GREAT WESTERN (SVR) ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1078718
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation and restoration of historic carriages and locomotives of the Great Wesrn Railway origin for operation and educational value based on the Severn Valley Line in Worcestershire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £52,802
Total expenditure: £50,317

People

11 Trustee(s)

24 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 December 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL HAYNES Chair
None on record
DAVID ALFRED SMITH Trustee 17 October 2021
None on record
BRIAN ARTHUR LOWE Trustee 17 October 2021
None on record
ROBERT MASSEY Trustee 14 October 2014
None on record
GARETH PRICE Trustee 15 October 2012
None on record
COLUMB WILLIAM HOWELL Trustee
None on record
GRAHAM JOHN GARDENER Trustee
None on record
PAUL BENNETT Trustee
None on record
Christopher Haynes Trustee
QUINTON METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
BIRMINGHAM (WEST) AND OLDBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
QUINTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Received: On time
DAVID WILLIAM MASSEY Trustee
None on record
COLIN RICHARD JENKINS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £64.75k £98.69k £61.40k £67.13k £52.80k
Total expenditure £74.62k £54.69k £30.33k £66.85k £50.32k
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 March 2024 19 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 OCTOBER 1998 AS AMENDED 16 OCTOBER 1999

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY SOCIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF RAILWAYS IN GENERAL WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FORMER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ("GWR") AND SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY ("SVR") (TOGETHER THE RAILWAYS") BY ACQUIRING PRESERVING DISPLAYING AND MAKING USE OF HISTORIC ROLLING STOCK ARTIFACTS, RELICS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE RAILWAYS OR RAILWAYS GENERALLY:

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE IN BEWDLEY, KIDDERMINSTER AND BRIDGNORTH

Contact information

Address:
1 ACACIA DRIVE
MELBOURNE
DERBY
DE73 8LT
Phone:
01332864027
Email:
mick@hitrail.com
Website:

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