The Coal Mining Charity
Enabling former coal miners and mining communities to reduce disadvantage.
Improving Lives
Helping you
We’re here to improve the lives of former coal miners and their families. We understand the struggles faced by those in former coal mining communities. We help you overcome some of the barriers you come up against and support you to lead a better quality life.
Thriving Communities
Supporting charities
We help more than 200 independent mining charities to continue delivering essential recreational and social facilities in local communities. Through providing guidance and governance support for coal mining charities to help them thrive.
Our Work In Numbers
What we achieved in 2022
5429
People received our support
230
Local mining charities provided with support and guidance
£3.0m
Worth of additional income for beneficiaries
£ 254 k+
In grants given away to individuals
£ 166 k
In funds invested in other charities
We've Been Busy
Latest news
Educational grant for student
As part of our mission to reduce disadvantage for ex-coalminers, their dependents and within ...
Trustees' Week 2023
The theme for Trustees Week 2023 is ‘many voices working together, with purpose’ and as part of ...
Miners' Welfare Newsletter Issue 5
The fifth edition of our Miners’ Welfare Newsletter coincides with Trustees’ Week, the annual ...
Dinnington charity pitch opening
The Trustees of a Dinnington charity have celebrated the first year of the town’s ...
Get In Touch
How can we help you?
01709 728 115
mail@ciswo.org.uk