EDEN VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST

Registered charity 1054760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EDEN VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST LIMITED

To acquire, rebuild and preserve, the trackbed, buildings, structures and associated land of the former Eden Valley Railway between Kirkby Stephen and Penrith in the County of Cumbria, and of the former SDLU Railway between Barnard Castle in the County of Durham and Tebay in the County of Cumbria and the former railway between Barnard Castle and Darlington in County Durham.

Objects

TO ACQUIRE,REBUILD AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CUMBRIA AND THE NATION AT LARGE,THE TRACKBED,BUILDINGS,STRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED LAND OF THE FORMER EDEN VALLEY RAILWAY BETWEEN KIRKBY STEPHEN AND PENRITH IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA,AND OF THE FORMER SOUTH DURHAM AND LANCASHIRE RAILWAY BETWEEN BARNARD CASTLE IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM AND TEBAY IN CUMBRIA AND OF THE FORMER RAILWAY BETWEEN BARNARD CASTLE AND DARLINGTON IN DURHAM. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE AFORESAID RAILWAYS.

Area of benefit: CUMBRIA AND THE NATION

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 maintained a healthy financial position with no outstanding debts and total unrestricted funds of £185,306. The trustees report that the charity is not dependent on securing future funding to continue operations, noting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held to cover 12 months of expenditure if membership declines, with a specific cash reserve policy of at least 3 months' worth of expenditure.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03182769 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SANDLAND, Robert Giles — director, appointed 25/09/1999not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT GILES SANDLAND BA HONSchair
• PHILIP THOMAS TUER
• Paul Justin Wallington
• Robin Christopher Wallington

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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