HILLSTOWN MINERS' WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 520546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILLSTOWN MINERS WELFARE TRUST

Provision of recreational facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY) OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HILLSTOWN IN DERBYSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity completed the financial year in a stable position despite rising operational costs and utility prices. The trustees have moved to accruals-based reporting and outsourced accounting to manage financial complexity. While the charity remains resilient, it faces challenges from increased repairs, energy expenses, and the financial infeasibility of retrofitting the old Main Hall.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lottery Community Fund — “A big thank you to the Lottery Community Fund.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carole Berry
• Francis Audis
• JOHN FRANKLYN KING
• Kevin Bates
• Susan Christine Garfoot
• Susan May Beddow

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ODELL TRUST.

• THE ODELL TRUST income £796k
• DEAF HILL WARD REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP income £105k
• HOLMFIRTH CIVIC HALL COMMUNITY TRUST income £222k
• HAINAULT FOREST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £490k
• WELBECK MINERS WELFARE TRUST income £191k
• CURROCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £142k

Side by side with its peers

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