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Tanfield Railway Trust Limited

Registered charity 1072449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED, TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST

Preserving the railway heritage of North East England, particularly industrial and independent railways and local locomotive builders.

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Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £471,352, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated target to reduce reserves to £100,000. The charity reported a net income of £197,617 for the year, driven largely by a substantial increase in donations and legacies, while maintaining a surplus after charitable and support expenditures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reduce reserves to £100,000 (held: £471k)
“the trustees have resolved to investigate and undertake a number of projects as outlined in the Trustees report and will reduce reserves to £100,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£263k£65k
31/07/2024£75k£15k
31/07/2023£113k£61k
31/07/2022£48k£91k
31/07/2021£58k£65k

Common questions

Is Tanfield Railway Trust Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £471,352, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated target to reduce reserves to £100,000. The charity reported a net income of £197,617 for the year, driven largely by a substantial increase in donations and legacies, while maintaining a surplus after charitable and support expenditures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Tanfield Railway Trust Limited?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Tanfield Railway Trust Limited as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kOther Charities/Voluntary Bodies

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/09/2006£30k"East Tanfield Conservation and Display Project (Project planning)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/06/2003£50k"Working Carriages Shed"
Northern Rock Foundation11/10/2002£5kGrant awarded to Tyneside Locomotive Museum Trust Ltd. (Durham)