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.

Objects

A) READING ROOMS, BILLIARD ROOMS, AND FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, DANCES OR OTHER SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PERSONS FOR THE TIME BEING RESIDING IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA. B) A RECREATION GROUND OR PLEASURE GROUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADJOINING MEMORIAL HALL OR INSTITUTE FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA. C) A SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL EXERCISE) OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL MINING COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: URBAN DISTRICT OF BEDLINGTONSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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 · 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.

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
Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

MRS JULIE FOSTERchair
ALEX BREEZE
Graham Huntley · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN DUNN
JOHN MACDONALD
Janice Crichton
MRS L MOFFATT
Mary Bernadette Murphy
Paul Stuart Vaughan
Robert Monaghan
Sheila Davison

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/11/2005	£200k	Refurbishment 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION	1	£47k

Charities like this

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

LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE income £151k
HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE income £104k
BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE income £535k
Whitstable Town Football in the Community income £151k
STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET LIMITED income £1.2m
WHEATHAMPSTEAD CHAPEL COMMUNITY HUB income £221k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE FY2024	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE FY2024	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE FY2024	£535k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Whitstable Town Football in the Community FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET LIMITED FY2024	£1.2m	—	within	—	no doubt

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