Coelbren Miners' Welfare Memorial Hall and Recreation Grounds
Analysis
Coelbren Miners' Welfare Memorial Hall and Recreation Grounds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coelbren. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Coelbren Miners' Welfare Memorial Hall and Recreation Grounds reported income of £17k and spending of £24k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £7,429 to £17k (+135%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Coelbren Miners' Welfare Memorial Hall and Recreation Grounds sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wallasey G H Peers Club (£17k), Bethel Memorial Hall (£18k) and Little Melton Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Lmcio) (£17k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the charity is the provision of a welfare hall and recreational facilities for the benefit 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 political, religious or other opinions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wallasey G H Peers Club | Wallasey | £17k |
| Bethel Memorial Hall | Caernarfon | £18k |
| Little Melton Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Lmcio) | Norwich | £17k |
| Bath & Wiltshire Schools' Sports Trust | Bradford-On-Avon | £18k |