EAST KENT RAILWAY TRUST

Charity number: 1095790
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The East Kent Railway Trust aims to preserve the railway and industrial heritage of South East England. This includes items relating to the former Kent Coalfields.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £80,438
Total expenditure: £79,990

People

5 Trustee(s)

40 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04294363 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David John Harris Chair 26 April 2014
None on record
Mark Watson Trustee 23 February 2025
None on record
Matthew Plews Trustee 23 February 2025
None on record
Carol Cotter Trustee 23 February 2025
None on record
Alan James Hodges Trustee 23 April 2016
DOVER DISTRICT LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £64.92k £103.31k £116.65k £72.79k £80.44k
Total expenditure £62.39k £87.00k £106.03k £73.61k £79.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.95k £9.00k 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 2025 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 27 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 23 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 23 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 22 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 22 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 04 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 04 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 15 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 15 November 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 26 SEPTEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 24 NOVEMBER 2002 as amended on 25 Aug 2021 as amended on 26 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY FURTHERING INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF RAILWAY LINES, EQUIPMENT, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND STEAM IN PARTICULAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE EAST KENT LIGHT RAILWAY BY RESTORING AND PRESERVING RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, VEHICLES AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BUILDINGS CONNECTED THEREWITH FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESERVING OF BOOKS, DRAWINGS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, SOUND AND VISUAL RECORDINGS, CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO SUCH ARTEFACTS AND VEHICLES, THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AND DISPLAYING THE SAME.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
18 FERNFIELD
HAWKINGE
FOLKESTONE
CT18 7EB
Phone:
01304 832042
Email:
enquiries@eastkentrailway.co.uk
Website:

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