STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME

Registered charity 522038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND SPORTS AND SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE

Operating throughout the Choppington Parish, the Welfare provides sporting, social and community facilities. With three pitches and a multi user games area, the Welfare acts as a sporting hub for the wider community and provides expert coaching for cricket, football & bowls.Open on a daily basis and run entirely by volunteers we provide a home for many local voluntary organisations and clubs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £21,472 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £681,925, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering 12 months of anticipated administration and support costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of anticipated administration and support costs (held: £682k)
It is the policy of the trustees to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity at a level to provide sufficient funds to cover anticipated administration and support costs for a period of 12 months. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£108k£60k
31/03/2024£56k£68k
31/03/2023£57k£68k
31/03/2022£60k£43k
31/03/2021£55k£45k

Common questions

Is STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £21,472 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £681,925, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering 12 months of anticipated administration and support costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2005£200kRefurbishment of Welfare Centre

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION1£47k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME£108k0unclearno doubt
LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE FY2024£149k0unclearno doubt
HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE FY2024£104k0unclearno doubt
BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE FY2024£535k0unclearno doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET LIMITED FY2022£1.2m0unclearno doubt
HEANOR MINERS' WELFARE TRUST FY2024£248k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.