# The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1088412 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1088412)
- Latest income: £14.5k; spending £12.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Kent, Medway
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kent-recreational-cricket-welfare-trust

Cricket and the welfare of cricketers.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £14.5k | £12.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £387 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £113 | £4,628 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £5,320 | £655 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £1,877 | £78 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To assist in the provision of facilities to encourage playing of the sport of Cricket for recreation for the general public, particularly children and young people in full time education with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons.

## What it funds

The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust reported income of £14.5k and spending of £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £17.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Kent and 1 more area.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Kent and 1 more area.

### Does The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £3,547 a year.

### How large is The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust?

In its latest reported year The Kent Recreational Cricket Welfare Trust reported income of £14.5k and spending of £12.4k.


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