NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1164199
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the ClO is to advance the education of the public in the history of all the railways that have operated in the North East of England, particularly the North Eastern Railway its constituents and successors.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £41,470
Total expenditure: £32,451

People

10 Trustee(s)

10 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of York
  • Darlington
  • Kingston Upon Hull City
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Sunderland
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 November 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • NERA (Working name)
Gift aid:
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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Mackay Chair 01 April 2017
None on record
Peter Sykes Trustee 12 April 2025
None on record
IAN WILLIAM MITCHELL Trustee 12 April 2025
None on record
Edward John Orwin Trustee 12 August 2023
None on record
John McCree Scott MBE JP Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Dr Alan Tully Trustee 13 April 2019
None on record
Christine Richardson Trustee 14 April 2018
None on record
Keith Richardson Trustee 14 April 2018
None on record
Claire Elizabeth Williamson Trustee 01 April 2017
None on record
David John Williamson Trustee 01 April 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £36.15k £42.26k £28.37k £37.46k £41.47k
Total expenditure £38.57k £24.91k £27.02k £33.79k £32.45k
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 October 2024 17 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 17 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 30 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 30 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 11 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 11 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 14 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 14 April 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.

CIO - Association Registered 02 Nov 2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF ALL THE RAILWAYS THAT HAVE OPERATED IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY ITS CONSTITUENTS AND SUCCESSORS. THE CIO WILL ACHIEVE THIS OBJECT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) COLLECTING AND PRESERVING HISTORICAL RECORDS, AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. B) REGULARLY PUBLISHING A JOURNAL CONTAINING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS. C) ARRANGING A PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS/EXHIBITIONS, OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, TO DISSEMINATE ACCURATE INFORMATION. D) ENCOURAGING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCURATE MODELS OF THE STATED RAILWAYS' ROLLING STOCK, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONS. E) ENCOURAGING THE WRITING OF APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND THEIR PUBLICATION, WHICH EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. F) WORKING WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY RAIL PARTNERSHIPS AND TRAIN OPERATING COMPANIES TO PRODUCE SUCH GUIDE BOOKS AND STATION INFORMATION PANELS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
2 McNay Street
Darlington
DL3 6SW
Phone:
07508223976
Email:
secretary@ner.org.uk
Website:

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