Impact Report 2025

Bucks Cricket CIO develops cricket and community programmes across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. In 2025, Bucks Men won the NCCA Championship with a record-breaking final (Conner Haddow's 9/73); 9 MCC Foundation Hubs delivered to 128 players; 49 girls teams played in 262 league fixtures (70% increase); 14 female umpires qualified. Chance to Shine Street Cricket teams won Nationals at Nottingham University; participants visited the Prime Minister at Chequers. Afghan Refugee Women's Cricket Group was established. Bucks won MCC Foundation County Board of the Year. Female All Stars and Dynamos participation rose 18%.

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📋About

MCC Foundation Hubs (9 hubs — U12, U14, U16, boys and girls, MK and South Bucks); Super 1s Hubs (4 locations: High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Chesham, Milton Keynes — avg 28 players/week incl. first 4 female); Table Cricket (6 SEND schools, 50 children); Chance to Shine (primary and secondary schools); Street Cricket (tapeball); Afghan Refugees Women's Group (Dinton CC, 12 women and children); English with Cricket sessions; Coffee with Cricket/Cric-Fit/Yo-Cricket (63 women, wellbeing); women's softball festivals (Wormsley and Stewkley); community showcase events; facility investment (£81,548 across 10 clubs); coach qualification courses (69 qualified) Custom geography from upload: Buckinghamshire / Milton Keynes

📊Key Metrics

8,633 players featured in 1,539 completed junior fixtures; 2,212 All Stars and Dynamos participants (up 7%); 625 female All Stars and Dynamos (up 18%); 9 MCC Foundation Hubs (128 players, 90 training sessions, 30 match days) Key Metric 1
49 teams in 262 fixtures in Bucks Girls Leagues (70% fixture increase from 2024); 25 women's sections across 20 clubs (up 25%); 14 female umpires qualified from female-only ECB course; 68 teams in primary competitions (65% increase); 57 Chance to Shine programmes in primary schools Key Metric 2
Won County Board of the Year at MCC Foundation; Bucks Men won NCCA Championship Final vs Devon; NCCA Championship final record: Conner Haddow took 9/73 (first 9-wicket innings in NCCA Championship Final history); Chance to Shine Street Cricket teams reached Quarter Finals (Girls and U12s) and won Nationals at Nottingham University (U16s) Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 7 boys and 8 girls progressed from MCCF Hubs to Bucks County Age Group squads; 5 players selected onto Vipers Emerging Players Programme from Girls Pathway; Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Indian PM Narendra Modi presented signed bat to Chance to Shine Street Cricket hub participants at Chequers
  • Bucks Women had one of their most successful seasons; 4 graduates of Bucks Pathway made 1st XI debuts; 9 graduates of Pathway selected by Vipers EPP; Tegan Stockdale top scorer with 460 runs; cricket Pathway to Professional set up supported 250+ boys and 124 girls
  • £90,000 invested in 2 Net Projects; £63,500 in 5 Non-Turf Pitches in Milton Keynes; £81,548 facility investment across 10 clubs; Chance to Shine Street Cricket participants visited PM at Chequers — historic visit; CIO — Charitable Incorporated Organisation

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Review 2024/25

£3,112,419 raised to deliver projects in 2024/25; total income £2,920,000 and total expenditure £2,850,000 (year ended 31 August 2024)
Key Metric 1
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 2
More than 16,000 young people engaged across early years and primary programmes; 34 Premier League Primary Stars partner schools; over 7,000 healthy meals provided on HAF camps
Key Metric 3
Blackpool FC Sports College A Team won the CEFA league title 2024/25; BFC School received 'Good' Ofsted rating in November 2024; Norbreck Primary Academy reached EFL Utilita Kids Cup National Final at Wembley, winning Regional Finals unbeaten
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

Total income £659,217 and total expenditure £674,216 (year ended 30 June 2025, charity no. 1137275); 10,252 individuals engaged across the 2024/25 season, with 9,713 being young people in schools
Key Metric 1
82% of participants reported positive impact on mental wellbeing; 84% on physical wellbeing; 82% on sense of community; 86% made new friends since joining
Key Metric 2
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of community/belonging, 2% above the national average; 78% agreed they feel more motivated to be physically active (Forever United older adults programme)
Key Metric 3
56.7% of young people hardly ever or never feel lonely vs national average; 94% of participants feel welcome, safe and included; CUF participants ranked higher than Cambridge and UK averages for happiness, life satisfaction and worthwhile life
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024-25

6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 2
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
Key Metric 3
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression