Croquet England

Registered charity 1202444 · since 2023croquetengland.org.uk·Blewbury, West Mersea, Winchester·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£31,580

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£1,750 to £10,000

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£5,000

Typical grant (median)

7 published grants

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Croquet England says it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a club should first check that it is one of Croquet England's Affiliated Clubs, the only group the stated terms cover.
Grants are for special projects rather than ordinary running costs and are limited to 50% of project costs, so a request needs a defined project and matched funding from elsewhere, which the funder expects to see.
Most of its grants to organisations fall between £1,750 and £10,000, with a median of £5,000, so a request in that range fits its usual pattern, though larger grants have been made.
Organisations that are not Croquet England's Affiliated Clubs are not eligible on the terms given, and the annual report's grants are mainly in Blewbury, Winchester and West Mersea, while no geographic focus is stated.

Overview

Croquet England is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1202444).

Croquet England is a registered charity that promotes community participation in healthy recreation and advances the amateur sport of croquet for the public benefit, mainly by providing facilities for playing it. Its main programme gives grants and interest-free loans to its Affiliated Clubs, including clubs with an educational affiliation, and it also supports amateur players through bursaries for potential international players and sponsorship for under-25s to join more than one club. According to its annual report, it awarded £31,580, and a further £4,250 went to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Croquet England provides grants, loans and other practical assistance to affiliated clubs, including clubs with an educational affiliation, to help them develop croquet for the public benefit. It supports new, developing and established clubs. Grants are for special projects rather than ordinary running costs, and are limited to 50% of project costs; loans are interest-free. Croquet England also provides financial support to amateur players through bursaries for potential international players, with preference given to applicants under 25, and sponsorship to assist players under 25 to join more than one club.

Themes

Croquet club development
International player bursaries
Under-25 club sponsorship

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Blewbury, Winchester and West Mersea.

What they don't fund

Grants for ordinary running costs

How to apply

Clubs can apply to Croquet England for development funds; applications are expected to show evidence of seeking funding elsewhere.

Who can apply:

Croquet England’s Affiliated Clubs, including those with an educational affiliation.

Where they fund

Where its grants have gone

Blewbury
West Mersea
Winchester

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Croquet England.

Surrey Cricket FoundationRollingGave £14,305 Essex TennisNo public process Lancashire Cricket FoundationFixed deadlines Somerset Cricket FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £2,475 The Essex and Southend Sports Trust (EASST)RollingGave £240k Sarum St Michael Educational CharityFixed deadlinesGave £105k The Chisslands TrustInvitation onlyGave £246k Tony Rampton TrustGave £108k Yorkshire Cricket FoundationInvitation only The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Charitable Youth TrustRollingGave £80,765

Grants

7 published grants analysed · median £5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 7 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size

£1k–£2.5k14%

£2.5k–£5k29%

£5k–£10k43%

£10k–£25k14%

Median £5,000 (year to 31 December 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Southwick · Clubhouse improvements
£10,000year to 31 December 2025
Blewbury · Borehole
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
Swindon · New fourth lawn
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
Winchester · Irrigation system
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
Frinton · Half lawn and irrigation
£4,000year to 31 December 2025
Downham · Lawn levelling
£3,690year to 31 December 2025
West Mersea · First mower
£1,792year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

3 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2023	£120	£438	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£813,343	£485,068	£46,608	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	—	—	£31,580	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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.