Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BIRCH COPPICE MINERS' SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE 

Football - from 7yrs - open age adult + female teams, incl coachingCrown Green BowlingShort Mat BowlingRetired Miners Wednesday ClubLocal PTA association - prize bingoCricket - junior, senior and female teams, incl coaching.Covering local community in Dordon and wider area of Tamworth, Atherstone, Polesworth.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£14£6£8n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£11£5£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£5£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£10£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£13£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£149£147£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09?£156£156£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£93£91£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£89£92£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£99£96£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£105£102£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

birchcoppiceclub@btinternet.com

01827892227

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/1962, number: 522921
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR12: 240 days late, AR11: 606 days late, AR10: 971 days late, AR07: 77 days late, AR06: 328 days late, AR05: 35 days late,
Main office

BIRCH COPPICE MINERS WELFARE
WATLING STREET
DORDON
TAMWORTH
STAFFS
B78 1SY

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PARISH OF DORDON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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