THE THOMAS BRASSEY SOCIETY

Charity number: 1195546
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to raise awareness and educate the public about the life and works of Thomas Brassey - the World's most prolific builder of railways in the 19th Century, but still relatively unknown. We do this by giving talks and lectures, distributing literature, attending public exhibitions, maintaining a publicly available web-site, and erecting information panels and plaques at key locations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £22,378
Total expenditure: £38,003

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 August 2021: CIO registration
  • 12 July 2024: Funds received from 701518 HOYLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Stephen Scott Langtree MBE Chair 18 November 2019
CHESHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
John Violet Trustee 15 February 2024
None on record
Keith James Stoops Trustee 22 January 2024
None on record
Ian Frederick Walker Trustee 11 October 2022
None on record
Jean Fortune Trustee 04 November 2021
None on record
David John Hooley Trustee 18 November 2019
None on record
Richard James Coackley CBE Trustee 18 November 2019
None on record
Peter Charles Bolt Trustee 18 November 2019
None on record
PETER WILLIAM COCKER Trustee 18 November 2019
CHESTER CIVIC TRUST
Recently registered
CHESTER CIVIC TRUST
Received: On time
John Parton Whittingham Trustee 18 November 2019
FRIENDS OF STANLEY PALACE
Charity reporting is overdue by 334 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £4.02k £29.31k £15.70k £22.38k
Total expenditure £561 £2.22k £6.35k £38.00k
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 05 April 2025 09 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 09 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 15 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 04 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 04 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 09 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 09 December 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 18 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THOMAS BRASSEY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE TOPIC OF THOMAS BRASSEY AND THE FIELD OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING MORE GENERALLY.

Contact information

Address:
12A Fornalls Green Lane
Meols
WIRRAL
Merseyside
CH47 9RJ
Phone:
0151 632 2871
Email:
tbsoc@hotmail.com
Website:

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