LITTLEHAMPTON HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1172852
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Principal objective of the Trust is to preserve and operate the historic miniature railway which runs along the seafront at Littlehampton in West Sussex and to develop the heritage centre attached thereto for the benefit and education of future generations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2025

Total income: £50,725
Total expenditure: £43,243

Total income includes £668 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 May 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • LITTLEHAMPTON MINIATURE RAILWAY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Roberts Chair 12 October 2023
None on record
Steve Hill Trustee 02 July 2025
None on record
Robert Ward Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Samuel Kristian Shanks Trustee 07 June 2022
None on record
David Terence Harris Trustee 01 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Total gross income £34.07k £56.49k £47.37k £53.26k £50.73k
Total expenditure £12.53k £32.45k £28.89k £55.84k £43.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £17.91k £800 N/A £1.14k £668

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 2025 18 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2025 18 December 2025 On time
Annual return 31 May 2024 11 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 11 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 May 2023 29 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 29 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 May 2022 28 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 02 March 2023 On time
Annual return 31 May 2021 14 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 21 April 2022 21 days late
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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 - FOUNDATION Registered 03 May 2017

Charitable objects

TO RESTORE, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND OPERATE RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, VEHICLES AND OTHER ARTEFACTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST AND THE STRUCTURES CONNECTED THEREWITH FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO CONSERVE BOOKS, DRAWINGS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, SOUND AND VISUAL RECORDINGS, CINEMATOGRAPHY, FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER ARCHIVE MATERIAL RELATING TO SUCH ARTEFACTS AND VEHICLES, THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT.

Contact information

Address:
THE ENGINE SHED
MEWSBROOK PARK
HENDON AVENUE
LITTLEHAMPTON
WEST SUSSEX
BN16 2LX
Phone:
07902308073
Email:
littlehamptonminiaturerailway@gmail.com
Website:

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