MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY COMPANY

Charity Number: 1063635
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the public with regard to a history of Suffolk and the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway in particular by maintenance of a museum and by restoring and operating a demonstration railway, operations, equipment and engineering crafts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £109,188
Total expenditure: £141,417

People

6 Trustee(s)

110 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM (Working name)
Company number:
03244631 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER SIDNEY DODD Trustee 04 October 2024
None on record
James Debenham Trustee 02 August 2024
None on record
Peter Andrew Connor Trustee 23 June 2023
None on record
David Michael Clayton Trustee 14 May 2022
None on record
WAYNE STEVEN WICKS Trustee 13 May 2017
None on record
IAN MEIGH Trustee 10 February 2016
FOXHALL CENTRE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £87.64k £131.18k £131.18k £127.14k £109.19k
Total expenditure £88.57k £94.05k £94.05k £159.48k £141.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £30.00k £54.07k 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 September 2024 08 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 08 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 05 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 05 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 25 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 25 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 27 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 27 July 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 AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 2ND SEPTEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 26TH NOV 1998 AND 24 APR 2010.

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK, AND THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY IN PARTICULAR BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING AND DOCUMENTING MATERIAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION BY THE MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR ITEMS OF HISTORIC RAILWAY INTEREST, AND BY THE RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A DEMONSTRATION RAILWAY AND THE DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION OF RAILWAY EQUIPMENT, OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING CRAFTS AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTIVE THE COMPANY WILL BE VESTED WITH THE POWERS OF OPERATION OF THE MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY.

Area of benefit

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

SUFFOLK

Contact information

Address:
Brockford Station
Wetheringsett
Stowmarket
IP14 5PW
Phone:
01473890622
Email:
secretary@mslr.org.uk
Website:

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