WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED

Registered charity 1000378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W & L L R, WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR RAILWAY, WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO LIMITED

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £195,529 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1,232,933 against total expenditure of £1,023,404. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,410,000, exceeding the stated policy target of £1,390,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The railway spent £5,690 with Confidence2Care, a company run by relatives of the chairman, for FirstAid support at events.
The railway spent £5,690 with Confidence2Care, a company run by relatives of the chairman, for FirstAid support at events. There were no other related party transactions in the year. — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: W&L Sales Ltd
The company has a wholly owned subsidiary, W&L Sales Ltd, which is not a charity and has its own board and accounts. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~16.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.2m£1.0m
31/12/2024£980k£1.1m
31/12/2023£968k£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.2m£953k
31/12/2021£1.5m£926k

Common questions

Is WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £195,529 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1,232,933 against total expenditure of £1,023,404. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,410,000, exceeding the stated policy target of £1,390,000, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2021£32k"NL20: Community & Connections: Broadening the WLLR community through volunteering and learning."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2020£1k"#15 Discovering the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2020£35k"COVID19: Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Co Ltd"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/03/2017£23k"The African Train"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/01/1997£990k"The Centenary Appeal, Welshpool"

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