Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ASHINGTON JOINT WELFARE SCHEME 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£4£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21*£0£5£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£8£2£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£0£4£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£123£161£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£716£717£-2£70£58£581170
31/12/13*£561£617£-56£50£60£541200
31/12/12£542£639£-97£37£116£631.2160
31/12/11£786£656£129£319£213£1492.7320
31/12/10£784£825£-40£345£84£390.6220
31/12/09£673£629£44£29£124£511340
31/12/08£499£544£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£457£495£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£467£390£77£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£320£245£75£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,320£87£2,233£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hirst Active Age Project
£84,958 13/12/2012
61
This is a new project that aims to engage older people into a programme of activities to help them remain socially and physically active and therefore have improved health and well being in ....more
Sport England - Hirst Give Sport a Try
£7,294 06/12/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Hirst Give Sport a Try'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashington Joint Welfare Scheme
£37,500 13/06/2012
36
towards three years' continuation funding towards the salary of a Senior Youth Worker at a community facility in Northumberland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1966, number: 522026
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 281 days late, AR13: 646 days late, AR07: 27 days late, AR06: 392 days late,
Main office

Hirst Welfare Centre
Alexandra Road
Ashington
NE63 9HN

Objectives

(1) 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; (2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY,(3) IN SO FAR AS THE LAND AND BUILDINGS IN PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME, OR OTHER ASSETS OF THE CHARITY, ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE SAID OBJECT IN (1) ABOVE, THEN PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE CONSULTED AND OBTAINED THE AGREEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES OF CISWO IN ADVANCE, THE TRUSTEES MAY USE THE CHARITY'S LAND AND OTHER ASSETS FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AT LAW FOR THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ASHINGTON, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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