# The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 254736 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/254736)
- Latest income: £422; spending £6,564
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/somerset-district-miners-welfare-trust

The Charity makes grants to retired mine workers and their dependents .The Charity makes grants to organisations involved in recreational activities.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £422 | £6,564 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £1,022 | £18k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £1,407 | £5,043 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1,640 | £3,851 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £1,288 | £3,552 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For any charitable purpose (including the provision of facilities for recreation) for the promotion and improvement of the health, social well-being and conditions of living of: a) persons who have been employed in the county of Somerset as constituted on the 31st march 1974 in the coal-mining industry or activities allied thereto ; b) the wives, husbands and dependant relatives of such persons and c) the widows, widowers and necessitous relatives of deceased persons who were so employed.

## What it funds

The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, economic / community development / employment and recreation for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust reported income of £422 and spending of £6,564. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £37k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust 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 Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

### Does The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £6,564. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,404 a year.

### How large is The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust?

In its latest reported year The Somerset District Miners' Welfare Trust reported income of £422 and spending of £6,564.


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