Bat For A Chance
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Bat For A Chance suits projects that use cricket for social change, especially girls' cricket, coaching and development, and the repair and reuse of equipment, with lasting impact in underprivileged communities as the aim.
- Its stated priority is the UK, though its work also reaches around the world.
- Grants reported in the annual report typically fall between £4,000 and £25,000, with a median of about £7,750, so that range is a useful guide rather than a ceiling, since its largest reported grant is higher.
- Applications are rolling, and the charity asks organisations to contact it to discuss their individual project first, so make that call your starting point and allow time for the conversation.
Overview
Bat For A Chance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1200484).
Bat For A Chance is a charity registered in England and Wales that uses cricket as a tool for social change. It collects and distributes new and used cricket kit and clothing to people in need in the UK and overseas, and it creates or funds community cricket for social change projects with its partners. According to its annual report, it paid £58,959 in annual giving.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Bat For A Chance uses cricket as a tool for social change, providing cricket equipment and funding cricket-specific community projects that aim to make a lasting impact in underprivileged communities. Its work operates in the UK and around the world, with partner charities and other organisations. The charity seeks to make cricket accessible to people who would otherwise not be able to play, while linking the sport with wider community outcomes such as education and skills development. Its projects include girls’ cricket and coaching and development programmes, alongside practical work to repair and reuse equipment.
Themes
- Cricket for social change
- Girls’ cricket
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK; around the world.
How to apply
Organisations seeking funding or support are encouraged to contact the charity to discuss their individual project.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It funds cricket-focused projects offering lasting impact in underprivileged communities.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Bat For A Chance.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £7,753 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- South Africa - Catch Trust£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Barbados - BRGCC£15,000year to 31 December 2025
- UK - Changing The Batting Order£7,753year to 31 December 2025
- Pakistan - The King's Trust£6,526year to 31 December 2025
- Sri Lanka - FOG£4,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£680).
3 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2023 | £66,511 | £44,013 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £67,719 | £41,570 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £375,831 | £277,195 | £58,959 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- batforachance.org.uk/about-us · read on 31 October 2026
- batforachance.org.uk · read on 31 October 2026
- batforachance.org.uk/our-projects · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Contact
- batforachance.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- batforachance.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission