DEAN FOREST LOCOMOTIVE GROUP

Charity number: 1164847
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

INCORPORATED AS A CIO ON THE 14 DECEMBER 2015 TO TAKE OVER THE WORK ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF AN UNINCORPORATED GROUP OF THE SAME NAME . THE CIO HAS CONTINUED TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK FOR PUBLIC OPERATION AND EDUCATION, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE INVOLVED.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £108,273
Total expenditure: £101,906

People

13 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • DFLG (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MATTHEW CRAIG SEXTON Chair 14 December 2015
DEAN FOREST RAILWAY MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
IAN HATTON Trustee 26 April 2025
GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
GLOUCESTER HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIMITED
Received: On time
Tracy Garrard Trustee 26 April 2025
None on record
Stephen Hawkins Trustee 12 February 2025
None on record
Hannah Louise Kingdon Trustee 20 April 2024
None on record
Thomas William Timothy Buffin Trustee 20 April 2024
None on record
Hilary Anne Hill Trustee 30 March 2021
None on record
RICHARD THACKER Trustee 22 April 2017
None on record
DOUG PHELPS Trustee 22 April 2017
None on record
RAUFFE HAGEN SHIRLEY Trustee 14 December 2015
None on record
JOHN STANLEY METHERALL Trustee 14 December 2015
None on record
TOM HALFORD Trustee 14 December 2015
None on record
IAN LESLIE FAWCETT Trustee 14 December 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £206.87k £18.88k £75.58k £79.82k £108.27k
Total expenditure £161.39k £55.09k £61.70k £95.46k £101.91k
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 2023 11 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 May 2020 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 14 Dec 2015 as amended on 11 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

(1)TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PRESENT UNINCORPORATED BODY KNOWN AS THE DEAN FOREST LOCOMOTIVE GROUP (2)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BY THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION AND OPERATION OF HERITAGE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE SEVERN & WYE RAILWAY, RAILWAYS IN THE FOREST OF DEAN & GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE, OPERATE AND DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FORMER GWR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO.5541 AND BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE NO.9681 AT THE DEAN FOREST RAILWAY AND OTHER SUITABLE LOCATIONS. (3)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEARNING BY THE CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION TO MUSEUM STANDARDS OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS OF HISTORIC, TECHNICAL AND ACADEMIC INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. (4)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEARNING BY THE PUBLICATION OF PAMPHLETS, BOOKLETS, PERIODICALS OR BOOKS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING AND OPERATION OF THE LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK SO AS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
Dean Forest Locomotive Group (CIO)
New Mills
Forest Road
LYDNEY
Gloucestershire
GL15 4ET
Phone:
01452526001
Email:
deanforestrailway.locogroup@virginmedia.com
Website:

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