THE ELHAM VALLEY LINE TRUST

Charity number: 295563
Charity reporting is overdue by 1416 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity manages a countryside centre and tea room in an historic local barn, moved from the site of the Channel Tunnel complex, housing local historic artefacts and information. It also manages an adjacent museum dedicated to the Elham Valley Line Railway, housing many rail based artefacts and the English half of the original model from the Channel Tunnel Exhibition Centre.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £63,229
Total expenditure: £45,655

People

6 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 November 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ELHAM VALLEY RAILWAY MUSEUM (Working name)
Gift aid:
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lisa Marie Bullett Trustee 13 October 2024
None on record
DAVID FRANCIS GILBERT Trustee 12 March 2024
THE WHEELS OF TIME (KENT)
Received: On time
Nicholas Cox Trustee 12 March 2024
None on record
Adrian Peter Willcox Trustee 06 February 2024
None on record
ROBERT FRANK BAILEY Trustee 25 September 2013
None on record
ANTHONY HICKS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £15.05k £31.52k £23.98k £33.81k £63.23k
Total expenditure £19.31k £14.31k £28.17k £33.77k £45.66k
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 30 April 2024 15 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 320 days
Annual return 30 April 2023 14 November 2024 259 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 685 days
Annual return 30 April 2022 14 November 2024 625 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2021 14 November 2024 990 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1416 days
Annual return 30 April 2020 14 November 2024 1355 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 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.

SCHEME DATED 12/05/1986 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/07/1914

Charitable objects

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (I) IN CONSERVATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE SURROUNDING THE COURSE OF THE DISUSED ELHAM VALLEY LINE BY THE PROVISION INTER-ALIA OF NATURE TRAILS AND FOOTPATHS; (II) IN OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS BY THE PROVISION INTER-ALIA OF A WORKING CRAFTS CENTRE; (III) IN HISTORICAL RAILWAYS BY THE PROVISION INTER-ALIA OF A WORKING MUSEUM (IV) IN MATTERS ANCILLARY TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING BY SUCH MEANS AS SHALL BE DECIDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Elham Valley Line Trust
Peene Yard
Newington Road
Peene
Folkestone
CT18 8VA
Phone:
01303 273014
Email:
secretary@elhamvalleylinetrust.org
Website:

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