THE PONTYPOOL AND BLAENAVON RAILWAY COMPANY (1983) LIMITED

Charity Number: 514809
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Railway Company exists to operate the heritage railway including restoration and maintenance of railway diesel and steam locomotives, railway carriages, railway wagons, buildings and infrastructure. This is for the benefit, pleasure and education of members and visitors to the railway.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £241,585
Total expenditure: £267,536

People

10 Trustee(s)

100 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Monmouthshire
  • Torfaen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 February 1984: Standard registration
  • 14 April 2016: Funds received from 509782 THE RAILWAY CLUB OF WALES/Y CLWB RHEIL CYMRU
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
01766049 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Paul Robert Phillips Chair 11 December 2024
None on record
Michael Annenberg Trustee 24 September 2024
None on record
Rob Potts Trustee 25 September 2023
None on record
Chris Barnes Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
Marcus Perham Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Shakira Mahabir Trustee 23 August 2019
OPERASONIC CYF
Received: On time
John Paton Trustee 01 March 2014
None on record
MR ALEX HINSHELWOOD Trustee
None on record
ALEX SPENCER GOURLAY Trustee
None on record
ROBIN ANTHONY CORNELIUS Trustee
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 £313.53k £71.92k £271.58k £216.41k £241.59k
Total expenditure £151.10k £125.84k £190.09k £212.23k £267.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £18.00k 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 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 April 2024 156 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 April 2024 156 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 09 November 2022 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 November 2022 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 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 31 OCTOBER 1983, AMENDED 31/5/98

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION BY THE RESTORING TO WORKING ORDER, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC RAILWAY LINE OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF BETWEEN PONTYPOOLAND BLAENAVON IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT AND TO PRESERVE ANY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR AMENITIES NECESSARY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND AMENITIES OF THE SAID RAILLWAY LINE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM)

Area of benefit

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

PONYPOOL AND BLAENAVON IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT

Contact information

Address:
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
33 Broad Street
Blaenavon
PONTYPOOL
Gwent
NP4 9NF
Phone:
01495 792263
Email:
info@bhrailway.co.uk
Website:

www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk Open in new window