BILSTHORPE MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME

Registered charity 522185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BILSTHORPE MINERS WELFARE SCHEME, BILSTHORPE MINERS' WELFARE TRUST

The charity has been established to provide for the maintenance of a Welfare Institute and sporting facility for recreation and leisure time occupation. The charity assists in maintaining subsidiary organisation for carry out the objects of the charity. Both the Institute premises and the sports facility are available for hire in accordance with the standard hiring agreement.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE INSTITUTE AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION 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: PARISHES OF BILSTHORPE,EAKRING AND RUFFORD 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £23,460 at year-end, resulting in a net current asset position of £6,528. Per the trustees' report, this level of liquidity is below the stated policy target of six months' running costs, creating a reliance on the trading subsidiary Bilsthorpe Miners Welfare Limited to meet committed costs.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Evelyn Dale
• Graham Andrew Whitehead
• Jason Kevin Willis
• Steven McCallum
• david Eadson

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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