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Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust

Lord Cobham Memorial Trust, Lord Cobham Worcestershire Youth Cricket Trust, Lord Cobham Youth Cricket Trust, Cobham Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
519258
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 15, 1987
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
See Objects

Address

Address
HARRISON CLARK RICKERBYS
5 DEANSWAY
WORCESTER
WR1 2JG

Contact

Phone
01905612001
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The Trust provides cricket opportunities not provided by the Worcestershire Cricket Board. These include taking young cricketers to Lord's Cricket ground; organising a Cricket Day for Special Needs schools in Worcestershire, taking a group of disadvantaged children for two days cricketat Arundel CC. They are always looking for new ways of helping young cricketers.

Objects: (1)The Organisation Or Provision Of Facilities Which Will Enable And Encourage Young Persons In (A) Such Part Of The County Of Hereford And Worcester As Was Formerly Part Of The County Of Worcester And City Of Worcester, (B) The Metropolitan Borough Of Dudley, (C) The District Of Sandwell, To Play Cricket Or Other Games Or Sport, Being Pupils At Schools And Universities (Thereby Ensuring That Due Attention Is Given To The Physical Education Of Such Pupils As Well As The Development And Occupation Of Their Minds) And Such Other Persons Who By Reason Of Their Youth Have Need Of Such Facilities (Thereby Improving Their Conditions Of Life). (2) The Organisation Or Provision Of Facilities For Recreation In The Interest Of Social Welfare In Any Part Of The United Kingdom (With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life For The Persons For Whom The Facilities Are Primarily Intended) For Persons Who Have Need Of Such Facilities By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disablement, Poverty Or Social And Economic Circumstances.(3) Such Objects And Purposes In The British Isles Or In Any Part Of The World Being Objects And Purposes Exclusively Charitable In Accordance With The Laws Of England And Wales. (4) The Advancement Of Education And In Particular Physical Education Of Persons Living Or Working Whether Permanently Or Temporarily In The Area Of Benefit In Such Ways As The Trutees Think Fit, Including By Awarding Scholarships, Bursaries, Maintenance Allowances Or Grants To Young Persons Who Are Within Or Who Might Reasonably Become Within The Worcestershire County Cricket Club's Academy Or Any Such Other Cricket Training And Education Programme In The Area Of Benefit. (4) The Relief Of Financial Hardship Among Young Persons In The Area Of Benefit By Providing Such Persons With Scholarships Bursaries Maintenance Allowances Or Grants For Providing Or Paying For Items, Equipment, Services, Facilities, Excursions Or Trips Associated With Cricket Or Any Other Related Sporting Activity Which They Could Not Otherwise Afford To Participate In Through Lack Of Means.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Amateur Sport
Who
Children/young People

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Dudley, Sandwell, Worcestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022 £123
Dec. 31, 2021 £231

Trustees

Name Appointed
Viscount Cobham (Chair)
Denys Fordham
Mark Fordham Dec. 16, 2016
Thomas Hill Dec. 16, 2016
Tom Scott Dec. 16, 2016