LNER (GC) HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1077725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L.N.E.R. (G.C.) TRUST

Assisting in the development of the former Great Central Railway, the Nottingham Heritage Centre and such organisations related to these operations, or such similar projects which are considered to be worthy to receive the support of the trust

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF NOTTINGHAM, THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND THE EAST MIDLANDS (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION CLAUSE 3)

Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS

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

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

Registered contact address: Rushcliffe, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£24k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £236,911, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 for meeting annual running costs and wind-up requirements. The trust reported a net movement in funds of £42,020 for the year, driven by charitable income and investment gains, while maintaining adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £237k)

“£10,000 is considered reasonable to meet this requirement.”

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2026

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025

Volunteers: 30
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Phillip Fillinghamchair
Karen Sharpe · trustee of 1 other charity
Martin Roe · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2026	£24k	£44k
31/01/2025	£59k	£103k
31/01/2024	£60k	£66k
31/01/2023	£39k	£25k
31/01/2022	£10k	£11k

Common questions

Is LNER (GC) HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £236,911, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 for meeting annual running costs and wind-up requirements. The trust reported a net movement in funds of £42,020 for the year, driven by charitable income and investment gains, while maintaining adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/08/2000	£5k	"This group promotes study and research in industrial heritage and transport. They would like to refurbish a disused coach to use as a base f"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAVID CLARKE RAILWAY TRUST	1	£10k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
SUICIDE & CO	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST MIDLANDS TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST.

EAST MIDLANDS TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST income £346k
THE GNC TRUST income £45k
The John Gurney Charitable Trust income £182k
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION income £463k
Tanfield Railway Trust Limited income £263k
THE LIONEL WIGRAM MEMORIAL TRUST income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LNER (GC) HERITAGE TRUST	£24k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST MIDLANDS TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST FY2026	£346k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GNC TRUST FY2025	£45k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The John Gurney Charitable Trust FY2025	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025	£463k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Tanfield Railway Trust Limited FY2025	£263k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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