IRISH TRACTION GROUP

Registered charity 1000382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ITG

Railway preservation group.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING, RESTORING, EXHIBITING AND OPERATING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IRISH DIESEL AND ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES AS WELL AS COACHING AND OTHER ROLLING STOCK ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TYPES OF LOCOMOTIVE AND MULTIPLE UNITS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £15,204 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily due to significant one-off transportation costs of £46,655. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £88,411, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future obligations and unpredictable restoration costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• KENNETH MANTOchair
• AIDAN BROSNAN
• BOB TWIGG
• Dr AIDAN KEHOE
• FIACHNA MAC MURCHU
• INNIS NIALL MENNIE
• MARTIN WARD
• MICHAEL BECKETT
• MICHAEL MURPHY
• PETER JONES

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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