THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

Charity number: 273829
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Publish & distribute quarterly magazine. Arrange evening lectures. Introduce volunteers to the NRM. Publish books on railway topics. Promote the NRM's activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £162,852
Total expenditure: £325,707

People

14 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 July 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • RAILWAY FRIENDS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILIP MARTIN BENHAM Chair
THE GRESLEY SOCIETY TRUST
Received: 11 days late
THE TRAMWAY MUSEUM SOCIETY
Received: On time
Samuel Blacktop Trustee 15 June 2024
None on record
Michael Rigg Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Michael John Hastings Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Graham Douglas Naismith Miller OBE Trustee 08 June 2019
None on record
Hugh Fenwick Trustee 08 September 2018
None on record
Judith Kenzie McNicol Trustee 17 August 2017
None on record
Andrew McLean Trustee 17 August 2017
None on record
Helen Margaret Ashby Trustee 07 June 2017
THE FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Received: On time
WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED
Received: On time
Phil Graham Trustee 06 June 2015
None on record
DAVID THOMAS Trustee 09 October 2013
None on record
Dr MELVYN STUART DRAPER CBE Trustee 19 August 2013
None on record
RUSSELL STEPHEN ROLLINGS Trustee 19 August 2013
None on record
CHRIS NETTLETON Trustee
THE GRESLEY SOCIETY TRUST
Received: 11 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £162.09k £376.48k £57.63k £326.76k £162.85k
Total expenditure £172.53k £172.14k £333.35k £503.84k £325.71k
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 December 2024 13 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 13 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 February 2025 93 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 February 2025 93 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 December 2021 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 December 2021 31 days late 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 16TH MAY 1977

Charitable objects

ENCOURAGEMENT, FOSTERING, ASSISTANCE AND PROMOTION IN ANY MANNER OF THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT JOINTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OR ANY OTHER MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, PERSERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
LEEMAN ROAD
YORK
YO26 4XJ
Phone:
01904636874
Email:
nrm.friends@sciencemuseum.org.uk
Website:

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