THE RAILWAY CONVALESCENT HOMES

Charity number: 1142608
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Operation of convalescent care centre in Devon for use by employees or former employees of the railway.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £315,845
Total expenditure: £584,189

People

11 Trustee(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

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
  • 21 March 2013: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Brook Chair 26 June 2024
None on record
Luke Elliot Farley Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
COLIN MILLS Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
David Robert Crome Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
PHIL O'HARE Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
John Collins Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
Barbara Jill Davenport Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
Rachel Stoneham Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
PETER CHRISTOPHER MOAKES Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
Graham Paul Isom Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record
CHRISTOPHER DONOVAN Trustee 10 April 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £480.06k £308.91k £303.20k £303.93k £315.85k
Total expenditure £749.07k £269.20k £291.74k £430.18k £584.19k
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 December 2024 20 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 August 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 January 2025 83 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 January 2025 83 days late
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 July 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
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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 21/12/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 OCT 2023

Charitable objects

4. FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED WHETHER BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY THE PROVISION OF: 4(1) ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING ACCOMMODATION; AND 4(2) GRANTS TO PERSONS OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES AND IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: (A) PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF CURRENT OR FORMER NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS; (B) PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; (C) PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; (D) PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC OR FORMERLY PUBLIC TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND ANY PUBLIC OR FORMERLY PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO WHICH OPERATE OR HAVE OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WITH ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; AND (E) PERSONS WHO ARE THE SPOUSE OR OTHER DEPENDENTS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CLASSES.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1142608-1 THE RAILWAY COMMUNITY HOMES
Governing document
SCHEME OF THE 29 JULY 1969 AS AMENDED 17 MARCH 1977, 1 MARCH 1978, 1 AUGUST 1978, 2 SEPTEMBER 1983 AND SCHEME SEALED 17 DECEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 02 JUN 2025 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 DEC 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THOSE BENEFICIARIES BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY THE PROVISION OF: (1) ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING ACCOMMODATION; AND (2) GRANTS. THE TERM “BENEFICIARIES” ABOVE IS DEFINED AS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES AND IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: (A) PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF CURRENT OR FORMER NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS; OR (B) PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; OR (C) PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; OR (D) PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC OR FORMERLY PUBLIC TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND ANY PUBLIC OR FORMERLY PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO WHICH OPERATE OR HAVE OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WITH ANY NATIONALISED OR FORMERLY NATIONALISED UNDERTAKINGS AUXILIARY OR SUBSIDIARY THERETO; OR (E) PERSONS WHO ARE THE SPOUSE OR OTHER DEPENDENTS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CLASSES. (3) IF ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE TIME BEING FOR USE BY PERSONS QUALIFIED IN CLAUSE 4(1) AND (2) ABOVE THEN THE TRUSTEES MAY ADMIT TO THAT PROPERTY, PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. (4) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 5 (POWER TO DISPOSE OF AND REPLACE PURPOSE PROPERTY), THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.
Area of benefit
UNRESTRICTED
Registration history
  • 22 September 1962 : Standard registration
  • 21 March 2013 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
R C H
2 Church Street
DAWLISH
EX7 9AU
Phone:
01626863303
Email:
enquiries@rch.org.uk
Website:

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