West Selby Miner's Welfare Scheme

Analysis

West Selby Miner's Welfare Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Selby. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Selby Miner's Welfare Scheme reported income of £70k and spending of £87k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £70k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, West Selby Miner's Welfare Scheme sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Centre Community Hall (£70k), Patcham Community Association (£70k) and Royal Canoe Club Trust (£70k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.