standards, ¢omprisin8 FRS 102 have b4￿ followrf subject to any
matrrial dep*lures dis¢los¢d and ¢xplained in th¢ financial statements,. and
prepare the financial staternents the going concthi basis wiless it is inappropriats to presume the
charitsble company will colltinue ID busine5S.
The Twstees ar¢ responsible for keeping prop¢r ac¢ounting r¢wTds thut can dis¢losc with r¢uonable &¢¢urw
at at)y time th¢ finan¢ia] position of the eharitable company and enable them to ensure th8t the financial
ststements comply with the Companies A¢t 2¢M>6. They are a150 T¢spollsibl¢ for safeguarding the assets of th¢
charitable ¢ompany gnd hen¢¢ for taking reosonable steps for the pr¢v¢ntion at￿ del¢¢tion of fraud and other
irregulariti¢5.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance integrity of the corporate and finaDcial infornation
in¢luded on th¢ charitable compathy's website. Le8i51ation Koverning the pr¢paration and dissemination of
fman¢iaE statements may diffrr from legislation in other jurisdictio￿.
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Small Companies Provision Ststtment
This r¢p)rt has been prepared in accordance the small companies regime undeT the Compani¢5 Act 2006.
Thc annual report wo9 approved by the Tn]51¢¢5 of the Charity on l.Ql'QJ1.1S. 8nd signed OD its beh￿f by:
Jason Nicholas Brillon
Ctsmpatry s¢¢r¢tary and trLLStee
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Independent Examinerls Report to the trustees of Staffordshire Cricket Limited {'the
Company,)
I report to the Charity Trustces ott my vAomination of th¢ accO￿ts of the CoMp￿Y for the year ended 30
Septemb¢r 2024.
R¢sponsibilities And b*sSs of report
As th¢ Charity's Tru5tee5 of the Company land aR50 its dir￿[$ for th¢ purpos¢5 of company law) you #Te
r¢5ponsible for the preparation of the A¢￿Ullts in a¢¢ord8nce with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006
('the 2006 A¢t').
Hawn8 $&ti5fied tnyseif that the a¢¢ounts of the CompaDy are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the
2006 Act and are eligible for indyendent examination. I report in re$￿t of my examination of your Charity's
ac¢ount$ as wried out und¢r section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ih¢ 201 l A¢t'l. In caryin8 Out my
exgmination I have followed the DiTe¢tions given by the Charity CommissioTh under s¢ction 145(5Xb) of the
2011 Act.
IDdependent euminer'$ $tatement
Sin¢¢ th¢ Company's gross income exceeded £250,OIH) your examiner must be a meml*r of & body listpJ in
5e¢tion 145 of the 2011 Ad. I confirn) that l am qua]ified to uThdertake the examinotion because l am a memF*r
of ACCA. whidj is on¢ of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confitm that no matters have come to my attention in connertitsn with th¢
examinalion giving me Cause to believe..
l. accoyntitig reeords were not k¢pt ith respect of StaffordshiT¢ Crick¢t Limited is requirtd by se¢iion 386 of
the 2006 Act- Or
2. the ac¢ounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not Mmply with the accounting reqUiwm￿ttS of seetion 396 of the 2006 Act other thall
any requiremen¢ that th¢ ￿¢￿￿￿ts 8ive a'true and fair view, which i5 not a matter considered as part of an
independent ex#rnination' or
4. the accounts have not been prtpared in a¢¢ordance with the methods and prin¢iples of the StAtement of
Rewmm¢nd¢d Practice for accounting aml reporting by charities [appli¢able io ¢harÈiies preparing their
arGounts in &¢WTda￿e with the Financial Reporting Standard applirable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns aThd have cO￿t a¢ross no other malt¢rs in connection with the examination to which atteDtion
sIK>uld b¢ drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding tsf ih¢ 8c£ounts to be reached.
Alextfd Group Limitcd
Chartered Certified A¢courtt8nts
ACCA
7-9 Macon Court
Cheshire
CWI 6EA
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Statement ofFinaneial Activities for the YeAr Ended 311 September 2024
(Including Income 2nd Expenditure Aceount And Statement of Total Recognised Gains
and Losses)
Total
2024
Tot81
21123
UDre5tricted
Restricted
Note
Income and End¢)wmellts from:
Ik)nations and le&acies
Charitable Aciivities
Investment inctsme
1,715
601.665
10,5)8
.146
377.611
9.861
979.276
10,558
1,010
977,335
7,168
Total in¢om¢
613,938
385,757
999.695
985.513
Expellditure
Raising fijnds
Charitable artivitie5
4.708
527.650
464
525,651
5.172
1,053,301
2,108
966,114
Totsl ¢xp¢nditur¢
532.358
526,115
1,058.473
968.222
Net ineom&'(cxpcnditure)
Trdnsfers between fimd5
81,580
140 358
(140,358)
140.358
($8,778>
17291
Nct movcmcnt in funds
(58.7781
(58,778)
17291
RetollciliAtion of funds
Total funds brought forward
505,212
505.212
487 921
Total funds carried forward
16
446,434
505 212
All ofih¢ Charity'5 a¢liviti¢5 d¢riv¢ from conlinuing QP¢Tations during th¢ above Iwo peri(MJs.
The funds breakdown foT 2023 15 shoThryL in note 16.
The notes on pages 14 to 22 fom) an integral part of th¢s¢ fJnan¢ial ststements.
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IReglstrAtion Number: 07335620)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024
2024
2023
Note
Ixed axsets
Tan8ibl¢ ¥ss¢ts
12
6.408
12.555
Cknrrent 4Jsets
Debtors
Cash at baDk and in hand
13
59,665
467.077
40.288
573.685
526.742
613.973
Creditors: AmoNDt$ faUiDg due within one year
14
(86.716)
121.316)
Net curY¢nt asstt8
440,026
492,657
Net x$sets
446,434
505,212
Funds of the Clk8rity:
Unre5tTirted income funds
Unrestricred fimds
446.434
505,212
Tot*1 funds
16
446.434
505,212
For the financial year ending 30 September 2024 the Charity was entitled to exemption frorn audit under seetion
477 of the Compknies Aet 2006 relating to smail ¢ompani¢5.
Directors, r¢5ponsibilities'.
The members have not required the Charity to obtsin gn audit of its accounts for the yw in question in
accordance with section 476. and
The dire¢tOTS ￿knOwledg¢ th¢ir r¢sponsibilities for complying with the requirement5 of the Act with re5PECt
to a¢￿•￿tillg re¢ords and the preparation of acc4)unts.
These financial 5taternents have been pr¢par¢d ID accordance with the specia] provi510ns relating to Companies
subj¢¢t to the ￿all cornpani¢5 f¢￿1¢ within Part 15 of th¢ Companie5 Act 2￿6.
The financial stltemettts on poges 12 to 22 were approved by the Tru$t¢¢s, and authorised for issue on
'QJ/15... and sI￿¢d on their behalf by:
Jason N'icholas Britton
Compony secretary and tnJst¢e
The note$ on pages 14 to 22 fomi an integral part of these finaft¢i81 statements.
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Note8 to the Financial Statements for the Ye#r Ended 30 September 2024
Charity 5tatU5
The Charity is limited by gu￿antee. incorporated in England & Wales. and conseLJuentty does not have shart
cwpitaj. Each of the memb¢rs is liable to ¢ontribut¢ an amount not exc¢eding £10 towards the a￿ets of th¢
Charity in th¢ event of liquidation.
The addrcss of its registered office is..
4 Parker Court
StsffOrdshi￿ T¢¢htK>logy Pwk
Stafford
Stafford$hire
STI8 OWP
Authoris¢d for issu¢ date
2 Accounting policie8
Summ•ry of signifie•nt accouDtlng p(tylicl¢s 4Trd key i¢counting e$timates
The principal accounling rK>licies applied in the preparation of these financial sta*m¢r)ts are sei out b¢low.
These policies have been ¢onsisl¢nity applied to ail the yeaT5 presented, unJe5s otherwise stated.
Stgtcment of ¢omplign¢e
The financial statements hHve been prep￿ed in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Ststem¢nt of Recomm¢nd¢d Pra¢ti¢¢ (applicable to charities preporÈng their accounts in accordance with the
FiJ)ancial Reporting Si&ndard applicable in th¢ UK and Republi¢ of Ireland {FRS 102}) (issued in October 20191
(Charities SORP IFRS 1021}, thc Financial Reporting Standard appli¢able in the UK and R¢publie of Ireland
(FRS 102} and the Companies Aet 2006.
Bgsis of PTepargtion
Stafford5hire Crickei Limited mttts ihe definition of a publiG benefit ¢n¢ity under FRS 102. Assets and
liabilities are initially recogniscd at historieal cost or transaction value unlc5S Othcrw5e stated in the relevant
accounting policy notes.
Going ¢oD¢¢rn
The Tru5tee5 consider that therc are no material uncertaintie5 aknut (he CharityAs ability to ¢OTJtitLue as a going
concern nor any signifi¢ant areas of ut)¢ertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the Charity.
1￿Come #nd Èndowments
All incom¢ is rewgnised on¢e th¢ Charity has ¢ntitlement to the incorne. Lt 15 probable that the itKome will be
received and the amo￿t of the intome receivable can be measured rcli&bly.
Don4lions 4ndlegaeies
Donations ar¢ r¢¢ognised when ih¢ ChaTity b¢¢n Dotified in WTiting gf both the amount and settlement date.
In the event that a donation 18 subj¢¢t to ¢ondition8 th8t require a level of perforniance by thc Chgrity before the
Charity is ¢niitl¢d to the funds, the in¢om¢ is def¢rr¢d and noi r¢¢ognis¢d until either those wnditions are fvlly
met, tsr the fuifllment of those conditions is wholly within the ¢onlrol of the Charity and 1¢ is probabl¢ that these
condition5 will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Interest iThcome i5 recosnisrd sn the period in which it relat¢5 to thTVLigh the year.
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Notes lo the Financial Statemellts for the Yevdr Ended 30 September 2024
E￿eDdi¢llre
AU ¢xp¢ndilEtre is re¢ognised on¢e th¢r¢ is a le8al or cO￿tructive obli8ation to that expenditure, it is probable
settlement is required #nd the amoum can be measured Yeliably. All costs ar¢ allocated tr) th¢ applicabl¢
¢xp¢nditur¢ heading aggregate similar wsts to that category. Where costs cannoi be directly attributed to
particular headings tlw have been 8]locatcd on a basis consistent with the us¢ of resour¢¢& with centsxl staff
costs allocated on the basis of t>me spenL and depreciation chtrges a]l¢xated on the ￿rtIOn of the asset's use.
Other support Costs are allwat¢d based on the spread of staff cost5.
RolslngfuHds
These are ¢ost$ in¢uJThl in attwting voluntary incorn¢. the mthAgem¢nt of investments and those in¢urred in
trading adiytties that raise fimds.
c114￿*ble ALYlvl
Charitabl¢ ¢xp¢nditur¢ wmpris¢s thoje eosts incuffed by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and setvicts
for its beneficiaries. It in¢lud¢s both costs that can be 8lloc4ted dirertly to such activities #nd those costs of art
indirect naiur¢ ne¢¢ssary to support them.
Grani £yrtdithre
The Char>ry nms programs in Stsffordshir¢ QD behalf of national orEomisations such as the ECB. ch￿¢£ to
ShiTJ¢. Lord's Tavemets and th¢ MCC Foundation.
The Chariry makes donations to IOCAI org4ni5ations and individua]s to supp>rt their cricket activities and
facilities in line with our charitsble objectives.
Th¢ Charity assi$ts club5 and other orggni5atiotLS itsvolv¢d in Critket to obtsin grant fundin8 and supplements
those grants from its fimds where necessary. The Charity rKognis¢s that ¢ri¢ket ¢8n Ix ¢xp¢¥)siv¢ gam¢
io play ond 8ims to minimise costs to parents. whilst recognising that a fully funded age-group p&thway is
beyond its means.
Support eosts
Support Costs include centrdl fi]nctions and have been allo¢Med to a¢tiwty ¢osi ¢8¢egories on a bosis ¢on$ist¢nl
with th¢ us¢ of resowtt5, for example. èllocaiing property Costs by floor areas, or per capita, costs by the
lime spcnt and other costs by their u5&ge.
Govern4ne¢ Costs
The5c includc thc costs aitributable to the Charity's ¢omplianv with eonstitirtional and statutory requirernents.
including audiL strategic mattagement and Th￿1¢¢8 meglings and r¢imburs¢d ¢xp¢nses.
Taxgtion
The Charity is considered to pass th¢ tests $¢t out in Para8raph I Sthedule 6 of the Fihan¢¢ A¢t 2010
therefore it meets the definitio]J of a ¢haritsble Company for UK corporation tsx purpose5. AccordiThgly. the
Charity is wentially exempt from tsxalion in r¢5P¢¢t of income or Capit￿ gaitis Teceived within c*egories
covered by Chapter 3 Part I l of th¢ Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the T&xation of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992. to the &xknt that 5u¢h in¢onJ¢ or gains are applied exclusively to cbaTitablc purp05C5.
Twiblt asset
Individual fixed assets costing £100.00 or more are initi811y Tecorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated
depreciation aTrd subsequent a¢¢umlllated impainnent losse5.
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Notog to the FlnanclAI Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
DepTetistion xnd amortisation
Depreciation 1$ provided on tathgibl¢ fixed assets so u to MTite off the cost or valuHtio]4 les5 any estimated
residual va]ue. over their expECted useful economic life as follows..
A•s•t ¢h$3
Furniture and equipment
Computer quipment
Depre¢i4tioth *Dd rAte
3 years Straight line
3 y¢ars straigth line
Fund $truethre
Unrestricted it)cornc funds arc g¢n￿￿ funds that ov?ilgble for use at the Trnstees discretion in furth¢ranc¢ of
the Objectiv￿ of the c.harity.
Restricted income fvnds are those donatd for use in a particular ar¢a or for specific putpose5, the use of which
is restricted to that area or purpose.
Pension$ and other pDs¢ retfjremeD¢ obligations
The Charity operates a defined Contribution pension sch¢rne whirh 1$ a pension plan under wbich fjxed
¢oNtributiolls are paid into a pension fijnd and the Charity ha5 no legal or constructive obligation to pay fvrther
contributions even if th¢ does not hold suffi¢i¢nt assets to pty all employees the benefits re]￿ing to
employtt service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defjned contribution plans are re¢Og￿l$td in the Stst¢m¢nt of Financial Activitics when they are
due. If contrtbulion payments exced the conlribution due for seryi¢e, the ex¢eu is re¢ognis¢d as a prepaym¢nt.
3 Income from don4tion5 *Dd Iw¢its
Uttrestrleted
funds
G￿trAI
Rutritt¢d
fund$
Totsl
14nds
Don&tsons and legacies.
Donations from individuals
1,715
8.146
9,861
Total for 2024
.715
8.146
9,861
Tot•1 f•r 2023
1.010
I,oio
4 Inco)D¢ from th•ritable artivitieg
'nrestritted
Rtstricted
lund$
Totsl
funds
General
Crickei developmcnt progrdtnme5
601,665
377,611
979276
Totsl for 2024
601.665
377.611
979,276
Totgl for 2023
598,708
378,627
977 335
Pag¢ 16

otes to the Financial Stalements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
5 Investment Income
Unrutrleted
funds
Gellerul
Ttst*l
ruDds
Interest r¢c¢ivabl¢ and similar incorne;
Jnterest receivable on bank deposits
Totsl for 11)24
10,558
10.558
10,558
10,558
Tot*1 for 2023
7.168
6 Expenditure on ch*ritable *ctivities
Unrestricted
fvnd$
GeDer*l
Restrltted
fund5
Total
Cri¢ket d¢v¢lopm¢nt tfO8ramm¢s
Stsff costs
Allocated support costs
128.511
261.740
126,799
10.600
65,334
416,520
43,797
193,845
678,260
170.596
10,600
T•t*l for2024
527.650
525,651
1,053,301
Tot*1 for 2023
435,682
530.432
966,114
In addilion ￿ lh¢ expenditure gnaly5ed Ib0￿ there are also govemon¢e costs of £10,6QO {2023- £8.850) which
relate directly to charitable activities. See Dote 7 for further details.
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Note5 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
7 An*ly$i$ trf gtsvernante and support costs
Support tosts al]ocgted to chgrit9ble aetivities
Governanee
co#t8
Admlnistration
tosts
Total
ds
Cri¢k¢t d¢v¢lopment PTO8Tammes
10.600
170,596
181,196
T&t*l for 2023
8,850
131,253
140,103
Governance costg
U))r¢s¢ritled
funds
General
Tot&l
nds
Staff costs
Trustee5 Temun¢r4tion
10,600
10.600
Totsl for 2024
10.600
10.600
Totsl for 2023
8,850
8 Granlrymaking
Analysis ofgrants
Th¢ support Costs associated with gr8ntvmaking are £Nil (30 septemb￿ 2023 - £Nill.
9 Truslees reM￿lleratIon and expenses
Durin8 the ycar thc Charity paid the trustees £10.600 (2023.. £8.8501
No irnstees have ￿e1ved any reimbursed ¢xp¢n$es or any other benefits frorn the charity during the year.
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Notes to the Financial Statsments for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
lil St¥ff tojts
The aggregate p&yroll costs weTe as follows:
2(124
21)23
Staff costs durlng tht ye*r Ivere:
Wages and saiaries
Social Security ¢osts
Pension ￿sts
629.074
42,081
17,705
584.377
39,724
16,547
688,860
640,648
No ¢rnployee reeeived emoluments of more than £60,000 during th¢ y¢w.
11 Tax*tlon
The ChaTity is a registered charity and is therefor¢ ¢xempt from taxation on income and gains 8ppli¢d
exclusively to ¢haritabl¢ puryoses. No tradit)g activity 0￿￿[red during th¢ period.
12 Tgngible fixed •ssets
Furniture and
equipmeDt
Computer
equipment
Tot*1
At l October 2023
Addition5
Dispos913
AI 30 Septemb¢r 2024
33,617
200
27,601
4,102
(657)
61.218
4,302
{657)
33.817
31.046
64,863
Depr¢ci8tion
Al l October 2023
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disp05als
26.314
6.110
22.349
3.901
{219
48,663
10,011
At 30 September 2024
32,424
26,031
58.455
'et book valu¢
At 30 Sep*mber 2024
At 30 Seplember 2023
1,393
5,015
6,408
7,303
5252
12,555
PAge 19

Notes to the Financial Statsments for the Yrdr Ended 30 September 2024
13 D¢btorJ
2024
202J
Metnbrr debtors
Prepayments
Other debtors
40.015
6,978
12,672
17.981
6,652
15,655
59.665
40.288
14 Creditors: Imowits falling dlle within one yeAr
2024
2023
Supplicr creditors
Other tsxation #nd social seeuriry
her creditors
Accwals
1,766
18.859
54,298
11,793
12.MS
21.392
49,236
121316
15 Commi¢m¢nt
Capit41 comn)itments
Opcrdting Ic&%c commitm¢nt pa￿￿¢￿t$ for hir¢ of a Hyundai IONIQ contracted to 2210512026.
Th¢ total amount wntracted for bur not provided in the financial st4t¢m¢nts £10.735 (2023 - £17.892).
16 Funds
Balance at
30
September
1024
Bala￿¢¢ it I
October
2023
Incoming
resources
Resourees
expended
TraDsfeff8
LTnTestri£ted fvnds
Oen¢rai
505.212
613.938
(532.358)
{140,358)
140.358
446,434
Restrirted fuDds
385,757
(526.115)
Total fwids
505,212
999,695
1,058,473
446,434
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Not¢s to the Fin•llciAI Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Incoming
RtJources
¢xp¢Dd¢d
Tr*)u(e
Restricted funds
Scknls
Perfornwice
Core Citi¢s
Commut)ity
Clubs and txagues
Ability
164,675
81,073
35,975
5.000
90,779
8,255
(262.7551
(117,5161
(55.475)
{2,469)
(86.712)
{1,189)
98.080
36,443
19.500
12.531)
(4,067)
(7,066)
140,359
Totsl Tertrleted
385.757
(526,116)
BAIAnce
Jo
September
21123
Ottobtr
2022
Intorning
resollrees
Resourtt
expended
Transfers
UnTestrirttd fuDds
G¢n¢rai
487.921
605.876
(436,590)
531,632
(151,995)
151,995
505212
Res¢ric¢ed
379,637
Total
487.921
985,513
(968,222
505.212
Unrestrictcd fund% have been trsnsferred to finatKe a defi¢ii on restri¢ted fvnds.
17 AD&Jysis of a$set¥ between fund$
Unre&trlcted
fund$
General
T•tsl funds at
30 September
2024
TaD8iblc fixed assets
Curr¢nt &5s¢ts
Curr¢nt liabiiiti¢s
6,408
526,742
186.7161
6,408
526.742
86,716)
Total nei asseis
446.434
446,434
LDreJtricted
funds
G¢ner41
Totsl funds at
30 ￿ts￿ber
2023
Tan8ible flxd assets
CU￿Trt &%sets
CuTr¢nt liabiliti¢s
12,555
613,973
1121,316
12,555
613,973
{121,3161
Total nd &ssets
505.212
505.212
Pa8¢21

Notes to the Finrdncial Statements for tbe Year End¢d 30 September 2024
18 Analy$i5 of n¢t d¢bts
At 311
September
2024
At l Oetober
2023
C&%h at bank and in hand
573.686
467,078
Net debt
573,686
467,078
A130
Septsmbèr
2023
At l Ottober
2022
Cash at bank and in hand
570,118
573,686
Net debt
&1
570.118
573,686
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