# STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND MINER'S WELFARE SCHEME

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 522038
- **Other names:** STAKEFORD AND BOMARSUND SPORTS AND SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 4, 1964
- **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=522038


## Contact

- **Address:** East View, Stakeford, Choppington
- **Postcode:** NE62 5UD
- **Phone:** 01670815343
- **Email:** DLN@CHOPPINGTONPARISHCOUNCIL.ORG



## Activities

**Objects:** A) READING ROOMS, BILLIARD ROOMS, AND FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, DANCES OR OTHER SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PERSONS FOR THE TIME BEING RESIDING IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA. B) A RECREATION GROUND OR PLEASURE GROUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADJOINING MEMORIAL HALL OR INSTITUTE FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA. C) A SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL EXERCISE) OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL MINING COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Operating throughout the Choppington Parish, the Welfare provides sporting, social and community facilities. With three pitches and a multi user games area, the Welfare acts as a sporting hub for the wider community and provides expert coaching for cricket, football & bowls.Open on a daily basis and run entirely by volunteers we provide a home for many local voluntary organisations and clubs.

**Area of benefit:** URBAN DISTRICT OF BEDLINGTONSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £107858 | £60087 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £55911 | £68148 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £56560 | £68458 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £60222 | £43215 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £55393 | £44583 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MRS JULIE FOSTER** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 28, 2014
- ALEX BREEZE — appointed July 25, 2024
- Graham Huntley — appointed Feb. 28, 2021
- JOHN DUNN — appointed Sept. 1, 2022
- JOHN MACDONALD
- Janice Crichton — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- MRS L MOFFATT
- Mary Bernadette Murphy — appointed Feb. 13, 2024
- Paul Stuart Vaughan — appointed June 22, 2023
- Robert Monaghan — appointed May 9, 2018
- Sheila Davison — appointed July 30, 2024