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Leigh Miners Welfare Institute

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 521139LancashireAmateur sport and recreation
Income£151k2025-11-30
Spending£144ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Leigh Miners Welfare Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Leigh Miners Welfare Institute reported income of £151k and spending of £144k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £135k to £151k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Leigh Miners Welfare Institute sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 2nd Warwick Sea Scout Group (£151k), The Core (£152k) and The Greig Hall (£151k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£51k£102k£154k£205k2021 Income: £134,7212021 Spending: £151,04520212022 Income: £204,9252022 Spending: £201,64920222023 Income: £117,8452023 Spending: £123,63720232024 Income: £149,0702024 Spending: £124,36620242025 Income: £151,4772025 Spending: £144,4802025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Welfare Club hosting community activities such as Bingo, Bowling, U3A. A wide range of Community groups use our facilities such as Special Guardians, JIGSAW, British Heart Foundation and we hire function rooms out for Keep Fit, Parties, Meetings etc. We have a Rugby Section, Bowling Section, Darts & Doms and an Entertainment section for our members.

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