Compthy Y¢81str￿10rt number. 07335620
Charity regL5tration nurnber.. 11964
Staffordshire Cricket Limited
IA C(rtnp￿Y limi￿ by li￿lain￿
Re￿n •nd Fin*Ki•l Stst¢m¢nlS
for Yew Ended 30 Swernber 2025
Azet5 Audit Stivi¢es Limi*d
7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Cheshire
CWI 6EA

Staffordsbire Cricket Limit¢d
CoDl¢nts
Refere￿¢ and Adminislrniive tkthils
DirtdoTS' Repon and Tnutees, AnThE￿ Rewrt
2to9
Siat¢m¢nt of Tnutees. Respon5ibililies
10
Indewtht A￿l￿rs, Re
11 to 14
Stst¢m¢nt of Fin•ncial A¢tivities
15
B41wn¢e She
16
Staicment of Cuh Flmws
17
Nol¢$ to the FinwKi*l
18to30

St#fford$hir¢ Cricket Limited
R¢ftrenee aAd Administrative D¢tsils
Ch*lnTr*
David Andrew Smiih
Trnsteei
J&8on Ni¢knlas Brillon
Chrisiopher Neil Tunxr
Sue Rennie
David And1￿ Smith
Laurn NIKleod
Amii Paul Shjn
Martin Ni¢lki]As Davi
Toyin HiBgs
Heltn Bourton
Rachel Ba)ley
NI¢￿1•$ John A￿h¢r
Jawn Ni¢1￿¥115 Britton
SterrtAry
Charlty Re8lsir*tlon Numbtr
119649)
Cothpny Re*trn¢lon Number
07333620
The ¢h•rity is In￿r￿lIed 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
Ne￿4511*4￿￿frLyrnC
Staffordshire
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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 provis￿n$ of the Stsiement of Recommended Practice ISORPI &quol:Accouoiing
and Keporting by Ch¥riiies&qwi' (FRS 1021 in p￿Paring 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 $u¢h facilities by reastsn of their youth. &8e. infimiity or disability.
financi￿ hwdship or so¢ial ¢ircumSta￿¢S thc obJ¢a of improving their condithons of life..
promoie community plrtieipaiion in he•lthy rffreation including noi limited io the Provision of facilitie5
for the playing of ¢rickel and other sp)rts in the HIS￿￿¢ Coynry of Stifford5hire and beyond. To serve as th¢
local 8overnin8 body for Re¢reiiional Crick¢i in the Hi5tori¢ County of St8ffordshirc. adapting and adoptin8
local policies, in line with natio￿] pro8rams. dir¢ciiYe5 and rule& re%ulwion5. policits and procedurc5 of th¢
England ¥nd Wales Cricket Board I'ECB'I..
prijmote tduca¢ion includirts bu¢ not limited to supw)rtin8 the ¢ricket network and its people kn achieve
r¢cognis¢d qualifications or other bellement in skills Includin8 ployin& ¢oachin& ￿fegU￿din￿. umpirirt8 and
otTi¢iatin8. groundskttpin& club m￿48eMent and developm¢ni.
The Histori¢ County of Stafford$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 p￿pIC in Stsffordshire to a lifelong u8ociation with uickd through the
support and 8rowth of the recreation￿ game in our ¢ounty'.
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Obj¢¢tives. S¢r*tegies *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 0￿￿00r girls, leogue in the $umm¢r.
Wom¢t)'s softboll fesliva15 provide kn opponw)iry fw w￿rneD 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 $8fegugrdin8
Pr￿edUleS.
People PerfornwK¢:
Coachin8 courses ire for new Coach Support Workers along with in*rm¢di¥t¢ l¢v¢l club ¢oichin8 couises.
Safe8uirdin8 courses are run for both Co•¢h¢s thd eltsb safegU￿ding OtTi¢ers.
County Ag¢ Group teams are for boys and girls ID age 8nwps from under I I to under 18, along with the
County Women'$ 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 c￿￿S, A5SOCiation. and
th¢ Ground5 Manhgement Associ￿10￿.
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 Ch￿ry 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 ptrfonD*n¢t
Overvl¢w
A posiiive year Culmin￿ing 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, [wre￿10th￿ gnd wrnmunity
¢rickrt and we look fonvard to lis opening next year.
Schools
W¢ lfy)k cricket inio 142 state khoolj, PTOVtdin8 oP￿rtunI11¢S for 18.371 primary school ¢hildren and fLKus¢d
OTh iargetin8 ar¢&$ Mthere free-5chool.mul take up is higher Ihan ihe n￿lon81 *verage. l 54 le￿her$ were trained
to be more 'cTr¢kelry¢onfideni'. ¢quippin8 ihem with the tools io deliver cri¢kei ind aid $ustsinability.
ClubJ & Le*rMes
Introduciory pro8rammes All Stsrs and Dyr￿m$ ¢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 $9% to
286.
172 volunteers attended coach developmcnl courw in the yur. upskilling them to provide safe tnd ¢x¢iling
sessions a¢ross the club nets¥ork.
Abillty
60 of the counry's Special Educational N¢cds Sch￿1$ ¢ompeted in Table or SofIb￿l 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.
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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 EqU￿Lty Thversion and I￿1￿$101) IEDII inve5rment delivering c0￿munity outreach
crickrf in Sandwell, Wolverhampton and and ¢ollaknrativ¢ work with the Worcestershire Cricket
Foundation.
Paihway
tkv¢loping our local talcnt to reali5e its poiential ¢oniinued to 5¢e players move into the profcssionil ghme with
th¢ wom¢n's domestic restruclur¢ prowiding new oppominiiies f￿ our Tier 3 player5 to move into a new
professional era for women's ericket.
Staffordshire 'GraduAi¢s' in¢ltyJ¢d..
. Malisha Tennak¢Jon- Warwickshire A¢4d¢my
Meg Austin- professional contrncl *Aith Bean Women
Kory Hoydon- professional contraci D¢￿y$hirC
* Joe HaM*in5 . pmfe55ional coniract Dcrbyshi
• Grace Carter- Worwi¢kshire Academy
. Will Jhmes . Warwi¢kshir¢ A¢ad¢my
Joe Walley . Wan¥ickshire A¢ademy
Rohan Vallabhancni - DeTby$hire A¢•d¢my
MCC Foundation Hub5 Cmied developmeni opporNniiies for pl•yers * find alternative routes irrto the
ptrfomian¢e paihway with over 100 youn8 people inending.
Fln•nclal rtwle*
Revl¢w
The Statemenl of Financial Aclivilies Shows ¥ ne¢ deficit of incow* over expcnditurc of £75.67812024 Shows a
nei deficit of £58,778). Total Ncl Asse￿ ai 30 Sep*mb¢r 2025 ￿￿Ounted to £370.756 12024.. £446.434I.
repres¢nted by Unrestricted Funds of £370.75612024: £446.4341 and Restricted Funds of nil 12024.. £nill.
Pollcj on reserves
The Twst¢¢$' ￿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 n￿nthS 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.
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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 #g￿ed 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$'.
J*son Nic1￿laS Brillon
Chrislopher Neil Turner
Sue Rennie
David Andrew Smith
Phillip Oliver Iresigned 28 November 20241
Laura M8¢leod
Amii Paul Shwma 1•p￿)in1¢￿ 25 Novernber 2024)
Martin Ni¢holas D•vi¢s
Simon D￿ld Fisher (resiBKd 28 July 20251
Toyin Hi
Helen Bourton
hcl Bayley 18ppoini¢d 25 November 20241
Ni¢knlas John Archer lappoin*d 28 November 20241
CfrairnJ•n'.
Ihvid Andrew Smith
Secretary:
JAqott NiclK)1&8 Britton
S¢rueture* ttsvtrn*nte •Thd n￿OI1*￿ent
Nohtre oftoverning 4ocNmenr
Staffordshire Crickei Limited is a Company lirnited by guarantee governed by its Memornndum and Arti¢le$ 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.
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Directors, Report and Trustees, Annu*l Report
ArroH%emeTrtslorsettlnk Aej. man4gemenipersonwelreJwwnerndt7h
The Directors consider ihe ts)ard of DireC￿r$. WIKJ are the Charity's trusi¢e& and the senior mana8emenl team
comprise the key managemeni p¢r50nnel of the Charity in charge of dirtding artd cothtrolling, njnning and
operating the Charity on a day-to4ay basis. All Dir¢dots giv¢ of their timt freely and durin8 thc period there
were two Direclors rcccivcd reMUrtr￿Ion and on¢ Director Ntho received remunrration and
reimburs¢m¢nts for expenses Iwith the expenscs relating io his emph)yment role of Development Director
noi is TTusieel. These were Mr Martin Nic1￿1￿ Davies {FiMn¢¢ & Risk Lead). Mr David ArKlrew Smith
(Chairl #Twj Mr Jason Nicholas Britton (Lead OffKer & Company sec￿(ary) 7th did receive any
r¢muneralion Tn￿tte bui through his oth¢r role of Development Director. re5pe¢iively. Details of DiKcioTS'
emolumenis. expens¢5 and rel8tcd party trnthsa¢iions disclosed in Note 9 10 the accounts.
The pay of the ￿11 stsff team is Tewtwtd *nThu￿￿ Ind, if fin•n¢i•l resources allow. rKTrTrnally increased in
&c¢ordan¢e with proje¢ied Government inflation ratts taking into a¢couni CPI 8nd RPI. In view of ihe nature of
the charity. Ihe Direaots ben¢hm8rk g88insi py leve15 ill other similtr chth"iie$ in the volunwy Sec￿r.
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. fJn*Kial Pl￿￿]n& fundrai$inB And
1¢4din8 initiatives acT055 the projttt.
Related party tMns*etlons
Transa¢lions wyth related parties ire disclosed in ihe notes ￿ the financial 5taterntnts and in ac¢ordan¢e with
pir&graph 163 of the SORP IAccountin8 8nd reporting by ¢h4rities'. Sthtemenl of Recommended Pr*¢tice
SORP 20051).
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Directors, Report and Trustees, Annual Report
Major ofihtw
RepuiaiEOII
The principal risk is damage to th¢ r¢puthtion of the Chariry. and the Cherity implements policies lo¢ally in
cMp¢raiion with the national governing body to mitigaie this. Thesc policies ore de$igttd to complement
existing p)Ii¢ic5 to ensure Our Sport promotes a fully diverse and inclusive ¢nvironmeni and culture. Th¢
Tru$i¢¢s con5idcr that the Charity has appropriate policies and procedures for its employees. And t￿t it hw put
itt pla¢c the necessary safegu8rd5 for partieipants in the Charitys activiti¢$ 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 C￿￿lY with the 8ovemin8 iKxly, th¢ ECB. in order to rnainlain the highest
possible profile aThJ in*rtst 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$ Th￿st 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 $ufTicient to meet its lon8er.ierni
expenditure commitments. In the prevailing macroeco￿rnlC environmeni. inllaiion hAs remained ai siubbom
higher levels (obove of EnglJnd wgeii Whil￿ the Charity's Core in¢orne rernain5 ai similar Icvcls.
However. Ihe Charity Prnp￿eS annual budgets re8ular forecasts ihrou8houl the year in order to monilor any
imbalan¢es bets¥een income and expenditure. and it prepares rolling budgets in order io understand its
lonB¢r-temi exposure to such imbalanccs. Thi5 enables li ￿ tske any necessary ¥dion$ ￿ bring its expendi￿re
into line with its Income. The C.h￿lty also hold$ $yifi¢ien¢ re%rves to enable il io minimise Ihe adverse impaci
on lis business of any such misali8nmeni thich it ￿nSiderS necess￿.
Esiimaies and judgements are coniirbuilly tvaluated ¥nd are based on a number of factors I￿ludin8 expe¢taiions
of fuNre tvents that believed to be reasonable under circum51a￿¢s.
IrnpDrlxTh¢ no￿*dJust1￿1 evffts *ft¢r the flM*nd*l period
Subsequent to ihe >'¢8r end. Ihc charity mer8ed wilh Stsffordshire Youn8 Crickders Tru￿ Ichtrity Number:
10991441 on 18 F¢bnwy 2026.
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Directors. Report and Trn•trts' Anaual Report
DIKlowr¢ of knftsrni#doD io *udltsr
Each trustee has thken stepj that ily ou8ht to have as A trusttt in order to nJ•ke th¢ms¢lve$ 8ware of atty
rtlffint audit ittfornwiion aThl w eslablish th¥t the elwitys auditor is •wwe of thai inforn￿ti0n. 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 I￿1￿¥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
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Staffordshire Cri¢kel Limited
Stalement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The irustces {wlM> are also the directOf5 of Staffordshire Cricket Limii¢d for the pun￿5¢$ of company lawl are
responsible for P￿parIn% 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 s*isfi¢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 pri￿1p1¢S in the ch￿ltieS 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 $ra*ments- and
prepttrt the finan¢ial sialements on the goin8 CObK¢m basis un1¢5S il 15 imppropriate to presume that the
¢hiril¥ble ￿rnpanY will continue ID business.
The trustees are responsible for k¢¢pin8 proper accounting rttords thai Can disclose with relsothable accuracy at
ny lime ihe financial posiiion ofihe ¢h•rilable company and enable Ihem lo ensure the finAncial statements
comply with ihe Companies Aci 21x16. Tlry ￿ a150 responsible for saf¢8U8rding the assets of th¢ charitable
company and hen¢e for iaking Tcasonable steps for ihc prtvtnlion and J¢t¢¢iiot) of frnud and othu iryegularities.
The tru$t¢es are resFX)nsible for the m•inten&Ke and inlegrity of the eorporate and fimnciil infonnation
i￿l￿ded 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¥7r￿3&..... and si8ntd on its b¢h•lf by..
Jason Nicholas Britton
Cornpany secretary aDd trustet
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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 Acco￿tIn8 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¢I￿ling its in¢ome and eX￿dilUre. for th¢ yearthcn ended.
have been properly pttptred in with Uniied Kin8dom Genernlly A¢cep*d Accouniin8 PTa¢ti¢¢',
and
have been prepJr¢d in Jccordknct Wtth the requirements of Comp￿1¢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$ibililie5 under those 5tsndards fvrther described in Ihe 8uditor responsibililic5 for
Ihe audii of the financial si4t¢ment5 section of our report. We are independeni of the charity in accordance with
the cthical requiremenis ihai relevant to our audit of the finin¢i•l stsiements in ihe UK. tn¢ludin8 the FRC'S
Ethical Standard. and ￿ have fvifilled our oiher ethical re5ponsibililies in xcordance wth ih¢s¢ requirements.
W¢ believe Ihat the audil evbden¢e ￿ have ob￿l￿ed b$ Sufficient aThJ appropri4* ￿ p￿VIde 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 C￿nts or
Conditions that. individually or ¢olle¢iively. may c￿1 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 origi￿1 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.
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Stsfford5bire Cricket Limiled
Independent Audilor's Report to the Members of StAffordshire Cricket Limited
Other inforni*tio
The trustees are responsible for the other infornuiion. The other Infom￿1]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 $￿eMents. our responsibiltry is ￿ re*J the other Inforni￿10￿ aTbJ.
in doin8 so. consider whethcr the other it)fonnaiion is materially iThconsisient wth the financial stsiements or
our knowledge obtained irb the audit or oihenwi5e appears to be ma*rially mi5Stated. If we ideniify s￿h materiol
inconsi51en¢ies or apparenr m•*rial mis$￿tementS. we are requirtyj to dctennine lthether thcre 15 a material
missiatemeni in the financial sthiements or a m￿trial missth*mcnt of ihe other infom￿ll01b. 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 9￿11r1ed u audii exempt.
The Ch￿lty Ivas Ingt¢ad subjert io In Indepu￿enf ex•mil￿tiOn Tn the prior year.
Oplnlon on oth¢r m*tler 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 fina￿la1 yeor for which
th¢ financial sthiements art wep4r¢d is Consisient with the firwKial $iAtements,' and
the Dirtctors, R¢pon and Trusiets, Annual Report hs been PTtpartd in IKcord￿Ct with applicable le8al
requirement5.
M#tlers on whlch we Ire requlred to report by exeeptloTr
In ihe lighi of our krM)wledge and understandin8 of the Chwity iThJ its eTtvironmth obtsined in the COUT5e of the
audii, we have nol ideniified Materi￿ misstatements in the Direth¢)rs' Report and Tn￿te$, 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 8￿jit not been received
from branches I￿1 visited by us: or
th¢ financial sthtemtnts ar¢ not in agrttmeffl with the a￿￿n11n# records and returns or
certain di5cIosuT¢S of tru$itts ￿m￿neratIOn sp¢¢ified by law art not mad¢- or
we hav¢ noi reEeived all the infornuiion and explanations we ieqiiire for our audit.
thc trustec5 were rM)t eniiiled to prepare the finatKial thtements in aecord¥n¢e with the Small Comp￿les,
regime and take advantage of ihc small comp2ni¢s' exemplion in preparin8 th¢ ttusiees, ￿pOrt and form ihe
requirement io prepare a Str￿e81¢ report.
Re$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 t￿ble the prtparntiort of fLnwKial
statements th¥t arc frce from material misstaiement, wljether due to fraud or error.
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Staffordshire Critket Limited
Independent Auditor's Report lo the Members of Siafford5hire Cri¢k¢t Limit¢d
In prepwing the fuwi¢ial statements. the trus*es 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 tru￿tt$ eiiher ¢0 liquidate ihe charity or to cease operniions, or have ￿ realistic
alternative but to do so.
Auditor r￿Ponsibl11t1es for tht audit of ihe fin**ti*l $¢*i¢thellts
Our objecttves are to obtain reasonable ossurance about wtheiher thc financial stalcments &8 i **ole are free
fmm moierial mtSStat¢ment. whcthcr due io fnud or ¢mr. ond to Issue an auditor'5 rcport that irtrludes OUT
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high levcl of assuran¢e. bui is noi 0 8u4r4n*¢ ihat an aLM4it conduclcd in
c¢ordan¢e Miih ISAS IUKI will always deicct a malerill misstatement when li exisis. Misst41¢ments can arise
from fraud or error and are ￿nSIdered material if. individually or in ihe egg￿8a￿. they could reasonabty b¢
expe¢t¢d to infl￿nCe the e¢oM)mic de¢i$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 c￿nty's
documentation Of their policies and Pr￿edUreS Tel￿1Th8 to fra￿1 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 ￿sU111￿ry frame*th 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 ove￿Ide of contro15. we
tcstcd the appropri•iene$s of journal entries and other adjustments: assessed Mth¢iher rhe judgemen15 made in
makin8 accouniing esiimaied are indicative of a wential bias: Ind ev&luhi¢d the busin¢ss Taiionale of any
Si8nifieant transhcibons that art ynusual or outside the nornul ¢outse of business.
In addiiioD to the alM)ve. our pro¢edures io r¢S￿rtd io th¢ risks identified includcd the following..
reviewing finuncial statemeni di5c105ur¢s by iesiing io SUP￿)ning docwnentation to 855ess compliar*e with
provision$ of relev¥ni18ws and re8ulation5 dcsrribcs as h•vinB a direct effect on ihe ftnancial statement.,
pcrforning an$1￿]¢?1 pmcedures lo identify any unus￿1 or unexperfed rel•tionShi￿ thpt rnay indicate risks of
matcrial mi551aiemeni due io fraud- and
• ¢nquiring of managemeni inthoyse l external legal counsel coKernin8 adual and po￿ntIal litigaiion and
clairn& and instances of M)nw¢omplian¢e with I•￿ and re8ulaiions.
The￿ are inherent limitations in our audil proccdurts dexribed a￿Ve. The rnore removed that laws and
regulations are from fJnanci81 tt8nsactions. the less likely it 1$ that would be¢om¢ aware of n0￿coMpli￿nCe.
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.
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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 ￿cord￿nCe 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 A￿411 SeTri¢¢s Limiied. Stsmory Auditor
7-9 Coun
Crewe
Cheshire
CWI 6EA
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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 fina￿1￿1 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$ $howm In TK)te 18.
The ￿¢¢5 on pages 18 10 30 fonn an inte8ral of these finan¢i81 stAternents.
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Stsffordshire Cri¢ket Limited
(Regiitration number: 07335620)
lance Sheet u at 30 Septffiiber 2025
2￿$
2•24
Note
Flxed
TAn8ible Awts
13
15.602
Curreni *1*ts
De￿IS
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
$i8r*d on th¢ir IKh•lf by:
J4son Nieho1•5 Britton
Comp•ny secr¢wy trustee
Th¢ on pages 18 * 30 form an inieyal part of trKse fiMnei•l 51atements.
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Staffordshire Cricket Limhed
Ststement of Cash Fh)ws for the Yar Ended 30 September 2025
2•25
2024
Note
Cith Il¥Jws from operAtini •rtivhks
Net etsh expenditwe
Adjustmethts to euh llows frnm ite
Depreci￿10
Inve5mient itt￿Me
175.6781
158.7781
6.479
{8.5221
{10,5581
177.7211
(59,3251
Workln¥ cipttal •djw51mffits
In¢re85e in debwr5
Decreue in crediio
14
15
152.052
113.487
119.377}
(34.6001
Net cash flows from operaiins a¢tiviiies
1143.2001
1113.3021
Cash Ilows from ￿￿e￿Ing *etlvS11
Inl¢r¢5t r¢¢eived
Acquisition of intwibl¢ •ss¢ts
Pr￿ced$ 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.
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St*ffordshire Cricket Limited
Notes to ihe Finatt¢ial Statements for ihe Year Ettded 30 September 2025
I Ch*rity $l#tuJ
The Charrity is limtted by guarantcc. incorporated in En8land & Wales. and consequenily does not have shlre
C8Pjtal. Each of the tnlsiees 1$ liable to ¢ontribthe an a￿U￿1 rol ex¢ttdin8 £10 towards ihe 85sets of the c￿rity
in ihe event of liquidaiiott.
The addres$ of its re8tstered office 15..
4 Pw*er c.ourt
Staffordshire Tecknology Pvk
Siafford
Staffordshir¢
ST18 OWP
2 AfcountiTrg polkles
Summ#ry of JifDllk*nt *ecouTrtkng w)Il¢ltt *Trd key •etouni5nt ejthnat
The principal accounting policies applied in ihe preparation of ihese financi•l th*ments 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 th￿ity'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 Ircl￿d 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 s*rlin8 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 rn￿e this assessment in respect ora period of one ye•r from the d￿e
of approval of th¢ finlncial 5tatem¢rrts.
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Staffordshire Cricket Limited
Notes ¢0 ibe Financial Statements for th¢ Year Ekndtd 30 September 2025
CrltlcRI *t¢outhtlng t1￿￿11¢$ •nd J￿de¢￿¢￿¢S
In the appli¢ation of the charity's aC￿UntIng 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 b￿d 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 T*h¢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 t￿1 a don&iion is subjeci ￿ conditions that ￿qUIre a Icvcl of perforn￿n¢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 w1￿11Y 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 reSoU￿e$, wth central
costs allo¢8t¢d on the basis of time spent. and depre¢i*tion ¢hwg¢s illocaied on the ponion of ihe asset's us¢.
Other support ¢oMs are Ailw¥t¢d based on the spread of staff ￿$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 $u¢h ¥tivtii¢s and those costs of an
indirt¢i n￿￿Te necessary to support them.
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Staffordshire Cricket Limited
Notes lo the Financial Stsiements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
Groni expendhure
The Charity ruThs pro8rams in Stsffothire on behlf orn￿lOnal Organis￿l0n$ Such 25 the ECB. Chance to
Shine, ￿ra,$ Tavcrners and the MCC FouThd•iion.
Tht ch￿lty makes doMiion5 to locaj orBanisaiions and individuals ￿ supwTrrt their ¢rb¢kd ￿liVilI¢S and
facilitie5 in line wilh our Ch￿itable objectives.
The Charity assists clubs and otherorganisations involved in Cricket to obthin grant filnding supplements
t1￿$t graot5 from its fimds wthere necess￿. Tr Chariry re￿gnISeS that cricket can be an expensiv¢ game
to play and aims to minimise c05t5 to parents. whilst reco8nisin8 th81 & fully fitnd¢d age-group pathway is
yond its meang.
Support colts
Support ¢OSls include ¢eM1￿ function5 and have been allocat¢d w arfivity c05t ut¢8ories on a basis ¢on$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 S￿nt and oiher ¢osts by their usage.
Gowtrnance ¢o$ts
These include the costs attributhble to th¢ Charity's compli1￿ with ctMstitulhoMI and SwU￿ry requir¢rnents.
includin8 audit. JtrateBi¢ ma￿8eme￿ and Tru$￿t$ meetings reimbursed exper￿8.
T*xitlo
The cherity is ¢onsidered ￿ ptss th¢ ¢¢sts tn Paragr￿h 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¢ PU￿08¢s.
Taniible Ilxed *1*ts
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 Valu￿10th. le￿ any thiM￿¢d
residual value, over their cxpeaed usefvl e¢onomic lif¢ as follo￿=
Ai*1 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 tra1￿CtIon 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 ￿n￿U￿5 due
a¢¢ording to the original *mhS of the r¢¢¢ivables.
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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 pregn￿d n0￿Current liabilities.
Trade crcditOTS are recognised iniiialty li ihe tr•nsaction pric¢ and subseq￿￿lY measured *t imrtised ￿$t
usin8 Ihe effective inierest meilw)d.
FuThd s¢ru¢ture
Unrestricted income funds are Benerai f￿￿5 that W¢ a￿11•bYe for use ai the trustees diserttion in furtherance of
lh¢ objectives of the charity-
Restricied income fvnds are iho$¢ 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 7*thi¢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 contrib￿lon paymenis ¢x¢¢ed the contribution duc for s¢rvi¢e. the excess Is recognised as a prepayment.
3 l*eoMe 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
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Notes to th¢ Financial Stsien*nts for ihe Y￿r Ended 30 September 2025
4 from ¢h•rital￿¢ #ellvi
U*ru¢rktod
nd5
Geoerll
ReBtrlrted
Tot*1
funds
Crickei development proBrarnmes
Tot*1 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 eb*rlt*bl* *rtlvld
Unnstrltted
Re￿￿rted
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
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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 sal￿1¢$
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 Tr￿le¢S remuDtrallon aThd expe￿
Thc c.harity reserves the ri8hi lo pay ho￿￿rium$ 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$12024: £nill were paid to Tn]5tccs.
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Stsffordshire Cricket Limited
Notes to the Finaneial Statements for the Y￿r Ended 30 September 2025
10 Sthif¢o
The 8gBre8ate pa)ToII costs were ¥ follows:
2025
2024
Staff rosts durlry the ye•rvern:
Wiges and salaries
So¢i•l security costs
Pension cos
754.429
61,060
29.993
629.073
42.081
17.705
845.482
688,859
The monthly •veray number of persons (in¢l￿1Th8 Knior I Itldenhip le•ml employed by the
¢harity durin8 ihe year exprtwd 15 full lime eqtsinlents follows..
2025
2024
M￿1#¢Ment
Adminijtraiion and Supp
so
49
Number of ¢mploytts *thoit iot•l emplo)'e¢ benefits Itxcludin8 ¢rnployer pension costs) fell within the
followkn8 bands..
2023
£60.001- £70.IXIO
I l Awdl¢on' r•mvn*rnlloA
2025
2024
Other feu to •udlton
Audii of the fin•ncial siatemtnts
Independent exami￿110￿ of the fInWKi￿ stat¢rnents
All other nomudii ser¥ic¢s
4250
875
2.822
1,251
5.501
3.697
12 T*x*ilon
Tht ¢harity 1$ * re¥igt¢red ¢hriry. All the cornpkn￿s in¢ome is wlied to its charithble objeciives and the
Charity is therefor¢ exempt un&r ¢UfTent legithiion frorn forn￿ of t4xation.
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Stsffordsbire Cricket Limited
Noles to ihe Financial Statements for the Y¢ar Eaded 30 September 2025
13 T*nzlbk flxed *s*ts
Fwrnltsre *ffid
¢qulpll*irt
Computer
eq￿1pment
Total
Coit
At l (k￿ber 2024
Addiiions
33.817
14.625
31.046
1.048
64.863
15.673
AI 30 s￿leMber 2025
48.442
32.094
80.536
D*pt¢¢lAtlon
Ai l 0rtob¢r 2024
Charge for ¢h¢ y¢
AI 30 September 2025
Net I￿k 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
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St*fffordshire Crieket Limited
Notes to the Financial stalen￿llts for the Y￿r 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¢¢r￿lS
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 opern*s a defin¢d p¢nsion %heme. Th¢ pension cost ¢hw¥e foi the year repres¢nts
¢ontribuiionJ Pl￿b]e by the charity ￿ th¢ s¢lKme and amouni¢d 10 £29.99312024. £17.70S1.
contrib￿1￿￿$ 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.
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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
Tr*nsfers
U￿r¢StrIcted f￿ndS
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 transfe￿ed ￿ finknct * deficii on restyi¢ied fiThl$.
B*lince It
30
Septtrnbtr
2024
B*l*nte li I
(ktobtr
2023
Resour¢¢s
expended
rtjources
Tr*nsferx
Unrtstrirted futhds
Genernl
General
505.212
613.938
{532.3581
1140.358)
446.434
Res¢ritted
S¢hoo15
Perfo￿8￿¢¢
Core Citi
Community
Clubs and Leagues
Ability
164.675
81.073
35.97S
(262,7551
91,080
36.443
19.500
(2.5311
(4.0671
(7.067)
{55.4751
12.4691
186.7121
90.779
8.255
Ttsi*l restrleled
385,757
{526,1151
140.J58
Total funds
505,212
999.695
(1.058.473)
446,434
Unre5trided funds have be¢D transferred to flnancc a deficit on restyicied funds.
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StaffordshI￿ Cricket Limiled
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
The specifle pwwse5 for which ihe fund$ be applied thrt as follows:
Schools - Fundin8 lo provide crickei op￿r￿nitieS ￿ 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
inner￿lty and South Asian w)men.
Community FuThdin8 to help provide local Sire¢l Cricket pro8r¥mme5. building upon the Str￿¢81¢ Eq￿lity
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 fundiment*l
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 gr￿loTS &$ 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 *s*ets 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
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stsffordsbire Crleket Llmited
Not￿ to the Financial Statements for th¢ Year EDded 30 September 2025
L'ttre#rkted
funds
Gu￿rI1
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
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StafTord$hire Cricket Limited
Notes to the Financial Stxtements for the Year EDded 30 September 2025
21 Rtl*ttd party trAwa¢¢io
The Englljh Schools. Foot￿11 Asso¢i*tion
The English Selm￿]$. F￿tball Associaiion 15 wi$idcTed to be a rtlated parry by virtue of lis relationthip with
Mrs Toyin Ht888 ITru51cc).
During the year pu￿haS£S were rnod¢ fmn The Emglish SclM)ols Football As9Xi•titsn to the valur of £5,800
12024.. £5,708).
Stone ind Di8trArt Sports AJwd*tl•
Sione and District Sports Asso¢iaiion 15 considered to be a related pany by virttK of its relationship Mryih Mr
Christoph¢r Neil Turner ITn￿le¢} and Mr Jason Ni¢lx)las Brinon ITn￿¢t1.
Durin8 the year. inwme was received from Stone aThl District Sp)ns A$￿¢lation ￿ the value of £5.23512024..
£4.2001. In addition. pur¢ha5e5 were mtde from Siort and Disvia Sports A￿latIOn 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.
St*ifordshlre YovTr# Crl¢kettr* Trns¢
Staffordshire Youn8 Cricketers Trusl is considered to be i ￿l￿ed 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 ultlm*tt parent undertxklng
There is n(Tr ultim￿¢ ¢ontrollinB Pthy
23 Notr*dJ￿1t1Thi 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.
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