# The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 506515 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/506515)
- Latest income: £3,193; spending £487
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cumbria
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cumbria-miners-welfare-trust-fund-scheme

Provision of Christmas Parties

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £3,193 | £487 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £2,836 | £466 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £2,498 | £2,445 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £2,229 | £452 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £2,139 | £456 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For such charitable purposes within the objects of the coal industry social Welfare organisation in the county of Cumbria as the council of the organisation may after consultation with the northern Welfare committee of the organisation determination.

## What it funds

The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme reported income of £3,193 and spending of £487. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £4,306 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria.

### Does The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme give each year?

The register does not break out The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £487. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £861 a year.

### How large is The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme?

In its latest reported year The Cumbria Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme reported income of £3,193 and spending of £487.


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