GWR 813 PRESERVATION FUND

Charity number: 1196114
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity oversees the renovation, maintenance, display and operation of items in its collection at several heritage railways and centres. It raises funds for this purpose through donations, grants, steaming fees and other means. It further researches the history of items in its collection and makes this information available on its web site and other media channels.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £30,753
Total expenditure: £21,963

People

9 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 October 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Patrick Goss Chair 11 October 2021
None on record
Michael Edward John Yarker Trustee 21 January 2025
None on record
Michael Werrell Trustee 30 March 2022
None on record
Graham Edward Phillips Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
PAUL DAVID REDFERN Trustee 11 October 2021
THE KIDDERMINSTER RAILWAY MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Nicholas Jeremy Peter Baxter Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Oliver Christopher Holmes Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Mark Edward Smith Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Mark Christopher James Goss Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £36.52k £26.72k £30.75k
Total expenditure £32.32k £29.07k £21.96k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE :- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, DISPLAY AND OPERATION OF FORMER GWR (GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY) 0-6-0 SADDLE TANK LOCOMOTIVE NO. 813 (EX PORT TALBOT RAILWAY NO. 26), AS WELL AS OTHER LOCOMOTIVES, SELECTED ITEMS OF GOODS, PASSENGER AND OTHER ROLLING STOCK OF GWR ORIGIN OR DESIGN (INCLUDING VEHICLES OF ‘ABSORBED’ STOCK) AND ARTEFACTS OR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, WHICH ARE OF HISTORIC OR TECHNICAL INTEREST, AND TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY, OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE ITEMS AND TO PUBLICISE OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS OBJECTS THE C.I.O. WILL :- (A) ARRANGE FOR ITS LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER STOCK TO BE ACCOMMODATED, DISPLAYED AND OPERATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT SUITABLE HERITAGE RAILWAYS, MUSEUMS AND SIMILAR SITES ; (B) SEEK MEMBERSHIP OF OR AFFILIATION TO ORGANISATIONS OFFERING GUIDANCE OR SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS THE HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

Contact information

Address:
23 HATCHMERE
THORNBURY
BRISTOL
BS35 2EU
Phone:
01454417749
Email:
info@GWR813.org
Website:

GWR813.org