THE FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

Charity number: 1179579
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We help to build the collection, and conserve and display items in the Sierra Leone National Railway Collection. We promote and organise meetings, lectures and events to foster interest in the SLNRM. We edit and publish of data, information, reproductions, books, periodicals, papers and pamphlets relating to the museum. We encourage the study of railway transport in Sierra Leone and its history.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £6,016
Total expenditure: £5,528

People

8 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Sierra Leone

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FOSLNRM (Working name)
  • FRIENDS OF SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TIMOTHY JOHN PROCTER Trustee 10 January 2023
None on record
Christopher Michael Whitehouse Trustee 11 January 2022
None on record
Iain McCall Trustee 10 December 2020
WORLD SHIP SOCIETY LTD.
Received: On time
Sir Philip Williams Bart Trustee 19 May 2018
None on record
William David Bickers-Jones Trustee 03 June 2017
None on record
Helen Margaret Ashby Trustee 24 May 2014
WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Received: 93 days late
ANTHONY JOHN COULLS Trustee 24 May 2014
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP AUCKLAND
Received: On time
STEVE DAVIES Trustee 24 May 2014
THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST
Received: On time

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 £29.15k £5.54k £47.62k £9.04k £6.02k
Total expenditure £26.36k £5.11k £29.87k £15.93k £5.53k
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 02 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 December 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 28 MAY 2014

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ENCOURAGEMENT, FOSTERING, ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTION IN ANY MANNER OF THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM (‘THE MUSEUM’) INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY SANCTIONED OR REQUESTED BY THE SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF TOURISM & CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND CARRIED OUT JOINTLY WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SIERRA LEONE, OR ANY OTHER MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, PRESERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NO PART OF THE TRUST FUND SHALL IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE PAID, APPLIED OR USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT A CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Contact information

Address:
141 MANOR DRIVE NORTH
YORK
YO26 5SD
Phone:
07805612995
Email:
foslnrm@outlook.com
Website:

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