THE LYNTON AND BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To acquire preserve and restore for the public benefit items of historical architectual engineering or scientific value in connection with the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway and others. To provide educational and training facilities to those engaged in the restoration and operation of the railway and others.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£1,544,995
Donations and legacies | £406.06k | |
Charitable activities | £23.40k | |
Other trading activities | £1.06m | |
Investments | £46.54k | |
Other | £9.20k |
Total expenditure:
£1,294,657
Raising funds | £83.86k | |
Charitable activities | £187.87k | |
Other | £1.02m |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £1.11m | |
Charitable expenditure | £187.87k | |
Retained for future use | £250.34k |
People

24 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
50 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Devon
Governance
- 22 September 2000: Standard registration
- 23 June 2020: Funds received from 1166251 HAMPSHIRE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
9 Trustee(s)
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PETER MILES | Chair |
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Richard Barry Auger | Trustee | 11 May 2024 |
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Robert Geoffrey Prosser | Trustee | 11 May 2024 |
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Giles Perkins | Trustee | 11 May 2024 |
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Michael Whiteaker | Trustee | 21 July 2023 |
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John Barton | Trustee | 17 October 2020 |
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Paul Curson | Trustee | 13 May 2017 |
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CHARLES EDWIN SUMMERS | Trustee |
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MARTIN EDWIN GEORGE SWAINSON | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £546.73k | £450.87k | £945.38k | £1.52m | £1.54m | |
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Total expenditure | £202.10k | £294.25k | £252.26k | £666.11k | £1.29m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £10.00k | £9.00k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £512.25k | N/A | £899.00k | £1.11m | £406.06k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £4.28k | N/A | £468 | £360.63k | £1.06m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £21.62k | N/A | £36.91k | £29.99k | £23.40k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £8.58k | N/A | £7.45k | £8.04k | £46.54k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | N/A | £9.00k | £12.04k | £9.20k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | £417.87k | £424.22k | £9.59k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £13.85k | N/A | £24.33k | £21.46k | £187.87k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £21.09k | N/A | £25.47k | £30.95k | £83.86k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | N/A | £8.97k | £0 | £12.55k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £9.27k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £167.16k | N/A | £202.46k | £613.70k | £1.02m |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.13m | N/A | £3.81m | £4.27m | £6.44m | |
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Long-term investments | £77.55k | N/A | £87.12k | £56 | £56 | |
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Other assets | £653.08k | N/A | £799.97k | £3.07m | £1.19m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £117.71k | N/A | £90.28k | £536.53k | £534.63k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 22 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 22 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 27 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 27 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 21 June 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 21 June 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 29 October 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 29 October 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 07 September 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 07 September 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 JULY 2000 AS AMENDED 4 OCTOBER 2003 AND 24 MARCH 2007. as amended on 18 May 2008 as amended on 09 May 2009 as amended on 14 May 2011
Charitable objects
(1) TO ACQUIRE PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ITEMS OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE IN CONNECTION WITH RAILWAYS; AND (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY SOCIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAYS AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, CREATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT, ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH ANY APPROPRIATE LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE FORMER LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY IN DEVONSHIRE AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES TO THOSE ENGAGED IN THE RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE RAILWAY OR RAILWAYS GENERALLY.
Area of benefit
WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FORMER LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY IN DEVONSHIRE
Contact information
- Address:
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10 CASTLE HEIGHTS
LYNTON
EX35 6JD
- Phone:
- 01598752795
- Email:
- enquiries@lynton-rail.co.uk
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