SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1092723
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Owning, repairing and preserving railway heritage, coaching stock and associated artifacts for use and appreciation by the public on the Severn Valley Railway.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£1,336,903

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Donations and legacies £1.27m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £66.87k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£817,993

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Raising funds £145.50k
Charitable activities £672.49k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £145.50k
Charitable expenditure £672.49k
Retained for future use £518.91k

People

1 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

1 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SVR ROLLING STOCK TRUST COMPANY 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 handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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
Judith Meredith Chair 27 April 2023
None on record
Martin George Leontine Creese Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Rachel Helen Heath Trustee 18 June 2025
None on record
Hugh McQuade Trustee 18 June 2025
None on record
Paul Anthony Hobson Trustee 06 March 2024
None on record
Dr Dhushyanthan Surendra Kumar Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
Christopher Wareing Walton Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
Michael Allan Howard Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
PAUL CHRISTOPHER FATHERS Trustee 08 April 2019
THE 4566 PRESERVATION GROUP
Received: On time
RADBROOK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £1.42m £1.49m £836.31k £1.58m £1.34m
Total expenditure £2.27m £846.36k £1.38m £1.28m £817.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.94k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.33m £1.44m £828.89k £1.54m £1.27m
Income - Other trading activities £10.79k £3.74k £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £40.98k £20.42k £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £20.00k £168.95k £0
Income - Investment £37.21k £26.39k £27.42k £39.26k £66.87k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £469.49k £516.36k £178.42k £440.30k £798.02k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.14m £690.17k £1.22m £1.13m £672.49k
Expenditure - Raising funds £126.61k £156.19k £156.16k £147.67k £145.50k
Expenditure - Governance £6.90k £6.93k £1.77k £0 £53.13k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £9.89k £11.23k £8.08k £0 £19.27k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £106.37k £91.14k £68.16k £52.39k £0
Long-term investments £1.50m £1.83m £1.67m £1.90m £2.13m
Other assets £578.68k £1.19m £593.98k £773.58k £1.30m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £91.70k £89.45k £43.65k £32.89k £29.33k

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 December 2024 02 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 02 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 25 July 2024 86 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 25 July 2024 86 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 28 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 28 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 24 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 24 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 23 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 23 April 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 INCORPORATED 17/12/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/03/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/06/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26/02/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28 MAR 2017 as amended on 08 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND OPERATION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, STATION BUILDINGS, TRACK AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE; (2) ESTABLISHING BUILDINGS TO HOUSE AND PRESERVE THE CHARITY'S ROLLING STOCK COLLECTION; (3) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS FOR THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC; AND (4) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING USED IN THE RESTORATION, REPAIR AND OPERATION OF HISTORIC RAILWAYS TO ENSURE THEIR LONG TERM SURVIVAL.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Number One
Comberton Place
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 1QR
Phone:
01562757940
Email:
fundraising@svrtrust.org.uk
Website:

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