STAFFORDSHIRE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY LTD

Charity number: 1015635
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the education of the public in the history of the Narrow Gauge Railway and General Transport Heritage of the United Kingdom, with special emphasis to the Staffordshire area, by the creation and operation of a narrow gauge railway.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £70,190
Total expenditure: £73,614

People

7 Trustee(s)

30 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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 1992: Standard registration
  • 23 June 2020: Funds received from 1166251 HAMPSHIRE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AMERTON RAILWAY (Working name)
  • STAFFORDSHIRE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY SOCIETY LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alex Walton Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Holly Louisa Douglas Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Thomas Eivers Trustee 16 January 2023
STOKE ON TRENT UNIT 321 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Received: On time
Graham Martin Trustee 23 September 2020
None on record
Peter James Calvert Trustee 17 December 2014
None on record
Kris Jared Douglas Trustee 17 December 2014
None on record
LAWRENCE EDWIN HODGKINSON 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 £62.21k £45.75k £68.25k £58.12k £70.19k
Total expenditure £51.38k £35.73k £66.90k £73.38k £73.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £19.67k £16.20k 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 05 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 January 2021 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 & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 JULY 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS 3 JUNE 1992, 1 NOVEMBER 2001, 22 AUGUST 2002 AND 01 AUGUST 2007, AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (CHANGE OF NAME) DATED 05 DECEMBER 2001 as amended on 27 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY AND GENERAL TRANSPORT HERITAGE, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO THE STAFFORDSHIRE AREA, BY THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS OR OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORT.

Area of benefit

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

STAFFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Amerton Railway
Amerton
Stowe-by-Chartley
STAFFORD
ST18 0LA
Phone:
01889271337
Email:
enquiries@amertonrailway.co.uk
Website:

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