NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY (1978) LTD

Charity Number: 514172
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the public in the history and development of railway locomotion and in particular by the preservation and restoration of a section of the standard gauge railway system formerly operated by the North Staffordshire Railway Company and, for the benefit of the public, to preserve retain and restore Cheddleton Railway Station as a museum and headquarters for the company.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £68,120
Total expenditure: £66,398

People

6 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
01397407 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nigel Moorby Chair 27 October 2018
None on record
Aidan Lee Croft Trustee 05 November 2016
None on record
Jon Kerr Trustee 03 December 2015
None on record
Mr Geoff Chapman Trustee 22 January 2015
None on record
John Anthony Hulse Trustee 01 November 2011
None on record
Brian Cyril Dunn Trustee 01 November 1998
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 £77.31k £77.33k £64.27k £139.31k £68.12k
Total expenditure £83.78k £77.57k £66.35k £124.75k £66.40k
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 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 08 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 08 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 NOVEMBER 1978, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 17 NOVEMBER 2001

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF A SECTION OF THE STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY SYSTEM FORMERLY OPERATED BY THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESERVE, RETAIN AND RESTORE CHEDDLETON RAILWAY STATION AS A MUSEUM AND HEADQUARTERS FOR THE COMPANY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
North Staffs Railway Co 1978 Ltd
Station Road
Cheddleton
LEEK
Staffordshire
ST13 7EE
Phone:
01538361298
Email:
info@nsrailway.co.uk
Website:

www.nsrailway.co.uk Open in new window