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Impact Report 2024

Surrey Cricket Foundation makes cricket accessible to all, growing participation and making a difference to communities across Surrey. In 2024, 22,001 adults played in leagues, 18,660 young people competed in the Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (UK's largest junior league), and 5,414 women and girls played league cricket. 19,323 children received Chance to Shine coaching and 1,400 children accessed disability programmes. £232k in grant funding was awarded to facilities projects. 433 coaches were trained — 109 of them female. Pirbright CC grew from 26 to 300 members with SCF and ECB support.

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Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (SJCC — UK's largest junior league); Chance to Shine schools coaching; Women and Girls leagues and cups; Disability cricket programmes (1,400 children reached); Surrey Slam (144 teams, 2,961 players); Walking Cricket; Vauxhall Loop; London Loop; Refugee cricket; coaching workforce development (433 candidates); umpire and scorer courses; Young Leaders in Cricket (125 participants); club and facilities support; ECB county grants (£184k) Custom geography from upload: Surrey

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 22,001 adult league players; 18,660 young players in Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (SJCC); 5,414 women and girls in league cricket; 4,126 All Stars and Dynamos participants
Key Metric 2 19,323 children received coaching through Chance to Shine; 1,400 children reached across all disability programmes; 433 candidates trained on coaching courses (109 female); £232k grant funding awarded to facilities projects
Key Metric 3 98 Clubmark accredited clubs; 167 clubs using SafeHands management system; 46,000+ players actively participating in SCF-supported leagues; SJCC is largest junior cricket league in the country; 1,682 teams, 306 girls teams, 7,853 fixtures

Key Outcomes

  • Pirbright CC case study: grew from 26 members in 2019 to nearly 300 — adult, junior, women and girls and walking cricket sections all established with £17,000+ SCF/ECB funding; SJCC finals week celebrated at Valley End and Normandy
  • 46,000+ active league players in SCF-supported leagues; 5,414 female players in league cricket; 125 Young Leaders in Cricket participants; 186 volunteers nominated for Cricket Collective Award; £6,075 ECB bursaries awarded to coaches
  • SCF met or exceeded targets in almost all areas in 2024; 2024 marked leadership change in SJCC with Gavin Perera-Betts as Chair; commitment to making cricket most inclusive team sport in the country; Disability Day 2024 highlighted growing disability cricket programme

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Impact Snapshot
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Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
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Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
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Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
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754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
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16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
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2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
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Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
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826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
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184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
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21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
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17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
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More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport