THE BISHOP'S CASTLE RAILWAY SOCIETY CO LTD

Charity number: 1111918
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum and Railway Society

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £7,097
Total expenditure: £7,464

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

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:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 November 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05520291 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Angela Hazel English Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
David Stanley Thornton Trustee 23 July 2024
None on record
David Gerard Etheridge Trustee 23 July 2024
None on record
David Shane O'Neill Trustee 23 July 2024
None on record
Stuart Andrew Taylor Trustee 23 July 2024
None on record
David Hemsley Trustee 14 April 2023
None on record
Michael Boyd Trustee 09 April 2022
None on record
Richard Newcombe Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £13.99k £16.12k £14.18k £13.59k £7.10k
Total expenditure £21.46k £21.26k £10.55k £6.30k £7.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k N/A £2.28k £4.51k 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 December 2023 24 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 09 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 27 JULY 2005, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 OCTOBER 2005

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE BISHOP'S CASTLE RAILWAY AND OTHER LOCAL RAILWAYS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM AT BISHOPS CASTLE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF DOCUMENTS AND ARTEFACTS WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCE OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY.

Area of benefit

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

BISHOPãS CASTLE

Contact information

Address:
Bishops Castle Railway Soc. Co Ltd
The Old Weighbridge
Station Street
BISHOPS CASTLE
Shropshire
SY9 5AQ
Phone:
01588638780
Email:
thesecretary.bcr@gmail.com
Website:

www.bcrailway.co.uk Open in new window