SOUTH KIRKBY MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME

Registered charity 523945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH KIRKBY MINERS' WELFARE RECREATION GROUND

Provision of sport and recreational facilities

Objects

PURPOSES OF A MINERS' WELFARE RECREATION GROUND

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SOUTH KIRKBY AND MOORTHORPE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported an overall surplus of £23,845 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by surpluses in restricted funds and connected sections, despite a deficit in day-to-day welfare operations. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £54,901, which the trustees consider adequate to cover anticipated administration and support costs for a period of 12 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Occupational licence (9% of income)

“Occupational licence 12,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 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 (reserves figure: £55k)

“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.

Related-party transaction: Occupational licence fee paid by connected trading company

“a substantial amount of its income comes from its connected trading company, South Kirkby Colliery Miners' Welfare Scheme Social Club Limited, which pays an annual occupational licence fee to the charity in order to run its business from the Charity's premises.”

“In addition to this, the company also transfers any profits it makes to the charity under a Gift Aid agreement so the trustees work closely with the directors to try and ensure the company is profitable, thus ensuring extra income for the charity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift Aid profits transferred by connected trading company

“a substantial amount of its income comes from its connected trading company, South Kirkby Colliery Miners' Welfare Scheme Social Club Limited, which pays an annual occupational licence fee to the charity in order to run its business from the Charity's premises.”

“In addition to this, the company also transfers any profits it makes to the charity under a Gift Aid agreement so the trustees work closely with the directors to try and ensure the company is profitable, thus ensuring extra income for the charity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: South Kirkby Colliery Miners' Welfare Scheme Social Club Limited

“a substantial amount of its income comes from its connected trading company, South Kirkby Colliery Miners' Welfare Scheme Social Club Limited”

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £26,280 — grants £26,280 (3); 19% of the £139,577 total gross income on the same return
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 8
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alec Brown
CAROLE HARRISON
David Whitehouse
Kyle Wood
Laura Brodie
Michael Maguire

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£140k	£116k
31/12/2024	£108k	£125k
31/12/2023	£119k	£117k
31/12/2022	£104k	£119k
31/12/2021	£76k	£106k

Common questions

Is SOUTH KIRKBY MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported an overall surplus of £23,845 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by surpluses in restricted funds and connected sections, despite a deficit in day-to-day welfare operations. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £54,901, which the trustees consider adequate to cover anticipated administration and support costs for a period of 12 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 COAL INDUSTRY SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION	1	£20k
THE COAL INDUSTRY SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION 2014	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEARMOUTH MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME.

WEARMOUTH MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME income £83k
YORKSHIRE MAIN MINERS WELFARE SCHEME income £46k
SILVERWOOD MINERS WELFARE AND RESOURCE CENTRE income £38k
KILBURN MINERS' WELFARE TRUST income £53k
WOOLLEY MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME income £50k
SHIREOAKS MINERS' WELFARE RECREATION GROUND income £206k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH KIRKBY MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEARMOUTH MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE MAIN MINERS WELFARE SCHEME FY2025	£46k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SILVERWOOD MINERS WELFARE AND RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£38k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
KILBURN MINERS' WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£53k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOOLLEY MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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