Woolley Miners' Welfare Scheme

Analysis

Woolley Miners' Welfare Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Woolley Miners' Welfare Scheme reported income of £50k and spending of £59k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £23k to £50k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Woolley Miners' Welfare Scheme sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nonesuch Rowing Foundation (£50k), UK Ice Hockey Foundation (£50k) and Sutton (London Borough) Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£50k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.