Wensleydale Railway Trust

Charity number: 1088324
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We have completed the restoration of Scruton and Leeming Bar Station building. We have donated to assist in the restoration of Bedale signal box, which is a listed building of heritage interest. We have spent money on in-house training and specialised training courses for volunteers. We are involving the Trust in contacts with schools, through two specific projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £318,362
Total expenditure: £249,547

People

9 Trustee(s)

250 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 September 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (TRUST) LIMITED (Previous name)
  • WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (TRUST) LIMITED (Previous name)
  • WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
04094801 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Stuart Guest Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Christopher David John Williams Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Richard James Holt Trustee 31 October 2022
None on record
Alex Dudiak Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Phillip Harrison Trustee 19 July 2021
None on record
Richard Thomas Leathley Trustee 13 July 2020
None on record
John Ralph Smithson Trustee 14 October 2019
None on record
Wendy Jane Shepherd Trustee 09 September 2019
None on record
DAVID WALKER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £181.15k £732.95k £454.16k £279.70k £318.36k
Total expenditure £166.24k £391.65k £481.34k £220.61k £249.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £26.00k £1.00k £10.00k £5.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £267.24k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £29.68k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £435.03k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £1.01k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £14.27k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £389.37k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £2.29k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £7.82k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £69.74k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £464 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 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 March 2024 25 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 04 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 04 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/10/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/03/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/06/2015 as amended on 06 May 2025

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY BETWEEN NORTHALLERTON IN THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE AND GARSDALE IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE RAILWAY") AND RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN GENERAL AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT IN PARTICULAR. (2) TO ADVANCE AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE RAILWAY, AND RAILWAYS IN GENERAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wensleydale Railway Assoc'tion Trst
Leeming Bar Station
Leases Road
Leeming Bar
NORTHALLERTON
North Yo
Phone:
01969 623265
Email:
nigel.park@btinternet.com
Website:

www.wensleydalerailway.co.uk Open in new window