BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The conservation and restoration of exhibits relating to Britain's steam heritage and the presentation of these exhibits for the education and enjoyment of the general public.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024
Total income:
£1,039,821
Donations and legacies | £91.46k | |
Charitable activities | £814.81k | |
Other trading activities | £132.99k | |
Investments | £571 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£1,003,909
Raising funds | £81.09k | |
Charitable activities | £922.82k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £81.09k | |
Charitable expenditure | £922.82k | |
Retained for future use | £35.91k |
People

19 Employee(s)
7 Trustee(s)
120 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
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Norfolk
Governance
- BRESSINGHAM STEAM MUSEUM TRUST (Working name)
- BRESSINGHAM STEAM MUSEUM TRUST AND GARDENS (Working name)
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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
7 Trustee(s)
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CHRISTOPHER RICHARD LEAH | Chair | 12 March 2007 |
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Alex William Gardner-Collis | Trustee | 01 January 2020 |
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Julia Veronica Phillips | Trustee | 15 June 2015 |
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Robert Wesley Ellis | Trustee | 20 November 2014 |
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JOHN WILSON | Trustee | 15 November 2011 |
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PATRICIA ANN MEADE | Trustee |
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CAROL ANN BUSTARD | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 29/02/2020 | 28/02/2021 | 28/02/2022 | 28/02/2023 | 29/02/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £777.95k | £874.61k | £931.64k | £828.83k | £1.04m | |
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Total expenditure | £767.71k | £594.88k | £845.90k | £903.14k | £1.00m | |
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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 | £95.07k | £28.70k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £81.70k | £239.55k | £96.68k | £53.28k | £91.46k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £90.78k | £43.82k | £80.32k | £90.12k | £132.99k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £605.44k | £302.74k | £683.78k | £654.68k | £814.81k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £28 | £16 | £12 | £82 | £571 | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £288.48k | £70.84k | £30.67k | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £703.06k | £556.66k | £739.71k | £828.54k | £922.82k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £64.66k | £38.22k | £106.19k | £74.61k | £81.09k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £9.61k | £10.69k | £13.12k | £10.81k | £23.38k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
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 | 29/02/2020 | 28/02/2021 | 28/02/2022 | 28/02/2023 | 29/02/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.51m | £2.48m | £2.53m | £2.50m | £2.50m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £176.29k | £472.11k | £534.54k | £467.85k | £477.32k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £149.51k | £146.40k | £162.32k | £137.85k | £114.82k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 29 February 2024 | 06 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 29 February 2024 | 06 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 28 February 2023 | 06 December 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2023 | 06 December 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 28 February 2022 | 30 November 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2022 | 30 November 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 28 February 2021 | 23 November 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 28 February 2021 | 23 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 29 February 2020 | 21 December 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 29 February 2020 | 21 December 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 22ND AUGUST 1973 as amended on 21 Apr 2021 as amended on 21 Mar 2021 as amended on 02 Jul 2022
Charitable objects
(I) TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY OF LIVE STEAM TRANSPORTATION ENGINES AND ALLIED RELICS OF HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL INTEREST AND (II) TO MAINTAIN ENCOURAGE AND CONTINUE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIVE STEAM MUSEUM AT BRESSINGHAM IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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Bressingham Steam
Low Road
Bressingham
Diss
IP22 2AA
- Phone:
- 01223515746
- Email:
- info@bressingham.co.uk
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