Shirebrook Miners' Welfare Centre
Analysis
Shirebrook Miners' Welfare Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mansfield. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Shirebrook Miners' Welfare Centre reported income of £147k and spending of £139k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £189k to £147k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shirebrook Miners' Welfare Centre sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Haworth Charitable Trust (£147k), Abersoch Village Hall (£147k) and The RT Hon Else Countess Beauchamp Deceased Charitable Trust (£147k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provisional of a recreation ground and Welfare institute for the benifit 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 the political, religious or other opinions with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitiants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Haworth Charitable Trust | Clwyd | £147k |
| Abersoch Village Hall | Gwynedd | £147k |
| The RT Hon Else Countess Beauchamp Deceased Charitable Trust | Crediton | £147k |
| Ambrose and Ann Appelbe Trust | London | £147k |