BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE

Registered charity 522129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BACKWORTH MINERS' WELFARE INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUND, BATES COTTAGES RECREATION GROUND & WELFARE INSTITUTE, THE BACKWORTH AND BATES COTTAGES SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE

Provide social and sporting activities for the local inhabitants of the area with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF A SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE 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: BACKWORTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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

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Latest income

£535k

Latest spending

£562k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £26,381 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's £36,356. The trustees acknowledge that the charity relies heavily on the connected trading company for main funding and note that the social club's continued success is a key operational risk.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of anticipated administration and support costs (held: £351k)

“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 FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Backworth Miners Welfare Social Club Limited

“The charity is responsible for maintaining the premises and its contents and grounds in a suitable state of repair for use by those who live in the surrounding area. It raises some funds through various charitable activities but a substantial amount of its income comes from its connected trading company, Backworth Miners Weifare Social Club Limited, which pays an annual occupational licence fee to the charity in order to run the business from the charity's premises.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Investment
Risk management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£535k

Total spending

£562k

Cost of raising funds

£140k

Reserves (reported)

£374k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Whelan
Barry Nesbit
Frederick Thomas Harvey
Jack Reay
Louise Carr
Neil Renney
Paul Liversidge

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

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£535k	£562k
31/12/2023	£520k	£556k
31/12/2022	£604k	£541k
31/12/2021	£449k	£406k
31/12/2020	£347k	£335k

Common questions

Is BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £26,381 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's £36,356. The trustees acknowledge that the charity relies heavily on the connected trading company for main funding and note that the social club's continued success is a key operational risk. Its FY2024 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
Sport England	29/03/2022	£40k	Permanent Cricket Nets
UK government	29/03/2022	£40k	ALB-Sport England-Permanent Cricket Nets
Sport England	19/01/2012	£21k	Modernisation of Locker rooms and Showers.

Charities like this

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

WELBECK MINERS WELFARE TRUST income £191k
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME income £108k
MOSBOROUGH MINERS' WELFARE TRUST income £100k
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINERS WELFARE TRUST FUND SCHEME income £155k
SOUTH WALES MINERS WELFARE TRUST FUND SCHEME income £696k
LEIGH MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BACKWORTH MINERS WELFARE	£535k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELBECK MINERS WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£191k	—	below	—	no doubt
STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOSBOROUGH MINERS' WELFARE TRUST FY2024	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MINERS WELFARE TRUST FUND SCHEME FY2024	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH WALES MINERS WELFARE TRUST FUND SCHEME FY2024	£696k	—	above	—	no doubt

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