THE GREAT WESTERN TRUST

Charity number: 289008
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ARTEFACTS AND MEMORABILIA OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, IT'S CONSTITUENTS AND SUCCESSORS. USING THIS COLLECTION TO EXPAND, DISSEMINATE AND ENABLE RESEARCH INTO HOW THE G.W.R. ENGINEERED, ORGANISED AND OPERATED IT'S VAST TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES IT'S INFLUENCE ON THE NATION, IT'S STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £38,203
Total expenditure: £79,005

People

7 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Terry Jones OBE Chair 27 January 2019
EDUCATION FOR ALL TRUST LTD
Received: On time
Matthew Searle Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Professor George Kenneth Freeman MD FRCGP Trustee 21 October 2021
None on record
Roger William Orchard Trustee 07 July 2018
None on record
ANTHONY PATRICK ELLIOTT Trustee 23 May 2012
None on record
STEPHEN JAMES COOPER Trustee 07 April 2009
None on record
PETER ANTHONY RANCE Trustee 06 March 1984
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 £590.36k £23.89k £32.01k £69.98k £38.20k
Total expenditure £17.90k £69.97k £42.80k £139.67k £79.01k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £582.69k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £4.53k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £3.13k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £571.57k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £17.90k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £2.44k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 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 2024 01 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 01 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 17 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2020 24 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 24 November 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 6TH MARCH 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 DECEMBER 2003

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED AND IN PATICULAR (I) TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE RAILWAY CENTRE AND THE STATIC AND WORKING MUSEUM MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIETY AT DIDCOT OR ELSEWHERE BY THE PROVISION OF OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY AND USE AND BY THE PAYMENT OF APPLICATION OF MONEY (II) TO ASSIST IN THE VOLUNTARY WORK ON THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITEMS OF HISTORIC AND RAILWAY INTEREST AT THE DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE AND ELSEWHERE AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES UPON AND ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE SOCIETY'S PREMISES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Great Western Trust
Didcot Railway Centre
Station Road
DIDCOT
Oxfordshire
OX11 7NJ
Phone:
01235 817200
Email:
info@didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
Website:

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