HARTON AND WESTOE MINERS WELFARE

Registered charity 520812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTON RECREATION GROUND

Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare seeks to promote the well being of all people and help make life a fullfilling and enjoyable experience.The Sports and Recreational facility comprises of one floodlit pitch, cricket square, two 5-a-side outdoor floodlit pitches, crown bowling green,cricket nets, gymnasium, pool room, bar and function room.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND 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 HARTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Recreation · General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £37,688 to £1,263,495, a decline attributed to depreciation charges not covered by licence fees. The trustees confirm that reserves remain within the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arthur Van Achter
• David John Scott
• David Stanley Farham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ernie Gibson
• Geoff Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jill Charlton
• John William Pearson
• Philip Turner
• RONALD PETERSON
• Richard Forster
• Steve Camm
• Wayne Moffatt

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).