GREAT WESTERN PRESERVATIONS LIMITED

Charity number: 1122630
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation of historic railway rolling stock

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 February 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02007483 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID JOHN HURD Chair
None on record
Laura Suzanne Donaldson Trustee 08 November 2025
GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
Richard Varley Trustee 08 November 2025
None on record
Richard Stanley Jermyn Trustee 13 April 2024
None on record
Leigh Drew Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
PETER JOHN RILEY Trustee 17 October 2020
None on record
Timothy David Part Trustee 12 October 2019
None on record
ROGER JAMES HORWOOD Trustee 20 October 2018
None on record
Dr JOHN BERNARD O'HAGAN Trustee 18 January 2013
NATIONAL ILLUMINATION COMMITTEE OF GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
RICHARD CROUCHER Trustee
CHURCHWARD COUNTY TRUST LTD
Received: On time

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
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 January 2025 16 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 January 2024 09 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 January 2023 13 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 January 2022 27 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 January 2021 19 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not required
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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 27 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 JAN 2008.

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ("THE OBJECTS ") ARE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- A) THE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FORMER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF SUCH LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AS MAY BE OR MAY HAVE BEEN PRESERVED BY THE CHARITY OR GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED AND THE CARING FOR ANY OTHER LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK R OTHER EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AD RELICS OF HISTORICAL OPERATIONAL AND GENERAL INTEREST AND HISTORICAL VALUE WHICH MAY BELONG TO MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY OR GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED OR TO ANY OTHER PERSONS AND THE MAKING AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CHARITY B) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND A COLLECTION OF MODELS, DESIGNS, DRAWINGS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHARITY AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC AT REASONABLE TIMES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: LOCALLY IN THE DIDCOT AREA OF OXFORDSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE
DIDCOT
OXFORDSHIRE
OX11 7NJ
Phone:
01235817200
Email:
drc@didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Website:

No information available