NORTON-IN-THE-MOORS MINERS WELFARE RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE

Registered charity 522705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTON CRICKET CLUB AND MINERS WELFARE INSTITUTE, NORTON-IN-THE-MOORS MINERS WELFARE RECREATION GROUND OR PLEASURE GROUND

Norton-in-the-Moors Miners Welfare provides facilities and open space for community groups from a wide catchment area within Stoke on Trent. Based in Smallthorne and working in co-operation with local stakeholders such as the City Council, the Charity provides extensive support for people of all ages with particular emphasis on the young and the elderly.

Objects

PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE 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 (FOR FURTHER OBJECTS SEE GD)

Area of benefit: PARISH OF NORTON-IN-THE-MOORS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £3,629.22 for the year ending 31/12/25, primarily due to extensive repairs and one-off costs. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the balance sheet remains strong with cash reserves of £2,328.03 and anticipate no further losses. The charity confirms it has sufficient resources to continue operating on a going concern basis.

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 3 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03239846

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BUTCHER, Denis William — director, appointed 01/04/1999not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael John Cleweschair
• David Hughes
• Emma Brown
• Ian Bennett

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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