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St#fford$hir¢ Cricket Limited R¢ftrenee aAd Administrative D¢tsils ChlnTr David Andrew Smiih Trnsteei J&8on Ni¢knlas Brillon Chrisiopher Neil Tunxr Sue Rennie David And1 Smith Laurn NIKleod Amii Paul Shjn Martin Ni¢lki]As Davi Toyin HiBgs Heltn Bourton Rachel Ba)ley NI¢1•$ John Ah¢r Jawn Ni¢1¥115 Britton SterrtAry Charlty Re8lsirtlon Numbtr 119649) Cothpny Retrn¢lon Number 07333620 The ¢h•rity is InrlIed in En8l•nd & Wales. 4 P•Tk¢r Court Siaffordshir¢ Tffhnolow PArk Siafford Siaffordihire ST180WP Retkniered Offl¢¢ Audltor Azets Audit S¢r¥ie¢s Limiied 7-9 MKon Court Cheshire CWI 6EA BAnkerJ Lloyds BJnk Pl¢ New¢AMlevur•Jer.Lyin¢ PoBox 258 High Street Ne4511*4frLyrnC Staffordshire ST5 IPX Pa8t I
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Directors, Report Vdnd Trnstee¥' Annual Report The tru5tecs. arc directors for the purwTrxs of company law. prese the annual reporl togdher with the rinancial stakments and auditors. rcwrt of the ¢haritsble company for the year endcd 30 Sepiember 2025. The TTusiees have adopted the provisn$ of the Stsiement of Recommended Practice ISORPI &quol:Accouoiing and Keporting by Ch¥riiies&qwi' (FRS 1021 in pParing the annual report ar finatKial sthtements of the Charity. Objtetlwu Ind etlvltles Objects qnd Th¢ Charity's objeciives aTt= provtdc or assisi in Ihe prnvision of facilitie5 includin8 but not limitcd to the provision of facililies for the plhyin8 of Cii¢ket and other sport& in Ihe ityierests of social welfare for re¢rcalion or oiher leisure time oceupation of indtviduals wlx) hivc need of $u¢h facilities by reastsn of their youth. &8e. infimiity or disability. financi hwdship or so¢ial ¢ircumSta¢S thc obJ¢a of improving their condithons of life.. promoie community plrtieipaiion in he•lthy rffreation including noi limited io the Provision of facilitie5 for the playing of ¢rickel and other sp)rts in the HIS¢ Coynry of Stifford5hire and beyond. To serve as th¢ local 8overnin8 body for Re¢reiiional Crick¢i in the Hi5tori¢ County of St8ffordshirc. adapting and adoptin8 local policies, in line with natio] pro8rams. dir¢ciiYe5 and rule& re%ulwion5. policits and procedurc5 of th¢ England ¥nd Wales Cricket Board I'ECB'I.. prijmote tduca¢ion includirts bu¢ not limited to supw)rtin8 the ¢ricket network and its people kn achieve r¢cognis¢d qualifications or other bellement in skills Includin8 ployin& ¢oachin& fegUdin. umpirirt8 and otTi¢iatin8. groundskttpin& club m48eMent and developm¢ni. The Histori¢ County of Stafford$hirt iTKludes the18rge conurbaiions of Sandwell. WolveTh2mwon. Walsall and Sioke-on-Treni, and ciiies such as Stafford. Newc4¥le-undcr-Lym¢, Burton-upon-Treni. Tamwonh and Liehfield plus rnral ar¢w such as the St8ffordshire MrKJrlands Canno¢k Ch. The Charity's Mission is inspire ppIC in Stsffordshire to a lifelong u8ociation with uickd through the support and 8rowth of the recreation game in our ¢ounty'. P2
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Directors, Report and TStee$, Annual Report Obj¢¢tives. S¢rtegies Dd Attlvltles Activities during the year included.. 'Walkin8 Crickcv bs & modified version of ihe game desigTxd to keep older people movin& lJi15t retainin8 rtieipation in a garne they love. A variety of 'Ability' pro8rammcs Specially iailortd for th¢ Jths of those with disabililies. With funding from the Lord's Taverners. these are bad8ed'Super Is.. PArticiption knd Govemance: 'All Stars, 15 an introduetory level programme for 5-1-year-old children. while l)ynamos' is a followryon programme for those a8ed 8-10. The Charity en¢oura8¢s ¢lubs to Tun ihese progTamme$ hive also ¢)ur5es in non•¢lub environrn¢nt5 such as faith 8roups and s¢hools. The Charity runs course5 fundcd by 'Chance to ShiThe' in Prim Schools l¥nd for Secondary SclM)01 8irlsl alon8 with Streei Crick¢V pro8rammes in inner.city thre. The Charity run) an indoor for girls during ih¢ winter and ha5 an 000r girls, leogue in the $umm¢r. Wom¢t)'s softboll fesliva15 provide kn opponw)iry fw wrneD lo participfite without tny of the perceived boniers to playing hardball crick¢t. As thc governing trx)dy for cricket in Staffordthire. we idvise ¢rickrf ¢lubs Check their applicalions for ECB Clubmark BPPTOVAI. This is On impon8ni way of nK)nilorin8 and improving club governan¢¢ 8tHI $8fegugrdin8 PredUleS. People PerfornwK¢: Coachin8 courses ire for new Coach Support Workers along with inrm¢di¥t¢ l¢v¢l club ¢oichin8 couises. Safe8uirdin8 courses are run for both Co•¢h¢s thd eltsb safegUding OtTi¢ers. County Ag¢ Group teams are for boys and girls ID age 8nwps from under I I to under 18, along with the County Women'$ i¢am. under 50 and undcr 60 cowity ieam$. An 'Emer8in8 Players. Pr08raM' I'EPP,) brid8e$ th¢ gap b¢twe¢n a8¢ group cricket and the Kademies run by first-cl. counties. An excellent relationship 1$ moinlaiKd with the Association of Crickei Offi¢ials. the cS, A5SOCiation. and th¢ Ground5 Manhgement Associ10. Publ1¢ benefil In shapin8 Its tsbjedives for this period and in plaTming its a¢tiviiies for the fwur¢, the Trustees have considered the guidance published by the Chry Commis$ion on public benefit. The Ch4rity provided access to opportuniii¢s in culture. sports. and rccreaiion for all people wthin Staffordshire. This Rep)n outlines how the Chority's h¢veMentS durin8 2024125 have ben¢fiied th¢ public. etther directty or indirectly. Trnstees remAin confident abo the Chority's ability to susiain public benefll over the next hvelve months and IKyond. The trustees confinn that they have ¢ompli¢d with the requirements of 5e¢tion 17 of ihe Chariiie5 Act 2011 to hav¢ du¢ re8aTd to the public tri1 guidance published by the Charity Comrnissiort for Eng18nd and Wales.
Staffordsbire Cricket Limited Direetors, Report and Trnxtees. Annual Report Aehlevements •fjd ptrfonDn¢t Overvl¢w A posiiive year Culmining in Staffordshiff Cricket in the awtrd of 'Ready-To-lthvcst' slalu5 by the England & Wales Crickct Board IECBI. We have ¢Oniinued to play our part in the game'$ drivc to become the M051 in¢lusive team sport whi15t delivering ott our local plans io grow crick¢t. Development of oyr Str4Te8ic Plan Ihmugh to 2029 and the cent l(kyear Facililies Siraiegy paves th¢ way for clear and tsrgded work io ensure Staffordshire is a beacon for inclusive rccreaiion81 ¢ri¢kcL where people of all a8¢5. backgrounds and abilities have an opportunity lo ¢njoy. participate and ihrive in Ihc gome. We have delivered constst¢TIL hrgh quality support for our le8Bues. ¢lub4 volynieers and our communities provided a fun and safe first experie¢ of the game in sclh)ols Wld through All Stsrs and Dyrwnos. trained and developed the 88me's workforce and nurtured the tsieni we have ¥cross our county: ai 1 times. MYJrkin8 hard to redu¢¢ 8ny birricrs thai exist in i¢ces5in8 ¢ri¢kd. The relationship with Stsffordshirt County ¢ri¢k¢t Club continued Strenwhen the foundations are irt place for Ihe planned merger of ihe 2 organisaiions in the nem operatlll8 ytar. The COUMY wgj fortunate be 5elect¢d as • Iouiion for l of 4 ECB pilot f•ciliiies tht hwve the tentIal to reshape practice and shon-sided 8am¢ opportunilies for ¢ri¢ket. The 'Crickei Dome.. ai Sponing Khalsa FC in Willerthdl. will be a covered ouidoor 3-lane crickei facility will support elite, [wre10th gnd wrnmunity ¢rickrt and we look fonvard to lis opening next year. Schools W¢ lfy)k cricket inio 142 state khoolj, PTOVtdin8 oPrtunI11¢S for 18.371 primary school ¢hildren and fLKus¢d OTh iargetin8 ar¢&$ Mthere free-5chool.mul take up is higher Ihan ihe nlon81 verage. l 54 leher$ were trained to be more 'cTr¢kelry¢onfideni'. ¢quippin8 ihem with the tools io deliver cri¢kei ind aid $ustsinability. ClubJ & Le*rMes Introduciory pro8rammes All Stsrs and Dyrm$ ¢entr¢S •1 clubs saw 8 9% irKre4se in signwpj with 2.700 5-1 l-ye8Mlds getting to the game. £142,000 Wds 8ranied io the county's clubs which included £50.000 of Si8ffordshire Cri¢k¢t invesirnent to impTOVC accessibility. quality and eifi¢iew of ih¢ gome's facilities. The relaunch of the county's 8round$work ociation ISTAGJ provided pra¢ti¢al sessions io help the nehvork maintain and irnprove the qualEry of ihe pit¢h¢5 we rely so heavily on. Women's and Girls. ¢ri¢ket ¢ontinued to be * primary focus for us. The 8rowth in th¢ Bir15' 8ame, specifically in Siaffordshire. has been labclled 'Le8ding' by ECB. The Ye 51w a 38 /• Ln¢m5¢ in the number of girls, se¢tlQll5 in clubs. Ihe number of girls. ieams rnore than doubled to 113 and fixtures played grew by 1 $9% to 286. 172 volunteers attended coach developmcnl courw in the yur. upskilling them to provide safe tnd ¢x¢iling sessions a¢ross the club nets¥ork. Abillty 60 of the counry's Special Educational N¢cds Sch1$ ¢ompeted in Table or SofIbl Cri¢kei ¢ornpetitiOTLS and our county representhtive teams (2 LeaTninglPhysical disability and I Visually Impaired) ¢ontiiiue to perforni well in their respective divisions wth the Super 9$ Spiffirc5 run[s¥up in the National Finals. Page 4
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Dire¢tors' Report and Trnstees, Annual Report Streei Crickd prngrammes nwnbered I l in the ycar with over 1300 IKMJts of cri¢kd for 290 young people in community settings. Thc Bla¢k Courtiry and Sioke-on-Trent have becn highlightcd for targeied inietveniions building upon the Strategic EqULty Thversion and I1$101) IEDII inve5rment delivering c0munity outreach crickrf in Sandwell, Wolverhampton and and ¢ollaknrativ¢ work with the Worcestershire Cricket Foundation. Paihway tkv¢loping our local talcnt to reali5e its poiential ¢oniinued to 5¢e players move into the profcssionil ghme with th¢ wom¢n's domestic restruclur¢ prowiding new oppominiiies f our Tier 3 player5 to move into a new professional era for women's ericket. Staffordshire 'GraduAi¢s' in¢ltyJ¢d.. . Malisha Tennak¢Jon- Warwickshire A¢4d¢my Meg Austin- professional contrncl Aith Bean Women Kory Hoydon- professional contraci D¢y$hirC * Joe HaMin5 . pmfe55ional coniract Dcrbyshi • Grace Carter- Worwi¢kshire Academy . Will Jhmes . Warwi¢kshir¢ A¢ad¢my Joe Walley . Wan¥ickshire A¢ademy Rohan Vallabhancni - DeTby$hire A¢•d¢my MCC Foundation Hub5 Cmied developmeni opporNniiies for pl•yers * find alternative routes irrto the ptrfomian¢e paihway with over 100 youn8 people inending. Fln•nclal rtwle Revl¢w The Statemenl of Financial Aclivilies Shows ¥ ne¢ deficit of incow over expcnditurc of £75.67812024 Shows a nei deficit of £58,778). Total Ncl Asse ai 30 Sepmb¢r 2025 Ounted to £370.756 12024.. £446.434I. repres¢nted by Unrestricted Funds of £370.75612024: £446.4341 and Restricted Funds of nil 12024.. £nill. Pollcj on reserves The Twst¢¢$' lIcY 15 to retain a Itvcl of Free Reserves which is appropriate lo ihe risks which the Chirity faces, in ord¢T to provide prntection for the Charity ogairksl unforeseen advetse financial ¢ircumsian¢es. The Ch]ry's income streams for ihe next twelve nnthS are y¢1 io be fvlly confinned. The Trustees have therefore dttmed it appropria io pmvide l¢v¢ls of Frte Re¢$ at £370.756 w meet Jny potential shortfajls over thi5 period. Principalfwndlftzsourees Th¢ Enxland & Wales Cri¢ket Board remains the wittEipfjl fuThJing for both y¢ar-end 30 Septcrnber 2025 and 30 Seplcmkr 2024. Pag¢ 5
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Directors, Report and Trusttts, Annual Report Plans for future ptrlo Aijnf ovdkry obJedivtsforfutsreperiod5 Full¢ Plans The Charity has a County Parn)ership Agreemeni sets out the funding agreemffit with the ECB. This was recently rtncwed and will ensure ECB core funding at Similar levels. Funding is #ged with Chance to Shine and The Lord Taverners. The Charity will ¢ontiiiue to 8eneMe revenue through criek¢t progrnms and ndraising event$ whi¢h wll bc reinvested u) Community and ¢ricket xtivity in line with ow charitabl¢ obje¢iive5. The Charity has budgeted to m¢ a nct swplus in 2025126. Trnsietj and oifK¢rs The tru$ttt$ and offKers serving durin8 the year •nd sin¢¢ the yetr end as follow¥'. Dir¢clors and trustee$'. Json Nic1laS Brillon Chrislopher Neil Turner Sue Rennie David Andrew Smith Phillip Oliver Iresigned 28 November 20241 Laura M8¢leod Amii Paul Shwma 1•p)in1¢ 25 Novernber 2024) Martin Ni¢holas D•vi¢s Simon Dld Fisher (resiBKd 28 July 20251 Toyin Hi Helen Bourton hcl Bayley 18ppoini¢d 25 November 20241 Ni¢knlas John Archer lappoind 28 November 20241 CfrairnJ•n'. Ihvid Andrew Smith Secretary: JAqott NiclK)1&8 Britton S¢rueture ttsvtrnnte •Thd nOI1ent Nohtre oftoverning 4ocNmenr Staffordshire Crickei Limited is a Company lirnited by guarantee governed by its Memornndum and Arti¢le$ of Asso¢iaiion dat¢d 25 March 2021 lfil¢d at Companies Hov5c IS April 20211. It is also a charity registered with th¢ Charity Commission dat¢d 9 November 2021. In th¢ event of th¢ Company being Und up members are required to contribute an amount not exceedrng £10. RecThilmenl of frH51ees Trusiees are appoin*d a5 vacan¢ies wise. Candidates are interviewcd for suitability aTwJ Skill set rel¢van¢e by panel of Trustees. New Trusi¢es a 8ppropriztety inducted UWMJ joining. Pa8e 6
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Directors, Report and Trustees, Annul Report ArroH%emeTrtslorsettlnk Aej. man4gemenipersonwelreJwwnerndt7h The Directors consider ihe ts)ard of DireCr$. WIKJ are the Charity's trusi¢e& and the senior mana8emenl team comprise the key managemeni p¢r50nnel of the Charity in charge of dirtding artd cothtrolling, njnning and operating the Charity on a day-to4ay basis. All Dir¢dots giv¢ of their timt freely and durin8 thc period there were two Direclors rcccivcd reMUrtrIon and on¢ Director Ntho received remunrration and reimburs¢m¢nts for expenses Iwith the expenscs relating io his emph)yment role of Development Director noi is TTusieel. These were Mr Martin Nic11 Davies {FiMn¢¢ & Risk Lead). Mr David ArKlrew Smith (Chairl #Twj Mr Jason Nicholas Britton (Lead OffKer & Company sec(ary) 7th did receive any r¢muneralion Tntte bui through his oth¢r role of Development Director. re5pe¢iively. Details of DiKcioTS' emolumenis. expens¢5 and rel8tcd party trnthsa¢iions disclosed in Note 9 10 the accounts. The pay of the 11 stsff team is Tewtwtd nThu Ind, if fin•n¢i•l resources allow. rKTrTrnally increased in &c¢ordan¢e with proje¢ied Government inflation ratts taking into a¢couni CPI 8nd RPI. In view of ihe nature of the charity. Ihe Direaots ben¢hm8rk g88insi py leve15 ill other similtr chth"iie$ in the volunwy Secr. Volunteers. eoD¢ribytify Throughout the period 811 members of the Board of Trustees rnade in¥8b1¢ volut)iary ¢onvibuiions to the Charity's work in tern5 of 8OVtrnwKe, profes5ioNI business experiuKe. fJnKial Pl]n& fundrai$inB And 1¢4din8 initiatives acT055 the projttt. Related party tMnsetlons Transa¢lions wyth related parties ire disclosed in ihe notes the financial 5taterntnts and in ac¢ordan¢e with pir&graph 163 of the SORP IAccountin8 8nd reporting by ¢h4rities'. Sthtemenl of Recommended Pr*¢tice SORP 20051). Page 7
Stsffordshire Cricket Limited Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report Major ofihtw RepuiaiEOII The principal risk is damage to th¢ r¢puthtion of the Chariry. and the Cherity implements policies lo¢ally in cMp¢raiion with the national governing body to mitigaie this. Thesc policies ore de$igttd to complement existing p)Ii¢ic5 to ensure Our Sport promotes a fully diverse and inclusive ¢nvironmeni and culture. Th¢ Tru$i¢¢s con5idcr that the Charity has appropriate policies and procedures for its employees. And tt it hw put itt pla¢c the necessary safegu8rd5 for partieipants in the Charitys activiti¢$ to miiigaie this risk. Critkei Popularity The Charity is reliartt on ¢ricket rem#inin8 a pryular spon ffi a national level help drive demand for its a¢iivitlC5 Wlthin the cai¢hmeni orca of the Charity. The Ti5k that ihere is a d¢¢line in the 5POrt's populariry is manAged by Ch¥riry, workin8 ClY with the 8ovemin8 iKxly, th¢ ECB. in order to rnainlain the highest possible profile aThJ inrtst in the sport. ObJeedve5 oNdpolici The principal financial risk is ihat a substhnti•l elemeni of the Chvitys into ¢omprises short-ltrm grants. ilsi 11$ Thst Si8nifi¢?nt expenditure is wh81 il Te8ords as long-tenn commilment$ asso¢iaied Mith the ¢osis of its pernianent sthff. There is therefore a risk thit its income stream5 will not be $ufTicient to meet its lon8er.ierni expenditure commitments. In the prevailing macroecornlC environmeni. inllaiion hAs remained ai siubbom higher levels (obove of EnglJnd wgeii Whil the Charity's Core in¢orne rernain5 ai similar Icvcls. However. Ihe Charity PrnpeS annual budgets re8ular forecasts ihrou8houl the year in order to monilor any imbalan¢es bets¥een income and expenditure. and it prepares rolling budgets in order io understand its lonB¢r-temi exposure to such imbalanccs. Thi5 enables li tske any necessary ¥dion$ bring its expendire into line with its Income. The C.hlty also hold$ $yifi¢ien¢ re%rves to enable il io minimise Ihe adverse impaci on lis business of any such misali8nmeni thich it nSiderS necess. Esiimaies and judgements are coniirbuilly tvaluated ¥nd are based on a number of factors Iludin8 expe¢taiions of fuNre tvents that believed to be reasonable under circum51a¢s. IrnpDrlxTh¢ nodJust11 evffts ft¢r the flMnd*l period Subsequent to ihe >'¢8r end. Ihc charity mer8ed wilh Stsffordshire Youn8 Crickders Tru Ichtrity Number: 10991441 on 18 F¢bnwy 2026. Pa8e 8
Staffordshire Cricket Llmhed Directors. Report and Trn•trts' Anaual Report DIKlowr¢ of knftsrni#doD io udltsr Each trustee has thken stepj that ily ou8ht to have as A trusttt in order to nJ•ke th¢ms¢lve$ 8ware of atty rtlffint audit ittfornwiion aThl w eslablish th¥t the elwitys auditor is •wwe of thai infornti0n. The ¢wst¢es nfinn that th¢T¢ is rel¢vaM inf(rfmI that thry kntsw of of lI1¢h know the wditor li unaware. ReAppolntmMt of •udltor In ac¢ordanc¢ with gectÉon 485 of the CoMp•ri Art 2006. • r¢solthion k the re4ppoiMrntnt of Azets Audit Ser4ices Limited u I1¥1$ of the thrity is to bt propos¢d •t the forthc$ Anny•l G¢nernl Meetin8. The uffiual repon w ¥pprov¢d by the of the Clwny on ..xryraoas... •nd $iyKd on 11$ behdf by.. Juon Nieholu Brillon P¥g¢ 9
Staffordshire Cri¢kel Limited Stalement of Trustees, Responsibilities The irustces {wlM> are also the directOf5 of Staffordshire Cricket Limii¢d for the pun5¢$ of company lawl are responsible for PparIn% the trustees, retM)n and the financial 5wements in a¢¢ordance applicable law and Unitcd Kingdom A¢¢ounlin8 Standards IUni¢¢d Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 Pra¢ii¢¢l. includin8 FRS 102 "The Financial Rewrtin8 St¥ndard applicablc in the UK aN4 Republic of Ireland". Cornpany law requires th¢ tn¢¢$ io prepare fiThan¢i•l sioitmen15 for ¢a¢h finJncia] year. Under company law the trustccs must not approv¢ th¢ financial statemenis uThlcss they are sisfi¢d that they give a true fair vicw of the state of atTairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resource5 and applicaiion of resources. including irs income and expeftdinre. of rharithble ¢ompany for that ptriLMI. In preparing these financial st&tement& the trwsttt$ are required to: seled 5Uit8ble policies and apply them ky)nsistently: observe the methods aTKI pri1p1¢S in the chltieS SORP. make judgements and eslimates that are r¢asonable aTrJ prndent: te whether applicable accounting sl•rtduds. comwsin8 FRS 102 hbve been folk) subjeth to any material departures disclosed and explaintd in the finan¢ial $raments- and prepttrt the finan¢ial sialements on the goin8 CObK¢m basis un1¢5S il 15 imppropriate to presume that the ¢hiril¥ble rnpanY will continue ID business. The trustees are responsible for k¢¢pin8 proper accounting rttords thai Can disclose with relsothable accuracy at ny lime ihe financial posiiion ofihe ¢h•rilable company and enable Ihem lo ensure the finAncial statements comply with ihe Companies Aci 21x16. Tlry a150 responsible for saf¢8U8rding the assets of th¢ charitable company and hen¢e for iaking Tcasonable steps for ihc prtvtnlion and J¢t¢¢iiot) of frnud and othu iryegularities. The tru$t¢es are resFX)nsible for the m•inten&Ke and inlegrity of the eorporate and fimnciil infonnation ilded on the charblable ¢omp¥ny's wtbsile. L¢8is181ion 8ovemin8 the preparation iThJ dissemination of financial ststements may ditTer from le8i51ation in other jurisdidion5. Approved by iht trustees of the charity on ..a¥7r3&..... and si8ntd on its b¢h•lf by.. Jason Nicholas Britton Cornpany secretary aDd trustet Pa8e 10
StaffordshRre Critket Limited Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Staffordshire Cricket Limited We have audited thc financial statements of Stsffordshirt Cricket Limiied (the 'charity') for the ycar ended 30 Sepiember 2025. which compri5c Ihc Statemcnl of Finin¢ia] Aciiviik¢s, Balanc¢ Sheet, Staiement of Cash Flows. and Notes the Financial Statements. including t summary of si8nificani ?¢counting polieies. The financiil reporting framem1 thai has been applied in their prephrniion is L'niied Kingdom A¢¢ountin8 Sthndards. compTising Chhrities SORP - FRS 102 Tr Financial ReFrt)rtirbg Standard appl¥¢abl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and applicable law (Uniied Kingth)rn Gen¢rnlly Accepted AccotIn8 Prnciice). In our opinion ihe finarKi41 stsrem¢nts'. give a true and fair vicw of thc sthtt of the clwity'$ offairs a5 at 30 Swernber 2025 ind of its incoming r¢KJurc¢s Jnd application of r¢sourtes. in¢Iling its in¢ome and eXdilUre. for th¢ yearthcn ended. have been properly pttptred in with Uniied Kin8dom Genernlly A¢cepd Accouniin8 PTa¢ti¢¢', and have been prepJr¢d in Jccordknct Wtth the requirements of Comp1¢5 Act 2006. B•s18 for opinlo We ¢ondu¢id our audil in accordance with Imemaiional St8ndarLts on Auditin8 (UK) IISAS IUKII aNJ ppli¢able law. Our r¢spon$ibililie5 under those 5tsndards fvrther described in Ihe 8uditor responsibililic5 for Ihe audii of the financial si4t¢ment5 section of our report. We are independeni of the charity in accordance with the cthical requiremenis ihai relevant to our audit of the finin¢i•l stsiements in ihe UK. tn¢ludin8 the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and have fvifilled our oiher ethical re5ponsibililies in xcordance wth ih¢s¢ requirements. W¢ believe Ihat the audil evbden¢e have obled b$ Sufficient aThJ appropri4* pVIde a basis for our opinion. Conrluilom rekntlng io loinz eon¢¢rn In audiiing the financial Statements. we have ¢on¢luded th•i Ihe irustees use of the 8oin8 ¢on¢ern basi5 of ac¢ounting in lh¢ preparation of the financial stslcmcnts is appropriaie. Based on thc work we ¥¢ perfornied, we have not identified any miierill unceftainiies relaiing io Cnts or Conditions that. individually or ¢olle¢iively. may c1 si8nificani doubi on the charity s ability io ¢oniinue as a going ¢onc¢rn for a period of at k&%1 iwelve months fwm when the origi1 financial Stslements werc authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and ihe responsibiliti¢$ of the trusfres th respe going concern are described in the r¢lev•nt %clion5 of this rtp)rt. Pagell
Stsfford5bire Cricket Limiled Independent Audilor's Report to the Members of StAffordshire Cricket Limited Other infornitio The trustees are responsible for the other infornuiion. The other Infom1]0 Comprises the infornution itt¢luded in thc annual repon. other than the financial Siatements and our awlitoi's report there4)n. Our opinion on the rinancial $tht¢ments does not cover the other infornation and. ex¢eo to thc cxtcnt otherwise expli¢itly Stated in our reFX)n, we do express any form of assurnnce conclusion thereon. In ¢tsnnection wilh ow audrt of thc financial $eMents. our responsibiltry is reJ the other Inforni10 aTbJ. in doin8 so. consider whethcr the other it)fonnaiion is materially iThconsisient wth the financial stsiements or our knowledge obtained irb the audit or oihenwi5e appears to be marially mi5Stated. If we ideniify sh materiol inconsi51en¢ies or apparenr m•rial mis$tementS. we are requirtyj to dctennine lthether thcre 15 a material missiatemeni in the financial sthiements or a mtrial missthmcnt of ihe other infomll01b. If, b25ed on the work we have perfonn¢d, we Conclude thai there is a m8ieriJl rni5Staiemeni of this other infonnation. wt are required io repjrt that f¥ci. We have nothin8 10 report in ihis regard. The prior period financral ststements wtre #udit¢d the ¢hwity 911r1ed u audii exempt. The Chlty Ivas Ingt¢ad subjert io In Indepuenf ex•miltiOn Tn the prior year. Oplnlon on oth¢r mtler presrribed by ¢h¢ Conbp*Mlu Act 2006 In our opinion. based on ih¢ wt)rk undertaken in the ¢ours¢ of the audit= the infonn4rion given in the Dir¢ctors' ReFX)n and Tntsttts. Annual R¢Jx)rt for the finala1 yeor for which th¢ financial sthiements art wep4r¢d is Consisient with the firwKial $iAtements,' and the Dirtctors, R¢pon and Trusiets, Annual Report hs been PTtpartd in IKcordCt with applicable le8al requirement5. M#tlers on whlch we Ire requlred to report by exeeptloTr In ihe lighi of our krM)wledge and understandin8 of the Chwity iThJ its eTtvironmth obtsined in the COUT5e of the audii, we have nol ideniified Materi misstatements in the Direth¢)rs' Report and Tnte$, Annual Rep)rt. We have nothin8 10 rwrt in respe¢t of the followin8 matters where the Compthies Ad 21)06 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion.. Idequatc accounlin8 r¢¢ords have not been W or rttums adequat¢ for our 8jit not been received from branches I1 visited by us: or th¢ financial sthtemtnts ar¢ not in agrttmeffl with the an11n# records and returns or certain di5cIosuT¢S of tru$itts mneratIOn sp¢¢ified by law art not mad¢- or we hav¢ noi reEeived all the infornuiion and explanations we ieqiiire for our audit. thc trustec5 were rM)t eniiiled to prepare the finatKial thtements in aecord¥n¢e with the Small Comples, regime and take advantage of ihc small comp2ni¢s' exemplion in preparin8 th¢ ttusiees, pOrt and form ihe requirement io prepare a Stre81¢ report. Re$ponsibilities of trustt¢s As explained more fully in the Statement of TrysRes' Re5pon5ibiliiies (sel out on 10), the trustees are Tespon5ible for the pr¢paMiott of tht financial stsiements and for being saiisfied that they give a tThe and fair vicw. and for such internal control as the trustees dctcrmine is rhe¢¢s54ry to tble the prtparntiort of fLnwKial statements th¥t arc frce from material misstaiement, wljether due to fraud or error. Pa8e 12
Staffordshire Critket Limited Independent Auditor's Report lo the Members of Siafford5hire Cri¢k¢t Limit¢d In prepwing the fuwi¢ial statements. the truses are responsible for assessing chartry's ability to continuc as tt going concern, dis¢losin8. as applicable. matters related to going conttrn ar usirtg the going eoneern basis of accountin8 unle55 the trutt$ eiiher ¢0 liquidate ihe charity or to cease operniions, or have realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor rPonsibl11t1es for tht audit of ihe fintil $¢i¢thellts Our objecttves are to obtain reasonable ossurance about wtheiher thc financial stalcments &8 i ole are free fmm moierial mtSStat¢ment. whcthcr due io fnud or ¢mr. ond to Issue an auditor'5 rcport that irtrludes OUT opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high levcl of assuran¢e. bui is noi 0 8u4r4n¢ ihat an aLM4it conduclcd in c¢ordan¢e Miih ISAS IUKI will always deicct a malerill misstatement when li exisis. Misst41¢ments can arise from fraud or error and are nSIdered material if. individually or in ihe egg8a. they could reasonabty b¢ expe¢t¢d to inflnCe the e¢oM)mic de¢i$ions of us¢rs on ihe basi5 of these financial stsie¢nents. The exieni 10 whi¢h our prncedures arc capable of deieding int8ulariii¢s, including fraud is detailcd below.. We con5idtred ihe nawre of th¢ ¢harity's Indus and its control envirnnmenL and reviewed ¢he cnty's documentation Of their policies and PredUreS Tel1Th8 to fra1 arwj compliance with laws wjd regulaiions. We olso enquired of trustees ai¥)ul their own id¢niifi¢o1ion ond 9sse$smeni of the risk5 and iwrc8ularilies. We obtttined an ut)dersignding of the legal and sU111ry frameth the chariry operates in. identified the ke). laws and regulations thai.. had a dircrl effea on the deienniD8tion of maierial aThM)uniS and disclosures in ihe financial s¢atemenls. Th¢5¢ in¢luded the Charities A¢1. IAX legislaiion. pension legi$18tion: and do noi h8v¢ a direct efftci on the finath¢i41 $1oiemenis byi cornpliance with which may be fundamental ¢0 the ¢hariry's abiliiy io operale or lo avoid ¥ m¢rial MIty. These in¢lud¢d GDPK employment law and hclllih and safety regulaiions. We discussed 4mong ihe audii en848ement l¢wn th¢ opwfiurtities thl incenuves thAt may exis1 within the organisation for fraud ind how and Mthere fraud might IKcur in ihe financial sthtcments. In Common wtth all audits U[tr ISAS IUKI. we ore alw required to perfonn 5pccific procedures to respond io The risk of management override. In addressing Ihe ri$k of froud through manascmenl oveIde of contro15. we tcstcd the appropri•iene$s of journal entries and other adjustments: assessed Mth¢iher rhe judgemen15 made in makin8 accouniing esiimaied are indicative of a wential bias: Ind ev&luhi¢d the busin¢ss Taiionale of any Si8nifieant transhcibons that art ynusual or outside the nornul ¢outse of business. In addiiioD to the alM)ve. our pro¢edures io r¢Srtd io th¢ risks identified includcd the following.. reviewing finuncial statemeni di5c105ur¢s by iesiing io SUP)ning docwnentation to 855ess compliar*e with provision$ of relev¥ni18ws and re8ulation5 dcsrribcs as h•vinB a direct effect on ihe ftnancial statement., pcrforning an$1]¢?1 pmcedures lo identify any unus1 or unexperfed rel•tionShi thpt rnay indicate risks of matcrial mi551aiemeni due io fraud- and • ¢nquiring of managemeni inthoyse l external legal counsel coKernin8 adual and pontIal litigaiion and clairn& and instances of M)nw¢omplian¢e with I• and re8ulaiions. The are inherent limitations in our audil proccdurts dexribed aVe. The rnore removed that laws and regulations are from fJnanci81 tt8nsactions. the less likely it 1$ that would be¢om¢ aware of n0coMplinCe. Auditing standards also limii the oudii procedures reguired to id¢nlify' nOnv¢omplian¢¢ wilh laws and regulations io enquiry of the dire¢iors and other management and ihe inspection of rcgulatory and legal corresponden¢e. if Material misslaiements that ari5c duc to fraud ¢4n be harder io d¢tea ihan those that arise from error as they rnay iThvolve d¢libern¢e w¢alment or collusion. Plge 13
Stsffordshire Cri¢ket Limited Independent Auditor's Report to th¢ Members of St•ffordshire Criek¢t Limited Use of our report This port Is made 501ely to the Charitable company's trustse5. 85 a body, in cordnCe with Chawer 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Aci 2006. •udii Mtirk h&s been undeNaken w thai we mighi stale to the eharity'5 Iru5tee5 those mailers we are r¢qyired to them in an auditor's report •thd for no oiher PUTPO5e. To the fullest eMeni pemiitted by l¥w. we do not #ccept QT assume responsibi1t. anyone other than the charitsble ompany trhd its trustees as a body. for our audit for thTS report. or for ihe opiniotts we have forn)ed. Jomihan Il'ard (Senior Stswtory Awlitor) For and on behalf of Azets A411 SeTri¢¢s Limiied. Stsmory Auditor 7-9 Coun Crewe Cheshire CWI 6EA Page 14
Stsffordsbire Crickel Limited Statement of Financial Activities for tht Year Ended 30 September 2025 (Including IL¢ome 2nd Expenditure A¢¢ount Ahd Statement of Total Recognised Gains gnd Losses) Totsl 2025 Tolil 2024 Ullrestrkted Resttrir¢¢d NTrt¢ Jntomt and Endowm¢nts from: DonaiioD$ and legacies Charitsbl¢ aelivilies Investhieni in¢om¢ 4.886 752.060 .522 10.210 429.168 15,096 1.181,228 8.522 9.861 979.276 10.558 Total income 765.468 439.378 1,204,846 999.695 Expendliure on.. Raising funds Charitabl¢ activiti¢5 13,545) 1673.3321 1849) 602.798) 14.3941 (1.276,1301 (5.390 11.053.083 Totsl expendiiure in¢omel{expendiiuff I Transfers between fvnds {676.877) 1603.647) {1.280.5241 11.058.473 88.591 1164.269) 1164.269) 164.269 175.6781 158.7781 movement in fvnds {75.6781 175.6711 {58.7781 Rttontlli*tloN of Total fvnds brought forward 446.434 446.434 505.212 Tothl funds urri¢d forward 18 370.756 370.756 446.434 The 5taterneni of fina11 4cliviiie5 include all 8•ins knd losKs re¢oBni5ed in th¢ y¢4r. All of the Charity's activities derive fmm continuing opeTrtions during al>ove periods. The fund5 brtakdo%w for 2024 1$ $howm In TK)te 18. The ¢¢5 on pages 18 10 30 fonn an inte8ral of these finan¢i81 stAternents. Page 15
Stsffordshire Cri¢ket Limited (Regiitration number: 07335620) lance Sheet u at 30 Septffiiber 2025 2$ 2•24 Note Flxed TAn8ible Awts 13 15.602 Curreni 1ts DeIS Clsh It b•nk and in h•nd 14 59.66J 467.077 316.666 428.383 526.742 Cr¢dltory: Amothttts fal oneyttr turrenl •Heti 15 173.229 186.7161 355.154 440,026 i4¢¢ amets 370,756 446,434 Fundl ofihe thirtty.. VTrMtrkied In¢ome Unrestricted fvnds 370,756 446,434 li 370.756 The fiMn¢ial 5t8iements on p48es IS w 30 wr¢%%d by the trust¢¢k Md Authori8¢d for ilsue o $i8rd on th¢ir IKh•lf by: J4son Nieho1•5 Britton Comp•ny secr¢wy trustee Th¢ on pages 18 * 30 form an inieyal part of trKse fiMnei•l 51atements. Py16
Staffordshire Cricket Limhed Ststement of Cash Fh)ws for the Yar Ended 30 September 2025 2•25 2024 Note Cith Il¥Jws from operAtini •rtivhks Net etsh expenditwe Adjustmethts to euh llows frnm ite Depreci10 Inve5mient ittMe 175.6781 158.7781 6.479 {8.5221 {10,5581 177.7211 (59,3251 Workln¥ cipttal •djw51mffits In¢re85e in debwr5 Decreue in crediio 14 15 152.052 113.487 119.377} (34.6001 Net cash flows from operaiins a¢tiviiies 1143.2001 1113.3021 Cash Ilows from eIng *etlvS11 Inl¢r¢5t r¢¢eived Acquisition of intwibl¢ •ss¢ts Prced$ from 5•1e of intin8ibl¢ wety ¢wh flows from inveMin8 Kiiviiie5 8.$22 115.673) 10.558 {4.3021 438 17.131) 6.694 Net deereue in cash and ¢¥sh ¢quiv•knis Cash and cash ¢quiv•lents •t l 0¢ber Ctsh •rtd ¢•sh equivilenis at 30 September 1150.411} (106.6081 467.077 573.683 316.666 467.077 All of ihe cth flows •rt deriv¢d from ¢oniinuin¥ operniions durin8 the above wiods. The notes on pales 18 to 30 forni an in¢egr•l partof th¢5¢ financial statements. Pa8¢ 17
Stffordshire Cricket Limited Notes to ihe Finatt¢ial Statements for ihe Year Ettded 30 September 2025 I Chrity $l#tuJ The Charrity is limtted by guarantcc. incorporated in En8land & Wales. and consequenily does not have shlre C8Pjtal. Each of the tnlsiees 1$ liable to ¢ontribthe an aU1 rol ex¢ttdin8 £10 towards ihe 85sets of the crity in ihe event of liquidaiiott. The addres$ of its re8tstered office 15.. 4 Pwer c.ourt Staffordshire Tecknology Pvk Siafford Staffordshir¢ ST18 OWP 2 AfcountiTrg polkles Summ#ry of JifDllknt ecouTrtkng w)Il¢ltt Trd key •etouni5nt ejthnat The principal accounting policies applied in ihe preparation of ihese financi•l thments are Set out below. These policies have been ¢onsisiently ¥pplied to the Yea presemed. leSs Oth¢p stated. St•temtht of fompll•nee The financial Sthkments have bttn prepared in a¢¢ordwKe With the thity'S Boverning documeni. the Companies Ad 2006, FRS 102 The Financi Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK Ind Republic ofirelaThd' I'FRS 102.1 and the Chtrities SORP 'A¢¢ountin8 and Rwflirtg by Charities". Statement of Re¢ommcnded Practice (applicable io charities preparing their accounts in a¢cordgnce wtih ihe Financial R¢p)rting Standard applicable in ihe UK and Republi¢ of Ircld IFRS 1021. {effeciive l January 20191. The charity is a Public Ben¢fit Entity defined by FRS 102. BAJII of prewratlon The financial 51ai¢m¢M$ tre prepar¢d in srlin8 1£) which is the fimctionjl currency of the charity. Monetary amounlj in these financial stliements art munded ¢0 the nearest £. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical convenlion. The prittcip31 aw)unting policies adopted are s¢1 bebow. Golng Concern The finon¢ial ements have been preparcd on a going coKtrn basis. The trU¢t$ &%sess whdher the us¢ of going concern Is appropriate i.e. whether there ar¢ material un¢ertainties related io events or condiiions that may c&si significant dou on thc ability of the ¢harity to ¢ontinue a5 a going concern. The wsitts rne this assessment in respect ora period of one ye•r from the de of approval of th¢ finlncial 5tatem¢rrts. Pa8c 18
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Notes ¢0 ibe Financial Statements for th¢ Year Ekndtd 30 September 2025 CrltlcRI t¢outhtlng t111¢$ •nd Jde¢¢¢S In the appli¢ation of the charity's aCUntIng policies. the trusiees are required to make judgements. estimates aThJ issumpiions aboui ihe canying amouni of assets and liabilities that are noi readily appartni fmm other sour¢es. The esiimaies a¢Jd associated assumplions art bd on historical expcrientt other factors that considered to bc relcvanl. Actual results tt)ay differ from these ¢siirnaie5. The esiimat¢s and underlying sUmPtIOnS are rtviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions io a¢Unting estimates are recognised in ihe p¢riod in wthich the estimate is revised where ihe rtvision affects only thai period. or in the period of the Vision and funwe periods Th¢rt the VisIon #ffects IM)th eurrent firture perM)ds. Incomt and endowmthts All income is re¢ognis¢d once the ¢barity entitlcment tht income. it is probable the in¢ome will be received aTbd The wnouni of the income rtteivobl¢ can be measured rtlithly. Donoilofts leg4des Donaiions are recognised the charity hLS been notified in MTiting of both the imouni and sertlement date. In Ihe eveni t1 a don&iion is subjeci conditions that qUIre a Icvcl of perfornn¢t by ihe charity befo ihe charity is enliilcd to Ihe fvnds. the income is d¢f¢Tr¢d and recognised unlil eiiher thosc ¢OTwJitions are fvlly m¢1. or the fulfilmeni ofthose Conditions is w111Y within lh¢ wntrol of the charity and il 15 prnbable iht these ¢oThdilions wtll be fiiifilled in the reporting period. Grants recelvable Gran15 are reco8nised ontt Ihe ¢hwity has eniitlement to lh¢ income. il is probable that the income will be re¢eiv¢d ¥nd the amount of the in¢ome receivabk ¢4n be mewured ff li4bty. Invuim¢Ri Income Interest income is reeo8nised in ihe perbod in 1¢h li rel8te$ to throu8hout the year. Exptndlture All expenditure is recognised orKe theff 1$ a 1¢8al or constructive obli8alion to that expendiliire, 11 is probable setilemcnl is rcquired and the imouni be measured reliably. All costs are all¢xited to the appli¢oble expendilure headin8 that a88rcgite similir ¢osi$ io lh c•t¢gory. Where cos15 Cannot be directly attTibuled to parti¢ul•r headings ihey havc been allocatcd on a basis ¢onsis¢eni wilh th¢ us¢ of reSoUe$, wth central costs allo¢8t¢d on the basis of time spent. and depre¢i*tion ¢hwg¢s illocaied on the ponion of ihe asset's us¢. Other support ¢oMs are Ailw¥t¢d based on the spread of staff $ts. Raisinxf#nds These are ¢0sts in¢urred in attraetin8 voluntary income. the marwnt of invesmKDt$ •nd those incurred in the Irading a¢tiviiies ihi roi5¢ funds. Ch4rilable 4tYlvlties Charithbl¢ expenditure comprises ilK>se costs incurred by the Charity in th¢ delivery of its activitie5 and services for it$ b¢n¢fKiaries. It includes iK>ih costs that ollouted dirt¢¢ly io $u¢h ¥tivtii¢s and those costs of an indirt¢i nTe necessary to support them. Page 19
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Notes lo the Financial Stsiements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 Groni expendhure The Charity ruThs pro8rams in Stsffothire on behlf ornlOnal Organisl0n$ Such 25 the ECB. Chance to Shine, ra,$ Tavcrners and the MCC FouThd•iion. Tht chlty makes doMiion5 to locaj orBanisaiions and individuals supwTrrt their ¢rb¢kd liVilI¢S and facilitie5 in line wilh our Chitable objectives. The Charity assists clubs and otherorganisations involved in Cricket to obthin grant filnding supplements t1$t graot5 from its fimds wthere necess. Tr Chariry regnISeS that cricket can be an expensiv¢ game to play and aims to minimise c05t5 to parents. whilst reco8nisin8 th81 & fully fitnd¢d age-group pathway is yond its meang. Support colts Support ¢OSls include ¢eM1 function5 and have been allocat¢d w arfivity c05t ut¢8ories on a basis ¢on$i$ient with the usc of re¥Jur¢es. for txample. allo¢ing property costs by are4& or per ¢¥ita. stsff $ts by ihe lime Snt and oiher ¢osts by their usage. Gowtrnance ¢o$ts These include the costs attributhble to th¢ Charity's compli1 with ctMstitulhoMI and SwUry requir¢rnents. includin8 audit. JtrateBi¢ ma8eme and Tru$t$ meetings reimbursed exper8. Txitlo The cherity is ¢onsidered ptss th¢ ¢¢sts tn Paragrh I S¢hedule 6 of the Fimnce Act 2010 and therefore it meeis ihe definition of ¥ ¢harithble company for IJK corporntion tax purposc5. Accordingly, the ¢h&rity is tentIallY exempt from taxation in re5peci of income OT Capital gains reccivcd within catcgorics covered by Chapier 3 Part I l of the CorpoNion Tax Affl 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxaiion of C.h&rgeable Gain3 Act 1992. the exteth su¢h inc4)rne or gwns are applied exclusively ¢harrt&bl¢ PU08¢s. Taniible Ilxed 1ts Individual fixed assds ¢OSlin8 £IOO.IKI or mort are initially recorded at C05L less any subsequent ac¢umulatcd depreciation and subscquent ¥cumula¢¢d impaimKnt losses. Dtpretl¢lon mortlJAiIoTh Depre¢iation is provided on tangibl¢ fixed assct5 50 as to write off the cost or Valu10th. le any thiM¢d residual value, over their cxpeaed usefvl e¢onomic lif¢ as follo= Ai1 elasj Furniturc and equipment Computer equipmeni Depre¢l•¢5on nktbod •nd rate 3 years straight line 3 years 5tr8ight line Trnde debtors Trade debtors ar¢ amounts due from ¢usfomer5 for merchandise sold or servi¢es perfOrn)e in the ordinary course of business. Trade debiors arc rcco8nised inilially ai the tra1CtIon price. They are subsequentl). me&sur¢d at amort15ed cosi using the effcctive interest meihod. less provision for impairment. A provision for ihe impairnient of tr8d¢ debtors is established wh¢n iherc is objective eviden¢e that the charity will be able io ¢olk¢t all nU5 due a¢¢ording to the original mhS of the r¢¢¢ivables. Page 20
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Iyotes lo the Financial Siatements for the Ye4r Ended 30 September 2025 Cash •nd euh t4uSw#ltnts Cash and ¢3sh equivalents comprise cash on hand and rall deposi1$, aThJ other shon-m highly liquid investment$ ihai are readily ¢onv¢rttble io a knomm anKJunt of cash and are subje¢t to in iMsignifi¢ani risk of ch#nse in vhlue. Trade ¢rtditorJ Trade creditors art obligations io pay for or Sery1¢ th hjve been gCqUiTcd in thc ordinhry ¢OUTse of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are ¢lassified ¢ury¢M liabilities if the charity doe5 not have an unwnditional ri8hL at thc end of the reporting wiod, defer settl¢ment of the creditor for 8t le&8t twelve months after th¢ reportin8 date. If ihert is an un¢ondiliono1 right w defer settlemeni for at twelv¢ month5 after the reponing dat¢, they are pregnd n0Current liabilities. Trade crcditOTS are recognised iniiialty li ihe tr•nsaction pric¢ and subseqlY measured t imrtised $t usin8 Ihe effective inierest meilw)d. FuThd s¢ru¢ture Unrestricted income funds are Benerai f5 that W¢ a11•bYe for use ai the trustees diserttion in furtherance of lh¢ objectives of the charity- Restricied income fvnds are iho$¢ don•ied for use in a particular are or for specific purposes. the use of which Is restrithed io ihat area or pw. Peniionj •nd other ptsst retlrtmellf •bligi¢ions The Chirity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is • pension plath under 7thi¢h fixed conlributions are paid inio 4 pension fvnd and the Chariry has no le8al or c¢)nstru¢iive obligaiion io ply fijrther conthbutions even if the fvnd does hold sulTi¢i¢ni &s5¢ts to pay all employees the benefiis TelatlnB 10 employ¢¢ 5¢rviee in the eurreni Ind prior periods. ConiribulioTrs to deflned contribution plans arc rcrognis¢d in the Stai¢m¢ni of Finon¢ial Activities when they are due. If contriblon paymenis ¢x¢¢ed the contribution duc for s¢rvi¢e. the excess Is recognised as a prepayment. 3 leoMe from don¥¢lons leyeies Uffjrestriried funds Restricttd TDt*l fundj Donation5 and Ic8icie5'. Donal10$ from individual$ 4.886 10.210 15.096 Total for 2025 4.886 10.210 15.096 Totll for 21124 1.715 8,146 9.861 Pa8e21
Staffordshire Cricket Limited Notes to th¢ Financial Stsiennts for ihe Yr Ended 30 September 2025 4 from ¢h•rital¢ #ellvi Uru¢rktod nd5 Geoerll ReBtrlrted Tot1 funds Crickei development proBrarnmes Tot1 for 2025 752.060 429.168 1.181228 429.168 1.181.228 Tot] for 21124 601.665 377.611 979.276 S Investment lJKome UnrMtrleted nds GtheMI To¢1 In¢er¢51 receivable nd simil4r income,. Intert5t receivibl¢ on deposi Toi•l for 2023 8.522 8.522 8.522 8.522 Totil for 2024 10.558 10.558 6 Expmdl¢ure ebrltbl *rtlvld Unnstrltted Rerted f•nd% Total funth GeThernl crick development PTOV•rnW Staff costs Allocated support Costs Govemanc¢ ¢ost5 155.485 352.682 153.065 93.319 480.383 29.096 248.804 833.065 182.161 Totsl for 2025 673.332 602.798 1276,130 Totil for2•24 •7.431 5•5.652 1.053 083 P88e 22
Staffordsbire Cricket Limited Noles to the Financial Statements for the Y¢#r Ended 30 September 2025 7 Analysis of gOV¢rnADce and support rosts GovernAnfe tostS Umrestrleted ruthds Generxl To¢*1 f4nds Staff costs W•ges and sal1¢$ 12,100 12.100 Total for 202$ 12.100 12.100 Toiil for 2014 10.600 10.6(M) 8 Nei Incomlngloutcolni rtsourtei Net outgoing resources for ihe y¢ar includt: 2025 2024 Ind¢pendent examination f Auditors r¢muneration All other non-audii services 875 4.250 2.822 9 Trle¢S remuDtrallon aThd expe Thc c.harity reserves the ri8hi lo pay horium$ 10 the roles of Chair I Secrelary l Trtasurer in order to undertakc e55cnlial duties specific to Ihese named roles and whi¢h are addir10] io those of & trustee of the Chgrity. These have been agreed as p¥rt of the c118n$ Memorwldum aThl Arti¢1¢5 of Associatmjn. Article 20. During ihe y¢8T the charity madt th¢ following with trustees.. £12,10012024.. 10,6001 Martin Nitholas D•vie Martin Nicholas Davies received remuneration of £4.300 12024: £3.31XI) dyring year. Davld Andrew Sm5th David Andrew Smith rrfeiv¢d remuneration of £7.80012024.. £7,3)) during the year. Jison Nicholas Britto Jason Nicholas Brilton received remuneration of £72.388 12024.. £62.504} £4.03] 12024.. £Nill of expense5 were r¢imbuTs¢d to Jason Nicholas Brilton during the year. Nichola5 Britton's remwxration and expenses were paid as pan of his other role of Development Dire¢tor. Jason Nichola5 Britton did Th)1 re¢eive any remuneration or ¢xpens¢$ for his Tole as Trustee. During the financial year txp¢n5e$12024: £nill were paid to Tn]5tccs. Pa8e 23
Stsffordshire Cricket Limited Notes to the Finaneial Statements for the Yr Ended 30 September 2025 10 Sthif¢o The 8gBre8ate pa)ToII costs were ¥ follows: 2025 2024 Staff rosts durlry the ye•rvern: Wiges and salaries So¢i•l security costs Pension cos 754.429 61,060 29.993 629.073 42.081 17.705 845.482 688,859 The monthly •veray number of persons (in¢l1Th8 Knior I Itldenhip le•ml employed by the ¢harity durin8 ihe year exprtwd 15 full lime eqtsinlents follows.. 2025 2024 M1#¢Ment Adminijtraiion and Supp so 49 Number of ¢mploytts thoit iot•l emplo)'e¢ benefits Itxcludin8 ¢rnployer pension costs) fell within the followkn8 bands.. 2023 £60.001- £70.IXIO I l Awdl¢on' r•mvnrnlloA 2025 2024 Other feu to •udlton Audii of the fin•ncial siatemtnts Independent exami110 of the fInWKi stat¢rnents All other nomudii ser¥ic¢s 4250 875 2.822 1,251 5.501 3.697 12 Txilon Tht ¢harity 1$ * re¥igt¢red ¢hriry. All the cornpkns in¢ome is wlied to its charithble objeciives and the Charity is therefor¢ exempt un&r ¢UfTent legithiion frorn forn of t4xation. P•8¢ 24
Stsffordsbire Cricket Limited Noles to ihe Financial Statements for the Y¢ar Eaded 30 September 2025 13 Tnzlbk flxed sts Fwrnltsre ffid ¢qulpllirt Computer eq1pment Total Coit At l (kber 2024 Addiiions 33.817 14.625 31.046 1.048 64.863 15.673 AI 30 sleMber 2025 48.442 32.094 80.536 Dpt¢¢lAtlon Ai l 0rtob¢r 2024 Charge for ¢h¢ y¢ AI 30 September 2025 Net Ik value 32.424 26.031 3.950 58.455 6.479 34.953 29.981 64.934 At 30 S¢wemb¢r 2025 Af 30 Sept¢mber 2024 13.489 15.602 1.393 5.015 6.408 Past 25
Stfffordshire Crieket Limited Notes to the Financial stalenllts for the Yr Ended 30 September 2025 14 Debton 2025 2024 M¢mber debtors Prepayments (hher d¢bwrs 64.1)03 7.3 40.414 40,015 6.978 12.672 59.665 IS Creditori: fallini due wltbltt 00¢ yur 2•25 2024 Suppli¢r ¢r¢diiors Chher t¥x•fion and soci41 s¢¢urity Cth¢r Creditors A¢¢rlS 12.235 22.579 21.615 9.780 1.766 18.859 54,298 11.793 73.229 86.716 11 PensloTh and other xhem Defln•d ¢ontTlbutlom pwlou Kheme Th¢ ¢riry operns a defin¢d p¢nsion %heme. Th¢ pension cost ¢hw¥e foi the year repres¢nts ¢ontribuiionJ Plb]e by the charity th¢ s¢lKme and amouni¢d 10 £29.99312024. £17.70S1. contrib1$ totJllin8 £3.428 12024: £Nili were p•ythl¢ to the scheme at th¢ end ofthe yew •nd we included in ¢rediiors. 17 Commltments CapltAI tommlirnnts There were no ¢¥itAI wmmitments durin8 the finwKiil period. Operaiing lease ¢ommitmenl pa>inenis for hirt of a Hyundii IONIQ ¢ontr•¢ted to 2210512026. The tal imount of other financiil commitm¢nts noi provid¢d in the finmcial ststemen15 was £4,77112024 - £10.7351. P•8e 26
Staffordshire Cricket Limiled Notes to ihe Financial Ststements for tht Year Ended 30 September 2025 18 Funds Bal•nee #l 30 Stptenbber 2025 B•laDte xt I O¢iobtr 2024 reso4r¢es ¢¥p¢nd¢d Trnsfers Ur¢StrIcted fndS Gevewl Generni 446.434 765.461 1676,8771 1164.2691 370.756 Rutrlcted funds SclK)ols Perfonnance Cor¢ Ciiies Communi Clubs aJMI Leag¥ Ability Schools tklivery 201.843 97.315 20.5(KJ 1278.727) 1156.2721 135.460 (6.7951 {124.9261 11.4671 76.884 58.951 14,960 6.795 17.472 1.467 112.266 107.454 12.266 Total restrleted tuTrds 439.378 1603.6471 164.269 To¢AI funds 446,434 1.204.846 {1.280.5241 370.756 Unresiri¢ied funds have been transfeed finknct * deficii on restyi¢ied fiThl$. Blince It 30 Septtrnbtr 2024 Blnte li I (ktobtr 2023 Resour¢¢s expended rtjources Trnsferx Unrtstrirted futhds Genernl General 505.212 613.938 {532.3581 1140.358) 446.434 Res¢ritted S¢hoo15 Perfo8¢¢ Core Citi Community Clubs and Leagues Ability 164.675 81.073 35.97S (262,7551 91,080 36.443 19.500 (2.5311 (4.0671 (7.067) {55.4751 12.4691 186.7121 90.779 8.255 Ttsil restrleled 385,757 {526,1151 140.J58 Total funds 505,212 999.695 (1.058.473) 446,434 Unre5trided funds have be¢D transferred to flnancc a deficit on restyicied funds. Page 27
StaffordshI Cricket Limiled Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 The specifle pwwse5 for which ihe fund$ be applied thrt as follows: Schools - Fundin8 lo provide crickei oprnitieS 142 stai¢ Klv)ols. This in¢luded tcacher training wryth the ov¢rall aim of b¢¢omin8 rnore'¢rickct-friendly' and a]Iowin8 primary sclh)ol ¢hildrcn th¢ opportunity to ¢n8ag¢ in and partake in ¢ri¢ket ses5ion4 after equipping hools and leathers to be able to d¢liver cricket to a higher stsndard and aid susi•inabiliry. Performan¢e - Funding io allow representstive aBe group cricket programme5 to ¢Olltinuc to ruTh and identify tslented ¢ri¢kctcr5 as well a5 provide them developmenl OPPOrninities. Core Ciiies . Funding io help pr¢domiMntty wyymen of South Asi ethnicity pani¢ipAte in ¢rickei activity. The fw)ding Ind overall progrwnm¢ seek5 to address incqualiiie$ of opp)rtunity to participaie ith ¢rick¢t amongst innerlty and South Asian w)men. Community FuThdin8 to help provide local Sire¢l Cricket pro8r¥mme5. building upon the Str¢81¢ Eqlity Diversion arml Inclusion investmeni deliverin8 ¢ommunity outreach ¢ri¢ket. Club$ and League5 - Funding lo provide inirodu¢tOry PTO8rammes io ckel ¢lubs with a portion of the funding bein8 used to improve a¢ce5sibiliry. quality and etTi¢iency lo the individual ¢lubs game's fa¢iliiies. Funding also used to h¢lp relaunch the county's groundswoTk ¥sociaiion and pmvided session$ help th¢ netsvork mainlain ¢och clubs pitch. Women's al Girl's ¢rick¢t also a primary focus for thi$ Sethion of fut)dit)8. Ability - Funding to help aid ihc delivery of 60 of the Special Educational Nttd$ S¢hools compete in Tabl¢ or Softball Cri¢kei ¢ompetirions. Schools Delivery - As with the S¢lM)ols fimdin& this fimding aims to 1P brin8 ¢rieket into local sclwls and Bive children over the a8e of S th opwjrlyniry crickei. learn new skills and develop their fundimentl UThrtstricted Fwthds The unrestrieied funds orth¢ ¢hrity comprise the unexpended balances of don&tion5 2nd grants whh¢h are t subjeet to 5p¢cifi¢ conditions by donors ond grloTS &$ io how ihey mly be used. These include designated nds whi¢h have been 5¢t aside out of unrestri¢led fvnd$ by the trusitts for specifi¢ purposes. 19 An4lysis of Tret sets be¢wteD funth Vnrestricted TotAI fuDd$ at 30 September 21125 GeDernl Tattgible fixed assets Current assets Curreni liabilitirs 15.602 428.383 173.2291 15,602 428,383 73.2291 Tothl nel assets 370,756 370,756 Page 28
stsffordsbire Crleket Llmited Not to the Financial Statements for th¢ Year EDded 30 September 2025 L'ttre#rkted funds GurI1 Total fvnds at 30 September 2024 Tangible fixed a35¢1S Current assets Current liabilities 6.408 526.742 186.7161 6.408 326.742 (86.7161 Totsl nei assets 446.434 446.434 20 An•tyth ofpet debts At30 September 2025 A¢ l Ortober 2024 Cuh at bink Ind in hand 467.078 316.666 Nei debi 467.078 316.666 At30 ptember 2014 Ai l October 2fy23 Cash at bank Ind in h•Dd 173.686 467.078 N¢1 d¢bi 573.686 467.078 Pay 29
StafTord$hire Cricket Limited Notes to the Financial Stxtements for the Year EDded 30 September 2025 21 Rtlttd party trAwa¢¢io The Englljh Schools. Foot11 Asso¢ition The English Selm]$. Ftball Associaiion 15 wi$idcTed to be a rtlated parry by virtue of lis relationthip with Mrs Toyin Ht888 ITru51cc). During the year puhaS£S were rnod¢ fmn The Emglish SclM)ols Football As9Xi•titsn to the valur of £5,800 12024.. £5,708). Stone ind Di8trArt Sports AJwdtl• Sione and District Sports Asso¢iaiion 15 considered to be a related pany by virttK of its relationship Mryih Mr Christoph¢r Neil Turner ITnle¢} and Mr Jason Ni¢lx)las Brinon ITn¢t1. Durin8 the year. inwme was received from Stone aThl District Sp)ns A$¢lation the value of £5.23512024.. £4.2001. In addition. pur¢ha5e5 were mtde from Siort and Disvia Sports AlatIOn to the value of £13,652 12024.. £13.0101. At 30 September 2025 there wa$ an amoum of £64812024.. £4.2001 due Stone and District Sports A550ciation. Stifordshlre YovTr# Crl¢kettr Trns¢ Staffordshire Youn8 Cricketers Trusl is considered to be i led pany by virtue of its relationship with Mr David Andrew Smith ITrusteel and Mr Jthson NIC1$ Briiton {Trwitel. During the year in¢ome w&8 re¢eived from Stsffordshire Yout)g Crickeiers Trusi of £nil 12024.. £20.6421. As al 30 September 2025 there was an imounl of £20.642 12024.. £20.6421 due by Staffordshire Youn8 Cricketers Trnst. 22 P•rettt Ind ultlmtt parent undertxklng There is n(Tr ultim¢ ¢ontrollinB Pthy 23 Notr*dJ1t1Thi events after the fin4Dd•l perlod Subsequent lo ihe year end, Ihe charity merged with Sthffordshire Young Cricketers Trus¢ (Charity Number.. 10991441 on 18 February 2026. Pagc 30