BRIDGEND VALLEYS RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

Charity number: 1113983
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the Garw Valley Railway is to recreate for present and future generations a typical South Wales Valley branch line by providing a working railway and Heritage Centre to preserve, display and explain the industrial and social history that made this valley what it was and is today.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £16,431
Total expenditure: £12,970

People

3 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bridgend

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 May 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GARW VALLEY RAILWAY (Working name)
  • GARW VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY LTD (Previous name)
  • THE BRIDGEND VALLEYS RAILWAY COMPNAY LTD (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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev MALCOLM CHARLES STINTON Chair 22 September 2018
None on record
Andrew Hope Bowdler Trustee 16 September 2023
None on record
Philip Charles Stinton Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £7.34k £30.25k £12.84k £18.45k £16.43k
Total expenditure £13.31k £9.71k £18.33k £19.42k £12.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £24.00k 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 March 2024 14 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 May 2024 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 APRIL 2006 AND 20 JUNE 2009.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BUILDINGS CONNECTED THEREWITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE GARW VALLEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF BOOKS, DRAWINGS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, VISUAL AND SOUND RECORDINGS, CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO SUCH ARTEFACTS AND VEHICLES, THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit

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

GARW VALLEY

Contact information

Address:
Bridgend Valleys Railway Co Ltd
Pontycymer Station
Pontycymer
BRIDGEND
CF32 8AZ
Phone:
07814573696
Email:
enquiries@garwvalleyrailway.co.uk
Website:

http://www.garwvalleyrailway.co.uk Open in new window