THE RAILWAY AND CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 256047

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the study of the history of railways, canals and transport generally.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £58,433
Total expenditure: £48,643

People

16 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 July 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
00922300 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Shorland-Ball Trustee 09 December 2023
National Transport Trust
Received: On time
Robert Ian Willis Trustee 27 May 2023
None on record
Roger John Taylor Trustee 27 May 2023
None on record
Peter Cleasby Trustee 27 May 2023
None on record
Jane Ellis Trustee 22 May 2021
None on record
Robert Paul Bramson Trustee 22 May 2021
None on record
Nicholas Noel Higton Trustee 15 April 2020
None on record
Robert Patrick Moss Trustee 27 April 2019
None on record
Andrew Chester Wager Trustee 05 May 2018
None on record
Robert Peter Haskins Trustee 05 May 2018
None on record
DAVID CHARLES SMITH Trustee 22 April 2017
HANTS AND DORSET CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS AND HOUSEPARTY
Received: On time
HANTS AND DORSET CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS
Received: On time
DEAN HALL WEST EALING
Received: On time
PETER CROSS-RUDKIN Trustee 30 April 2016
None on record
PHILIP BROWN Trustee 30 April 2016
None on record
Roger Brice Trustee 30 April 2016
None on record
Grahame Arthur Boyes Trustee 01 January 2015
None on record
GERALD LEACH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £80.12k £45.44k £55.85k £57.27k £58.43k
Total expenditure £79.88k £41.75k £36.44k £51.74k £48.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 December 2023 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 December 2023 53 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH NOVEMBER 1967 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED ON 14 MAY 1994. as amended on 28 May 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF CANALS RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORT. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 MEMORANDUM.)

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
David Smith & Co
7 Grosvenor Gardens
LONDON
SW1W 0AF
Phone:
02072241004
Email:
secretary@rchs.org.uk
Website:

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