GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY TRUST

Charity number: 1121437
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Conservation, education, training and research associated with the former Glyn Valley Tramway and the communities it served. Restoration of the Tramway as a working heritage attraction which will provide training opportunities and educational facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £22,231
Total expenditure: £23,516

People

10 Trustee(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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY GROUP (Previous name)
Company number:
06240369 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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
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
Mark Edlington Chair 06 May 2022
None on record
ANDREW ROSS CHRISTIE Trustee 06 May 2022
None on record
Simon Clough Trustee 06 May 2022
None on record
David Raymond Pearson Trustee 06 May 2022
None on record
John Holiday Trustee 09 February 2018
None on record
SARAH MARGARET APPLETON Trustee 26 August 2013
None on record
Councillor Terry Evans Trustee
None on record
BEN WILLIAMS Trustee
None on record
GILLIAN PIERCE Trustee
None on record
WILLIAM APPLETON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £634 £1.79k £6.30k £5.52k £22.23k
Total expenditure £1.91k £3.38k £4.62k £4.98k £23.52k
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 May 2024 09 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2023 09 March 2025 343 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2022 20 July 2023 111 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2021 12 June 2022 73 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2020 31 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 Not Required
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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 INCORPORATED 08/04/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/01/2011

Charitable objects

(1) TO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ITEMS OF HISTORICAL,EDUCATIONAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAILWAYS; AND (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BUT IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE HISTORY, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, CREATION AND EXHIBITION OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, CARRIAGES, ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT, ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, TOGETHER, WITH ANY APPROPRIATE LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE FORMER GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY IN CHIRK AND THE CEIRIOG VALLEY {'THE TRAMWAY') AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES TO THOSE ENGAGED IN THE HISTORICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL STUDY, RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE TRAMWAY OR RAILWAYS GENERALLY.

Area of benefit

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

IN PARTICULAR CHIRK AND THE CEIRIOG VELLEY

Contact information

Address:
21 Bramblewood Close
Chirk Bank
WREXHAM
Clwyd
LL14 5LP
Phone:
0169177471377
Email:
thegvttrust@gmail.com
Website:

www.glynvalleytramwaytrust.co.uk Open in new window