WEARMOUTH MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME

Registered charity 520905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEARMOUTH COLLIERY SOCIAL CLUB

Supports a number of sporting activities, maintains recreational and sporting facilities

Objects

THE PROVISION OF AN INSTITUTE AND 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: SOUTHWICK, SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR

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 · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,776 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £410,116. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and that adequate reserves exist for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: WEARMOUTH COLLIERY WELFARE Companies House 02701407

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY THOMPSON
• Christine carol fletcher
• KEVIN CHISHOLM
• Kumareswaradas Ramanathas · trustee of 2 other charities
• TERENCE CROMBIE
• glenn drury

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

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