Cwmtwrch Miners' Welfare Hall
What it does
The Miners' Welfare Hall is intended for use as a place to facilitate recreation, education and social integration, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Cwmtwrch and its surrounding areas.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE HALL 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 WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cwmtwrch and Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £26,669 and spent £32,828.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £26,669 | £32,828 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2024 | £17,400 | £26,038 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2023 | £20,800 | £32,962 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2022 | £16,830 | £16,249 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £17,695 | £19,365 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 51%, from £17,695 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £26,669 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 123% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 75% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£20,111).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £20,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £111 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £20,000 from 1 grant | £111 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,000 from 1 grant | £725 from 1 contract |
| 31 December 2023 | £15,000 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,332 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £15,600 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- John Roland Simmons
- Malcolm Best
- Melanie Best
- Michael Keith Best
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 18 October 2026, 13 days early | Received 27 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 1 October 2025, 30 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 September 2024, 31 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 25 May 2023, 159 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 4 July 2022, 119 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 233916
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 March 1964
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION DATED 8 DECEMBER 2008
- Website
- www.minerswelfare.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.