TELFORD HORSEHAY STEAM TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1003150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TELFORD STEAM RAILWAY

heritage steam railway and educational provision

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRESENTATION OF STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £74,773 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £644,457 to £569,684. The trustees acknowledge that the general fund is maximised to meet expenditure towards achieving the charity's objectives, though no specific reserves policy target is defined. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and raised no concerns regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The general fund is maximised so as to provide funds to meet expenditure towards achieving the charity's objectives. (held: £570k)
“The general fund is maximised so as to provide funds to meet expenditure towards achieving the charity's objectives.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£100k£175k
29/02/2024£242k£182k
28/02/2023£147k£138k
28/02/2022£420k£156k
28/02/2021£115k£142k

Common questions

Is TELFORD HORSEHAY STEAM TRUST COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £74,773 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £644,457 to £569,684. The trustees acknowledge that the general fund is maximised to meet expenditure towards achieving the charity's objectives, though no specific reserves policy target is defined. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and raised no concerns regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TELFORD HORSEHAY STEAM TRUST COMPANY LIMITED£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£337k—0above—no doubt
CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.