# EASINGTON SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 520774
- **Other names:** EASINGTON WELFARE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 14, 1972
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=520774


## Contact

- **Address:** Easington Social Welfare Centre, Seaside Lane South Back, Peterlee
- **Postcode:** SR8 3PL
- **Phone:** 01915270635
- **Email:** admin@eswc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thewelly.biz



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROVISION OF A SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE 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

**Activities:** Easington Social Welfare Centre is the main community facility in the former mining settlement of Easington Colliery.  As a registered Charity this building is run and managed to meets the needs of local people who have suffered much hardship since the closure of the mines in the 1990's.  The centre provides a much needed resource for its community to use.

**Area of benefit:** EASINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £57575 | £58239 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £57650 | £47617 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £26074 | £91054 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £191876 | £130637 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £87324 | £71907 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **lynn dodds** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 18, 2023
- DANIEL DICKINSON — appointed Sept. 24, 2025
- DAVID STEPHEN GARSIDE — appointed Dec. 19, 2022
- GEMMA ROBINSON — appointed July 14, 2025
- JOHN DODDS — appointed Sept. 24, 2025
- NATHAN DICKINSON — appointed Sept. 24, 2025
- STEPHEN FERGUS — appointed Dec. 20, 2022
- STEPHEN WILLIAM FERGUS — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- donald dobell — appointed Feb. 25, 2022
- paula elliott — appointed Sept. 24, 2025
- william smith — appointed July 2, 2024