01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052173
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG1 1JW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Dumfries Cricket Trust has been established to increase participation in the sport of Cricket within the Dumfries Burgh and wider Dumfries and Galloway region. Cricket has been part of the local community since 1853. The Dumfries Cricket Trust has been established to ensure that the Sport of Cricket continues to deliver benefits to the physical and social wellbeing of the communities in the Dumfries Burgh. There are a number of community development programmes involving cricket operating across the UK, the charity aims to access these programmes to grow community cohesion, improve social and personal skills, develop leadership, communication and self esteem of both young and old who participate.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) The advancement of public participation in cricket within the Dumfries Burgh and the wider region of Dumfries and Galloway (b) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £5,355 | £2,304 | 0 | 23 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,500 | £45 | 0 | 28 March 2024 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Dumfries Sports Club, 50 Nunholm Road, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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