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Sussex Cricket Foundation Impact Report 2025

The Sussex Cricket Foundation is the charitable arm of Sussex Cricket, delivering recreational, schools, women's and disability cricket programmes across the county. Its 2025 Impact Report shows over 22,000 unique participants and continued national recognition for its Disability Cricket pathway, including an ECB Impact of Cricket Awards shortlisting.

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Schools cricket coaching and competitions; Chance to Shine and Lord's Taverners funded programmes; Wicketz, Super 1s and Street Cricket community clubs; Walking Cricket and Sporting Memories for older people; Disability Cricket pathway including the Disability T10 Cup Custom geography from upload: South East England (Sussex)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 22,084 unique participants and 4,370+ sessions delivered across schools and community cricket programmes
Key Metric 2 750 participants with SEND at the flagship DIScoverABILITY Day, supported by ParalympicsGB and GB Wheelchair Cricket
Key Metric 3 15,826 participants across schools cricket, up 3,589 on the previous year, reaching 122 primary schools

Key Outcomes

  • Sussex VI Sharks completed a league and cup 'Double'; Sussex disability players Liam O'Brien, Alfie Pyle and Jake Vosloo selected for England's 2026 tour of India
  • 89% of teachers said the schools programme increased pupils' interest in cricket; 100% of SEND teachers said sessions were inclusive
  • Sporting Memories and Walking Cricket programmes tackle loneliness and support physical and mental health in older adults

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
£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 2
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
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...
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
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Key Metric 1
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...
Key Metric 2
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 3
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of...
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