IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY TRUST

Charity Number: 1129939
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trust undertook three principal activities in support of its objectives during 2009/10. These being: 1) Completion of four technical studies in respect of the feasibility of the prospective Ironbridge Railway; 2) Presentation of the case for and feasibility of the Ironbridge Railway; 3) Liaison with the National Railway industry.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £430
Total expenditure: £4,860

People

5 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 June 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Baxter Trustee 11 January 2023
DIVORCE RECOVERY WORKSHOP
Received: On time
Simon Harris Trustee 11 May 2022
None on record
Andrew Christie Trustee 26 June 2021
None on record
Eric Carter Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
David William Flavell Trustee 18 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £989 £809 £600 £470 £430
Total expenditure £1.44k £307 £310 £299 £4.86k
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 31 May 2024 03 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2023 30 May 2024 60 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2022 01 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2021 21 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2020 19 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 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 AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 5 2009

Charitable objects

3.1 TO DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT, PRESERVE, OPERATE AND DISPLAY AND WHERE NECESSARY TO RESTORE, USE AND MAINTAIN THE STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY AND RELATED HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS KNOWN AS THE IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY AND RUNNING BETWEEN BUILDWAS AND BRIDGNORTH VIA IRONBRIDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE, CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY BETWEEN BRIDGNORTH AND KIDDERMINSTER IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER OR SIMILAR ROUTES AS FROM TIME TO TIME THE TRUSTEES DEEM TO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE RAILWAY) AND TO USE AND OPERATE THE SAME FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC. 3.2 TO USE THE RAILWAY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORIC, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE RAILWAY WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE AGE OF THE RAILWAY AND ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Area of benefit

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

SHROPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Oakwood Cottage
Shrawley
WORCESTER
WR6 6TS
Phone:
07866688711
Email:
info@ironbridge-railway-trust.org.uk
Website:

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