Worcestershire Cobham Cricket Trust

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Charitable objects

(1)THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PERSONS IN (A) SUCH PART OF THE COUNTY OF HEREFORD AND WORCESTER AS WAS FORMERLY PART OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER AND CITY OF WORCESTER, (B) THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY, (C) THE DISTRICT OF SANDWELL, TO PLAY CRICKET OR OTHER GAMES OR SPORT, BEING PUPILS AT SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES (THEREBY ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SUCH PUPILS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS) AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES (THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE). (2) THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED) FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.(3) SUCH OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE BRITISH ISLES OR IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BEING OBJECTS AND PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. (4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF PERSONS LIVING OR WORKING WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TO YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE WITHIN OR WHO MIGHT REASONABLY BECOME WITHIN THE WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB'S ACADEMY OR ANY SUCH OTHER CRICKET TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (4) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG YOUNG PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, FACILITIES, EXCURSIONS OR TRIPS ASSOCIATED WITH CRICKET OR ANY OTHER RELATED SPORTING ACTIVITY WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO PARTICIPATE IN THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 18 AUG 1987AS AMENDED ON 11 OCT 1990AS AMENDED ON 14 OCT 2008AS AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2016

Trustees (5)

• Viscount Cobham Chair
• Denys Fordham
• Mark Fordham since 2016
• Thomas Hill since 2016
• Tom Scott since 2016

Connected charities (2)

• Richard Shuttleworth Trustees 1 shared trustee
• Emily Lyttelton and United Charities 1 shared trustee