Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    BILSTON MINERS WELFARE SOCIETY & SOCIAL CLUB 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
    Total income £26,610 £21,162 £35,837 £34,151 £36,385 £9,504
    Total spending £19,436 £22,136 £19,902 £19,272 £16,582 £18,405
    Surplus/deficit £7,174 -£974 £15,935 £14,879 £19,803 -£8,901
    Established: 48 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Amusement and recreation services, incl holidays
    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
    Where it operates
    • Midlothian
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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
    Scottish Government - Bilston Miners Welfare and Social Club
    £6,000 12/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/10/1976, number: SC000099
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 110 days late, AR18: 20 days late,
    Main office

    12 Seafield Road, Bilston, Midlothian, EH25 9SF

    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.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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