Tanfield Railway Trust Limited

Charity number: 1072449
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preserving the railway heritage of North East England, particularly industrial and independent railways and local locomotive builders.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £75,102
Total expenditure: £15,436

People

7 Trustee(s)

150 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:
  • Durham
  • Gateshead

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST (Working name)
  • THE TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
John Hodgson Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Philip Charles Lewis Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
Barry Duncan Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
Peter Redvers Vout Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
DEREK WILLIAM SMITH Trustee 12 September 2019
None on record
RICHARD GARDINER CHARLTON Trustee 18 May 2012
None on record
IAN COWAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £72.54k £58.29k £47.59k £113.03k £75.10k
Total expenditure £15.77k £65.19k £91.04k £60.76k £15.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £32.78k £40.42k £25.19k 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 July 2024 19 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 19 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 28 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 21 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 21 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 24 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 24 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 25 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 25 May 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 1 AUGUST 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 MAY 1998. CERTIFICATE UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 NOVEMBER 1996 as amended on 04 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE AND BY ESTABLISHING ACQUIRING MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS GALLERIES LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHERE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY AND THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT VIEWS AND INFORMATION MAY HAPPEN

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Tanfield Railway
Marley Hill Engine Shed
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE16 5ET
Phone:
07880801261
Email:
trust@tanfield-railway.co.uk
Website:

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