# Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 519258 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/519258)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dudley, Sandwell, Worcestershire
- Other names: Cobham Trust (working); Lord Cobham Memorial Trust (previous); Lord Cobham Worcestershire Youth Cricket Trust (previous); Lord Cobham Youth Cricket Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/worcestershire-cobham-cricket-trust

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.

## 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 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £123 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £231 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable 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…

## What it funds

Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell and Worcestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Worcestershire Cobham Cricket 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 Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell and Worcestershire.

### Does Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Worcestershire Cobham Cricket 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 £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust?

In its latest reported year Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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