Bignall End Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground
Analysis
Bignall End Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Bignall End Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground reported income of £59k and spending of £55k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £53k to £59k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 29%. 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, Bignall End Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Marina Recreation Centre Association (£59k), Fairlands Liddington Hall and Gravetts Lane Community Association (£59k) and Beckley Village Hall (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We operate as a Sports Recreation Club, originally for the mining community.Following the demise of the mining community we have continued & extended our range of operations to provide sport for the local young people 9 - 17 years with coaching and match play conditions and we are a clubmark accredited club.We also serve the community in providing facilities for Weddings/Funerals / Christenings/
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Recreation Centre Association | East Yorkshire | £59k |
| Fairlands Liddington Hall and Gravetts Lane Community Association | Guildford | £59k |
| Beckley Village Hall | East Sussex | £59k |
| Dore Village Society | Dore | £59k |