# Bilston Miners Welfare Society & Social Club

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC000099
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Oct. 8, 1976
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC000099


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Seafield Road, Bilston, Midlothian
- **Postcode:** EH25 9SF



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

**What the charity does:** The charity is set up for the physical and mental well-being, and  to provide recreational, sporting and social facilities, for villagers, old and new. We hire out our Main Function Hall and Lounge to members for a number of events: parties/anniversaries/keep fit classes/ line dancing classes/kids dancing classes/pilates and excerise for over 60s.  The members also hold Country & Western Nights and Spiritualist Church events. We offer,  through our Community Hub sub section, set 'blether afternoons', mainly used by the elderly and the Hub have just started a 'Community Family Night' where parents can come along with their children and socialise with other villagers in a friendly setting. Sporting wise we have a Bowling Club (lawn bowls) and have facilities for darts, pool dominoes and new age curling.  All of these are available for all. Most of the above is under the scope of the Management Committee apart from the Bowling Club, which has it's own Committee.

**Objectives:** The objects of the Society are to provide facilities for such forms of (physical exercise) recreation and other leisure time occupation as are conducive to the improvement of the conditions of living of the inhabitants of Bilston and the neighbourhood thereof within the Society’s sphere of operations as defined from time to time and in particular (but not exclusively) such of the inhabitants as are members of the mining community provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise the application of the property to purposes which are not in law charitable.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Midlothian
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £11913 | £17632 |  -  | 2 |  |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £20100 | £18834 |  -  | 2 |  |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £9504 | £18405 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £36385 | £16582 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £34151 | £19272 |  -  | 0 |  |