Llay Miners' Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground
What it does
To provide a social welfare centre and recreation grounds for the use of its beneficiaries with the object of improving the conditions of life for the benficiaries. This is done via the provision of sporting, recreational and social facilities.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF AN INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUND 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
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Parish of Llay and the Surrounding District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2025, it had income of £64,799 and spent £59,675.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £64,799 | £59,675 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | £55,462 | £58,591 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £50,237 | £68,064 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £88,111 | £103,768 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 January 2021 | £88,764 | £76,871 | 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
- Down 27%, from £88,764 in the year to 31 January 2021 to £64,799 in the year to 31 January 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 92% of its income in the year to 31 January 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Coalfields Regeneration Trust gave £6,547 in the year to 31 January 2024, 12% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £52,795 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 January 2021 | £25,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 January 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £6,547. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Coalfields Regeneration Trust | Trust, company or other | £6,547 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £49,600, awarded in 2008.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2008 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £49,600 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Avril Taylor
- Kerri Crewe
- Paul Blackwell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 30 November 2025 | Received 30 November 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 27 November 2024, 3 days early | Received 27 November 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 5 December 2023, 5 days late | Received 5 December 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 25 November 2022, 5 days early | Received 25 November 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | 30 November 2021 | Received 17 November 2021, 13 days early | Received 17 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524064
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 December 1963
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 29 JUNE 2004
- Website
- www.llay-miners-welfare.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.