THE WEARDALE RAILWAY TRUST

Charity number: 1088897
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The members of Weardale Railway Trust support the educational activities, operation and preservation of the railway infrastructure and rolling stock on the railway line which operates between Stanhope and Bishop Auckland in County Durham.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £22,213
Total expenditure: £18,202

Total income includes £500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 October 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE WEARDALE RAILWAY TRUST LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
03226401 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Dr Peter Hoare Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Dr David Smith Trustee 14 October 2024
THE LANCHESTER PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
Thomas John Hatton Trustee 02 October 2021
None on record
John Harold Askwith Trustee 14 March 2020
None on record
Jean Clarke Trustee 17 July 2019
None on record
Simon Adams Trustee 20 August 2018
None on record
Dr Robert John Dingle Trustee 20 August 2018
None on record
Mark Woodhams Trustee 30 November 2015
None on record
ANTHONY SLACK Trustee 04 April 2013
None on record
GERALD CHRISTOPHER MUDD Trustee
None on record
Dr MICHAEL RICHARD DUNCAN WOOD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £36.05k £66.25k £28.89k £26.63k £22.21k
Total expenditure £16.58k £37.12k £32.90k £21.98k £18.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £10.00k £20.24k £2.67k £500

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 January 2024 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2023 06 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 06 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 04 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 04 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 19 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 19 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 30 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 30 June 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 18 JULY 1996

Charitable objects

THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING, RESTORING AND PRESERVING BUILDINGS AND LAND OF THE RAILWAY AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BUILDINGS CONNECTED THEREWITH AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO RESTORE THE RAIL LINK BETWEEN SIGNAL NUMBER S36 COCKTON HILL BRIDGE BISHOP AUCKLAND AND WEARHEAD IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESERVING OF BOOKS, DRAWINGS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, SOUND AND VISUAL RECORDINGS, CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO SUCH LAND AND ARTEFACTS THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY DURHAM

Contact information

Address:
The Weardale Railway Trust
Stanhope Station
Station Road
Stanhope
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL13 2YS
Phone:
07719 757755
Email:
info@weardale-railway.org.uk
Website:

www.weardale-railway.org.uk Open in new window