Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground

Analysis

Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground reported income of £58k and spending of £96k, spending 165% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shakespeare at the Towers Trust (£58k), The Garstang and District Arts Society (£58k) and Hammonds Band (£58k).