Grovesend Miners Welfare Scheme
What it does
PROVIDE SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR LOCAL POPULATION.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF A WELFARE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS(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 OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Grovesend and Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £6,618 and spent £8,953.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £6,618 | £8,953 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £34,385 | £30,814 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £9,000 | £7,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £16,054 | £17,296 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £6,457 | £20,026 | 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
- About the same: £6,618 in the year to 31 March 2026, against £6,457 in the year to 31 March 2022.
- Spending against income
- It spent 135% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £26,000 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £26,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- David Cole
- Jamie Whitton
- Mister John Stanley White
- Nigel Hoyles
- Walter David Merriman
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 21 October 2026, 102 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 16 November 2025, 76 days early | Received 12 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 August 2024, 155 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 April 2024, 86 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 October 2022, 115 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524171
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 September 1970
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION DATED 24 FEBRUARY 2009
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.