WHITWELL AND REEPHAM MODEL ENGINEERING CLUB

Charity Number: 1194692
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trustees of the W&RMEC shall on land known as Top Field, adjacent to the Whitwell & Reepham Railway Station, establish and maintain a workshop to support all forms of engineering with the aim of sharing and developing new skills related to model engineering to attract people of all ages to the activity. The Trustees shall also construct, operate and maintain the TOP FIELD LIGHT RAILWAY.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £5,809
Total expenditure: £5,890

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 June 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • TOP FIELD LIGHT 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
  • 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
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ellis Charles Blyth Chair 19 January 2025
None on record
Emma Webster Trustee 19 January 2025
None on record
David Philip Crowe Trustee 19 January 2025
None on record
Daniel Hansell Trustee 15 January 2023
None on record
John James Mason Trustee 20 May 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £2.54k £4.88k £7.46k £5.81k
Total expenditure £2.10k £4.68k £6.81k £5.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 06 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 06 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 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 07 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE AND SKILLS OF ENGINEERING BY:- ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A WORKSHOP TO SUPPORT ALL FORMS OF ENGINEERING WITH THE AIM OF SHARING AND DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS RELATED TO MODEL ENGINEERING; AND CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A LIGHT RAILWAY AND UTILISING TRADITIONAL RAILWAY PRACTICES AND RULES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RAILWAY ENTHUSIASTS AND FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
Whitwell & Reepham MEC (TFLR).
WHITWELL AND REEPHAM STATION.
Whitwell Road.
Reepham.
Norwich.
NR10 4GA
Phone:
07719581040
Email:
topfieldlightrailway@gmail.com
Website:

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