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FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1064178 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYMDEITHAS RHEILFFORDD FFESTINIOG

The Society's objects are to advance the education of the public through conservationof the Ffestiniog Railway for the public benefit and through the promotion and encouragement of voluntary work in support of the Ffestiniog Railway.

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Latest income
£425k
Latest spending
£804k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £378,793 for the year, driven by significant grant support to the Ffestiniog Railway Company which outweighed incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to remain in a good financial position with unrestricted reserves of £283,819, which exceed their stated policy target of £142,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of general fund expenditure (held: £284k)
“the trustees consider that twelve months of general fund expenditure is an appropriate level of reserve to meet the day-to-day running costs of the charity including maintaining production of the in-house magazine and support for the running of the volunteer hostels, with this amounting to a sum of £142,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to related party
“During the year, the Ffestiniog Railway Society made donations totalling £661,989 (2024: £651,849) to The Festiniog Railway Company.” — page 26
“The Society also had transactions with related groups and the Festiniog Railway Company during the year and, at the year end, the balance due from Festiniog Railway Company was £117,000 (2024: £27,000). This amount is included within debtors on the balance sheet and is interest-free.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan/Debt to related party
“During the year, the Ffestiniog Railway Society made donations totalling £661,989 (2024: £651,849) to The Festiniog Railway Company.” — page 26
“The Society also had transactions with related groups and the Festiniog Railway Company during the year and, at the year end, the balance due from Festiniog Railway Company was £117,000 (2024: £27,000). This amount is included within debtors on the balance sheet and is interest-free.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£461k
Total spending
£766k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~43.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£425k£804k
30/09/2024£504k£766k
30/09/2023£1.3m£602k
30/09/2022£1.1m£365k
30/09/2021£635k£364k

Common questions

Is FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £378,793 for the year, driven by significant grant support to the Ffestiniog Railway Company which outweighed incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to remain in a good financial position with unrestricted reserves of £283,819, which exceed their stated policy target of £142,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FFESTINIOG AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS TRUST (YMDDIRIEDOLAETH RHEILFFYRDD FFESTINIOG AC ERYRI).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY SOCIETY£425k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FFESTINIOG AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS TRUST (YMDDIRIEDOLAETH RHEILFFYRDD FFESTINIOG AC ERYRI) FY2025£11.9m—0unclear—no doubt
CHINNOR AND PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt
GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£3.9m—0below—no doubt
SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY FY2025£297k—0unclear—no doubt
PHYLLIS RAMPTON NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY TRUST FY2024£2.3m——unclear—no doubt

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