HELSTON RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Charity number: 1146711
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Restoration of the Helston Railway Branch Line

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £38,423
Total expenditure: £34,602

People

10 Trustee(s)

2 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HRPS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tim Childs Chair 02 October 2017
None on record
Peter Woods Trustee 27 January 2026
None on record
Cyril Eustice Trustee 18 November 2025
None on record
John Macknelly Trustee 18 November 2025
None on record
Anthony Gilbert Trustee 18 November 2025
ST MELLANS PARK RECREATION GROUND
Received: On time
Christopher Saint Trustee 18 November 2025
None on record
William Ross Whitten Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Kenneth Moore Trustee 21 May 2024
None on record
Michael Charles Pyers Trustee 16 January 2024
None on record
PETER KENNAN Trustee 23 October 2023
FRIENDS OF QUEEN'S PARK CRICKET
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £55.71k £31.95k £47.57k £74.76k £38.42k
Total expenditure £24.72k £11.97k £43.28k £37.80k £34.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k 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 28 February 2025 27 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 27 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 13 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 13 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 17 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 17 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 28 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 28 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 07 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 07 November 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 FEB 2012 AS AMENDED ON 29/03/2012 AS AMENDED ON 29 NOV 2017 as amended on 16 Oct 2024

Charitable objects

1) TO FACILITATE THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF ALL FORMS OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE POWER, ROLLING STOCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, PLATFORM, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRACK AT THE HELSTON RAILWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND 2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE RAILWAY HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE HELSTON RAILWAY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE.

Contact information

Address:
Helston Railway
Trevarno Farm
Prospidnick
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 0RY
Phone:
07836794799
Email:
peter.kennan1@btinternet.com
Website:

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