Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation

What Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation does

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation (GCF) is a UK registered charity (Charity No. 1196719, Company No. 07155137) and the county body responsible for cricket development across Gloucestershire and Bristol. The foundation operates from its headquarters at The Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol and is led by CEO Steve Silk with an executive team of 21 staff members and a Board of 11 Trustees. GCF delivers a comprehensive portfolio of cricket programmes spanning community engagement (ACE, Wicketz, Chance to Shine Street, Walking Cricket, MCC Foundation Hubs), disability cricket (Super 1s, Visually Impaired Growlers, County Disability Teams, SEND Schools), schools delivery (Chance to Shine Schools, Primary/Secondary School Offer), youth pathways (All Stars, Dynamos, Breaking Boundaries, holiday camps), adult competitions (league pyramid, County Cup & Trophy, Indoor Leagues), and club development services (ECB Clubmark, funding administration, coach education).

The foundation's underlying technology consists of standard third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems: UpShot for session sign-ups across community programmes, Play-Cricket (ECB platform) for fixtures, results, player statistics and club management, and online booking for holiday camps and coaching courses. Digital infrastructure is operational rather than differentiating, with no proprietary AI, data, or platform assets disclosed.

GCF's business model combines charitable income with fee-based programme delivery. Revenue streams include donations via JustGiving, unit-fee programmes (Holiday Camps at £27.50/child/day, Walking Cricket at £3-£5.75/session, Breaking Boundaries at £112.50-£150 per 10-week course), and grant administration (County Grant Fund up to £15,000 per theme). The foundation operates across 8 Local Authorities, engaging 175+ affiliated cricket clubs, 184+ primary schools (of 402 in the county), and over 21,000 children annually through Chance to Shine and education programmes, with 4,562 children signed up for All Stars & Dynamos in 2024 — the 4th largest county figure in England and Wales.

Name

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation

Legal name

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation

Website

https://gloucestershirecricketfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation is a UK registered charity delivering cricket programmes across Gloucestershire and Bristol, serving 175+ affiliated clubs, 184+ primary schools, and community, disability, youth, and women/girls segments through coaching, competitions, and club development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Cricket Development Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Disability & Adaptive Sport Governing Bodies (Paralympic & Sport-Specific) (MPAKAFAL)

Keywords

• Community cricket programmes
• Youth cricket development
• School cricket coaching
• Disability cricket services
• Cricket club development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation operates as a registered charity (No. 1196719) and accepts donations through JustGiving platform. Fundraising supports increased cricket opportunities, reaching more people, and providing #CricketforAll across Gloucestershire and Bristol.
2. Holiday Camp Fees: Summer holiday cricket camps for children aged 5-12 priced at £27.50 per child per day. Sessions include indoor softball cricket with equipment provided.
3. Coaching Programme Fees: Breaking Boundaries coaching courses priced at £112.50-£150 for 10-week programmes. All Stars Cricket registration includes personalised T-Shirt.
4. Walking Cricket Session Fees: Walking Cricket sessions across multiple locations priced at £3-£5.75 per session. Some venues offer free sessions.
5. Club Development Support: County Grant Fund providing up to £15,000 per theme for clubs. Grass Pitch Improvement Fund and other ECB/Sport England funding streams administered through the foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation is a registered charity that delivers cricket programmes across community hubs, schools, and clubs in Gloucestershire and Bristol. It runs national youth programmes (All Stars, Dynamos, Breaking Boundaries), disability cricket initiatives (Super 1s, Visually Impaired, SEND Schools), community outreach for underserved groups (Wicketz, ACE, Chance to Shine Street, Walking Cricket), and supports 175+ affiliated cricket clubs with development, funding and competitions. The foundation also runs leagues, holiday camps, and schools coaching programmes reaching over 21,000 children annually.

Product overview

Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation operates as a charitable organization delivering a comprehensive portfolio of cricket programmes and services across Gloucestershire and Bristol. The offering spans community cricket programmes (ACE, Wicketz, Chance to Shine Street, Walking Cricket, MCC Foundation Hubs, Holiday Camps), disability cricket provision (Super 1s, Visually Impaired Growlers, County Disability Teams, SEND Schools), schools cricket delivery (Chance to Shine, Primary/Secondary School Offer, Schools Days), youth cricket pathways (All Stars, Dynamos, Breaking Boundaries, Youth Leagues), adult cricket competitions (Leagues, County Cup, Indoor Leagues), and club development services (Clubmark, Funding, Safeguarding, Coach Education). The Foundation is recognized by the ECB as a gold standard organization and supports over 90 cricket clubs with 174 affiliated clubs across the county.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Walking Cricket: A slower paced, low impact format of the game ideal for men and women aged 50+
• ACE Programme
• Wicketz
• Chance to Shine Street
• Holiday Camps
• All Stars Cricket
• Chance to Shine
• Gloucestershire Growlers

Products and services

• ACE (African Caribbean Engagement) Community cricket programme engaging young people from African and Caribbean communities, supporting talent from grassroots to elite through cricket pathways, academies, and workforce development.
• Wicketz Free community cricket programme for 8-16 year olds from inner-city communities, providing year-round weekly sessions and life skills workshops in Bristol and Gloucester areas. Funded by the Lord's Taverners and Medlock Charitable Trust.
• Chance to Shine Street Free cricket initiative bringing young people from diverse communities together in Bristol with weekly sessions, tape ball cricket competitions, and educational workshops.
• Walking Cricket Slow-paced, low-impact cricket format designed for people aged 50 and over, offered at multiple locations across Gloucestershire and Bristol at £3–£5.75 per session.
• MCC Foundation Hubs Free cricket programme for state-educated cricketers aged 12-16 not in the county pathway, offering 10-week winter training and national hub competition opportunities, hosted at Bristol, Cheltenham, and Cirencester hubs.
• Holiday Camps Softball cricket camps for children aged 5-12 held during school holidays at venues across Gloucestershire, with qualified ECB Level 2 Coaches delivering sessions at £27.50 per child per day.
• Super 1s Disability cricket programme for young people aged 12-25, providing coaching hubs and competitive opportunities across Gloucestershire through hubs at Frenchay CC, Cheltenham YMCA, Stroud CC, and Hanham CC. Funded by the Lord's Taverners.
• Visually Impaired Cricket (Gloucestershire Growlers) Cricket team for blind and visually impaired people playing in BCEW South and West Development League, with summer training and winter indoor sessions.
• Chance to Shine Schools National charity programme delivering cricket coaching in primary and secondary schools, with 184 of 402 Gloucestershire primary schools receiving coaching in the last academic year (2023/24).
• Breaking Boundaries Coaching courses for young players aged 8-13 years, delivered as 10 weekly sessions at multiple venues across Gloucestershire with qualified cricket coaches at £112.50–£150 for 10 weeks.
• All Stars Cricket ECB nationwide youth cricket initiative for children aged 5-8, offering eight weeks of coaching at 81 cricket clubs across Gloucestershire with participants receiving a personalised T-Shirt.
• Dynamos Cricket Youth cricket programme for children progressing from All Stars, with Dynamos Schools competitions replacing the former Kwik Cricket format.
• Adult Cricket Competitions League cricket pyramid (WEPL, GCCL, BDCA), County Cup & Trophy competitions, Indoor Leagues in Bristol/Cheltenham/Gloucester, and Last Man Stands format.
• Club Development Services Comprehensive support for cricket clubs including ECB Clubmark accreditation, facility management guidance, funding assistance, and safeguarding support.
• Coach & Volunteer Development Coach education pathway from Foundation to Specialist Coach levels, officiating courses (umpire and scorer), first aid training, and groundskeeping qualifications.
• Disability Cricket Hub Network Comprehensive disability cricket provision including Super 1s, SEND Schools delivery, County Disability Teams, Table Cricket, and Champion Clubs programme across Gloucestershire.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,562 children signed up for All Stars & Dynamos Cricket in 2024 – 4th largest across England and Wales
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Chance to ShineflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charity partnership since 2005 providing cricket coaching in state schools and communities. GCF has received 19 years of support, delivering Chance to Shine Schools and Street programmes reaching over 5 million children nationally.
• ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCF is recognised by ECB as a gold standard organisation. Delivers ECB national programmes including All Stars, Dynamos, and Clubmark accreditation. Supported by ECB facility development guidance and regulations.
• First Class CommscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Gloucestershire County Cup and Trophy competitions. First Class Comms is a trusted business telecoms partner of the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation.
• BOM IT SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIT solutions partner displaying logo on GCF website as supporter of the foundation.
• Gray NicollsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCricket equipment manufacturer and brand partner displaying logo as supporter.
• Stuart CanvasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCricket equipment supplier displaying logo as supporter of the foundation.
• ACE Programme CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ACE (African Caribbean Engagement) Programme Charity was launched in 2020 to engage young people from African and Caribbean communities. Bristol is the third city to deliver ACE after London and Birmingham. GCF serves as the local delivery partner.
• MCC FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree cricket programme for 12-16 year old state-educated cricketers not in county pathway. GCF hosts three MCC Foundation hubs in Bristol, Cheltenham, and Cirencester providing 10-week winter training.
• Gloucestershire County Cricket ClubflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional cricket club partnership including joint Schools Days events at Seat Unique Stadium and Cheltenham Festival venues. County Cup & Trophy finals held at Seat Unique Stadium.
• Leisure at CheltenhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeisure centre venue partner for Walking Cricket sessions, county finals days, and secondary school competitions.
• Willow Turf CareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGround maintenance and turf care partner displaying logo as supporter of the foundation.
• Grounds Management Association (GMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides practical guidance and resources for cricket club volunteers on ground maintenance and development. GCF refers clubs to GMA resources for groundcare guidance.
• The Cricket CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECB volunteer initiative that drives and delivers all areas of recreational cricket. GCF participates in Cricket Collective Awards and Get Set Weekend initiatives.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB): National governing body for cricket that designs and funds the All Stars, Dynamos, Chance to Shine and Clubmark programmes GCF delivers. Acts as the framework-setter and primary funding partner for county foundations rather than a direct competitor.

Others

• MCC Foundation: Cricket charity running free talent-pathway hubs for state-educated teenagers; GCF hosts three of its hubs in Bristol, Cheltenham and Cirencester. Operates as a programme partner rather than a peer delivery organisation.
• Lord's Taverners: Charity funding the Wicketz inner-city youth and Super 1s disability cricket programmes delivered by GCF and other counties. Acts as a core financial partner underpinning GCF's inclusion-focused work.
• Sport England: Public funder distributing National Lottery and government money into community sport. Provides match-funding streams (e.g., Active Together) that GCF draws on, functioning as a strategic ecosystem funder rather than a delivery peer.
• Chance to Shine: National charity that funds and supports schools and street cricket delivery across England & Wales; a 19-year strategic partner of GCF. Functions as a programme funder and co-developer rather than a local delivery competitor.

Direct peers

• Somerset Cricket Foundation: Sister county cricket foundation delivering the same ECB national programmes (All Stars, Dynamos, Chance to Shine), community hubs and club development across Somerset. Directly comparable as a regional charity-funded cricket development body in the South West of England.
• Surrey Cricket Foundation: County cricket foundation delivering ECB national programmes, Chance to Shine schools delivery, disability cricket and community hubs across Surrey. Closely mirrors GCF's charity structure, programme mix and reliance on ECB/County partnerships.
• Yorkshire Cricket Foundation: County cricket foundation delivering community and recreational cricket programmes across Yorkshire. Comparable as a regional charity running ECB national programmes, club support, disability cricket and schools coaching at similar scale.
• Lancashire Cricket Foundation: One of only three counties with more All Stars/Dynamos sign-ups than GCF in 2024. Runs an analogous portfolio of schools, community, disability and club development programmes across Lancashire under the ECB framework.
• Wales Cricket: National cricket body for Wales delivering community cricket programmes, All Stars/Dynamos and Chance to Shine across the country. Comparable in mission and programme mix, operating at a national rather than county scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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