SITTINGBOURNE AND KEMSLEY LIGHT RAILWAY LIMITED

Registered charity 1057079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SITTINGBOURNE'S STEAM RAILWAY

Preservation and operation of narrow gauge steam railway which operated between to paper mills in Sittingbourne, Kent

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF NARROW-GAUGE LIGHT RAILWAYS AND ALL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND AIMS WHICH MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £19,333 from £26,544 in the prior year, while total funds increased to £111,265 due to a significant legacy receipt. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves to continue as a going concern until the end of the 2025 operating season. The charity is operated entirely by volunteers with no staff costs incurred.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sittingbourne's Steam Railway (SKLR) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Government’s #HereForCulture fund — “We have received £26,500 from the Government’s #HereForCulture fund to improve Sittingbourne Viaduct station” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Margaret Fullerchair
• DAVID PRITCHARD
• Dr Paul Andrew Williams
• JOHN FULLER
• PAUL BEST

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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