SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY TRUST

Charity Number: 1117041
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Southwold Railway Trust exists to promote awareness of the heritage of the old Southwold Railway which closed in 1929, preserve any remaining artifacts of the railway and instigate re-instatement of the railway as a local community and public amenity connecting Southwold to the main line railway at Halesworth.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £75,294
Total expenditure: £25,244

People

8 Trustee(s)

25 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 Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 November 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05894122 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLAS CHARLES EVANS Chair 20 January 2012
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF UPPER HOLLOWAY
Received: On time
Richard Ian Stone Trustee 19 November 2021
None on record
ROBERT MOLE Trustee 29 May 2020
SOLE BAY ARTS C.I.O.
Received: On time
John Handley Trustee 24 November 2017
None on record
Tobias Robinson Trustee 24 November 2017
None on record
Maureen Ridgway Trustee 14 November 2015
None on record
JOHN PETER RIDGWAY Trustee 09 November 2011
None on record
JOHN LAURENCE BENNETT Trustee
SOUTHWOLD FILM SOCIETY
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 30/06/2024
Total gross income £62.76k £85.67k £103.40k £100.27k £75.29k
Total expenditure £17.54k £17.58k £84.87k £22.78k £25.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 30 June 2024 30 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 30 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 01 August 2024 93 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 01 August 2024 93 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 22 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 22 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 07 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 07 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 16 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 16 March 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 2 AUGUST 2006

Charitable objects

(I) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION AND EXHIBITION OF TRACK, RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE, CARRIAGES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT, ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE OF THE SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE EXHIBITION OF SUCH ITEMS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (II) TO UNDERTAKE AND FACILITATE HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER ASPECTS OF RESEARCH, TO CATALOGUE, COLLECT, COLLATE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING THERETO BY PUBLISHING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, BOOKS, PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS, VIDEO RECORDINGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES RELATING TO THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. SOUTHWOLD

Contact information

Address:
Steamworks
The Old Gas Works Site
Blyth Road
Southwold
IP18 6AZ
Phone:
07914519096
Email:
mail@southwoldrailway.co.uk
Website:

www.southwoldrailway.co.uk Open in new window